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creating the Adobe Interactive form Dynamically

former_member572327
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Hi All,

Could anyone let me know whether we can create adobe intractive forms dynamically and can ceate the input feilds dynamically at runtime.

Regards,

Nithya

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Former Member
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Hi Nithya,

I dont think its possible to create form dynamically. You have to create interface and based on this you have to design your form so I think it cannot.

Can you tell what is your scenario so that there might be other ways some one can suggest you.

Regards,

Ravi.

former_member572327
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Hi Ravi,

Thanks for your reply.

My requirement here is,

1) need to have a form with minimum 300 inpuit feilds

2)There shud be an option to add more feilds by enduser and save the modified form as a seperate template.

3)Also there shud be an option to create completely new form as well.

Please suggest me the way to implement it.I tried using XML form builders ,but it is not possible to add the feilds dynamically at runtime.

Regards,

Nithya

vaibhav_tiwari
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Hi Nithya,

You can create instances of the existing fields at run time. But its possible under some limitations.

To create instances you can write the following script:

<fieldname>.instanceManager.addInstance(<no of instances>)

Regards,

Vaibhav.

former_member572327
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Hi Vaibhav/all,

Could anyone let me know whether it is possibe to genereate the pdf forms at runtime and define the ui elements at runtime.

Regards,

Nithya

vaibhav_tiwari
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Hi Nithya,

Its not impossible but its very very difficult to do. To create a pdf at runtime you can generate XML code required for that. But its very complex even to analyse and not advisable. Better you design the complete form or design basic fields required and depending on user's requirement show or hide the fields or create instances of existing fields. And such requirements are very rare. Hope you understand what I am trying to say.

Regards,

Vaibhav.

former_member572327
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Vaibhav,

Consider we have no idea abt the number of feilds and type of it.We need to write a code which shud enable the user to add the feilds according to their requirement.

Basic idea here is to enable the user to create the form template at runtime and store it for furthure use.

hope you got the requirement.

pls advice.

Regards,

Nithya

vaibhav_tiwari
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Nithya, is it a requirement from your client or you yourself want to create such tool. As per my understanding client is not going to come up with such a requirement. However you want to try it you can. As I have already stated its not impossible but very very difficult.

First, you need to analyse the xml code for every UI element in Adobe Live Cycle designer.

Second, You will be required to put the code in arranged manner according to the user input.

Third, This all xml code will be required to be converted to binary data to generate the form.

Fourth, there could be a lot of errors, and it will be very very difficult to find out them.

Fifth, Such thing is not supported by SAP and it will be your own tool and no one has done it so far. So it will be quite challenging.

Even after lot of challenges mentioned above you want to create such a tool, it will be very intersting to use that. This is all from my side.

Regards,

Vaibhav

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ChrisSolomon
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I get it....you are obviously developing a product......however, I think as others have said, it is possible but will be a "lot" of work. For this level and detail of development as well as producing a marketable product, I am not so sure I would be trusting the comments of a handful of people on a forum. haha Also, I hope you are ready to share royalties for their ideas to produce your product. haha

Anyways, sounds like quite the undertaking...enjoy!

OttoGold
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Hello, I wonder if you were successful to create a working demo or something. Your requirement is a dream for all the people around and would be cool to learn how your solution might work (if there is one). Could you share your experience with us? Thank you, Otto

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ChrisSolomon
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Awwww for shame Saquib!!!! (kidding) A little shameless plug? haha For full disclosure.....Squib works for Aspire HR and is behind the DynamicForms product. 😃 We have exchanged emails a bit.

Saquib, we can talk offline, but I still have my doubts/questions about your company's product given what I know about HCM P&F in depth. I think yours probably will handle about 70% of needs, but I just can't see it doing a lot of things that the interactive forms gives you (full layout flexibility, branding, client side scripting, etc). But again....we can discuss that offline. I don't want to bias anyones decisions, thoughts, opinions, etc. about the Aspire HR product one way or the other, so we can "chat" via emails. 😃

OttoGold
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That is a funny discussion, friends. I have developed a full-featured server solution based on Adobe forms and Java which didn´t use any license (so was able to mimic WD Adobe forms in SAP for free) and I understand what it takes to spend years with such development. I don´t believe this "magic enhancement" can help.

It is like I know a guy who has developed his own workflow engine based on the SAP engine and guess what - only he can implement that, maintain that and stuff and I have heard quite many complains about this "not-a-SAP-level-product" lock in. Let´s cut it here:)))) Otto

former_member181966
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I have no intention to poke the bear

Saquib

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Funny I come across this thread after reading a blog about replacing Adobe Forms with another technology. Seems like besides AspireHR there is also StreamT.com who enabled forms in WD with a custom UI and AragonHR.com with a custom Adobe Flash/Flex UI. And also something done by Otto?

So it seems there is indeed some more options, and indeed possible.

OttoGold
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Hello,

you can do that for a print form, you cannot do that for interactive form. There are the demo programs for that in your ERP, you can google down the names, I have played with that a little. You cannot do that for interactive forms or I must have missed this important feature in last three years.

Regards Otto