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Populating Data Items with PDF Form Field Values

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You can populate your solution and process data items with PDF Form field values using the Read PDF Form activity.

To populate data items with PDF form field values, complete the following steps:
  1. Check out and open the process you want to edit.

  2. In the Toolbox pane, click Document. A list of document activities is displayed.

  3. Double-click or drag the Read PDF Form activity into the process.

  4. Link the activity appropriately with other activities.

  5. Right-click the Read PDF Form activity. A shortcut menu is displayed.

  6. Select View Properties. The Read PDF Form window is displayed.

  7. Click the Input File tab. The Input File fields are displayed.

  8. In the Input File Location field, select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is a file location accessible by the Process Engine service. Document templates can also be used as the input file for this activity.

    Note:
    By default the File Browser editor is selected. To select an input file location using the File Browser editor, click the File Browser icon and navigate to the location on your system.


  9. In the Authentication section, select the Run as BPM Server or Specify credentials option.

    Note:
    If you select Run as BPM Server, access will be granted or rejected based on the BPM Server credentials. If you select Specify credentials, complete the Username, Password, and Include domain fields using the appropriate input field editors.
    The Include domain check box is optional.


  10. Click OK. You configured the activity to populate data items with PDF form field values.

Related Topics
Setting the Password Required to Open and Read the PDF
Allowing the Process Engine to Automatically Determine which Data Items to Populate with PDF Form Field Values
Manually Determining which Data Items to Populate with PDF Form Field Values
Exporting Retrieved PDF Form Field Values to an XML File

Source
BPM Designer Topics > Overview of Activities and Activity Topics > Document Activities > Read PDF Form
Last modified at 7/31/2020 11:52 AM