Using a pdf-template for generating an interactive form

Hi guys,
I have got the following problem. I have got an pdf-Document, that can be printed out and filled out manually.
Instead of I just want to use this pdf-Document as an template for an online form, by adding some fields.
How can I use this pdf-Document as an template?
Thank you for your answers. Patrick.

Hi Patrick,
Let me see if I understand your query properly first. Your requirement is that you have a PDF file which is pretty much fixed.
Now you want to use the Template present in the PDF file to be shown to the user, but this should be pre-filled with data that you receive from a Web Service & RFC.
Now firstly I will mention the easy way, which would require you extract the PDF Template statically, I am not sure if the API has now been released to do that programatically.
Now, lets say you store it is some location the template file, you would also need to tweak the DataBinding properties in the Template to match to that of the Context Node you will use in the application.
Now in the ModifyView method you should get a reference to the Interactive form element, use the setTemplateSource method to refer to your template.
Now based on the response from your RFC/WebService create the appropriate attributes into the node, and your form should work fine.
Regards,
Pavan

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