The Forms service renders form designs to multiple types
of forms, including PDF forms, HTML forms, and Guides. A user can
fill the form and send information back to the server by submitting
it. Typically, forms are rendered to client applications, such as
web browsers, to collect information from end users. You can also use
the Forms service to merge data with a form design to populate field
values. For example, you can merge predefined data to provide default
values in a form.
You create form designs in Designer. The Forms service can use
these types of form designs to output PDF forms, HTML forms, or
Guides:
-
Adobe Dynamic XML Form (*.pdf) (Can render PDF only.)
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Adobe Static PDF Form (*.pdf) (Can render PDF only.)
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Adobe XML Form (*.xdp) (Can render all supported outputs.)
For example, you can use the Forms service to render an Adobe
XML form (*.xdp) as an HTML form to display to a user. In another
step in your process, you can render the same XML form and data
as a PDF form to display to another user.
In Designer, special form objects must be added to the form design
to render as an HTML form or PDF form for use with Workspace. For
information about how to prepare a form for Process Management,
see Using LiveCycle Designer ES2 > Creating Forms for LiveCycle
Process Management ES2 in the
LiveCycle Designer ES2 Help
.
For information about using the Forms service, see
LiveCycle ES2.5 Services
.
For more information, see
Creating Forms for LiveCycle Forms ES2
.
To test your forms designs, use the FormsIVS
sample. (See
