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Subject: trying to resend PDF attachment,RE: [ubl-dev] feedback request on UBL with Adobe PDF example form
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For some reason it looks like the PDF
attachment of the form didn’t come through the first time. Trying again. pk From: Peter Kacandes
[mailto:pkacande@adobe.com] Hi All, I’ve been doing a little experimenting to see how
Adobe’s support for XML in PDF could be applied to UBL. I’ve put together a sample form that shows how a
dynamic interactive PDF form can be combined with UBL. I would appreciate any feedback or comments you might have
on this sample form. What I did was I took the example of the static PDF dispatch
example form that is included in the UBL zip file, and I converted it into a
dynamic interactive PDF form using the Adobe Designer product. This includes the ability to be able to manually add and
delete line items from the form by clicking on the add item button at the top
of the item detail header or on the X button next to each line item. I then imported the
UBL-DespatchAdvice-1.0-Office-Example.xml file into the Designer and did a
binding between the xml and the form fields. I’ve attached a blank version of the sample form.
I’ve also enabled the form with Adobe Reader Extensions so those of you
who only have the free Adobe reader should also be able to use the form to
enter data and be able to import and export sample xml data files into and out
of the form. You will probably need version 7.0 of the Reader to be able to
work with the form correctly (though six might work also, but I haven’t
tested it). Reader is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. I’ve also attached a sample of the XML output from the
blank form. You can create this yourself by opening the form in Reader and then
go to the Document menu item->forms->export form data. Of course, you can also enter data directly into the form.
Then, when you export the data, the data that you entered will be in the
appropriate places in the resulting xml data file. Of course, if you already have an existing xml data file,
you can import it into the form and it will be automatically populated into the
form. I’ve attached the sample data from UBL download for your
convenience. You can import this directly into the form by going to the
Document menu item->forms->import form data->browse to the location
where you have saved the sample data file. I’d be interested in any comments or feedback you
might have on this sample. For example, do you see any benefits to this
approach? Would it be useful to be able to send somebody a PDF file from an
Order like this and them be able to have them extract the data in the UBL
format so they could then use it for their own processing needs? It seems to me
like this would eliminate the need for re-keying of data, thereby saving time
and avoiding the inevitable errors associated with re-keying. Does that make
sense? If anybody has any ideas for improvements or enhancements or
ideas for requirements that would be needed to be included in such forms to
make the usable in a real world situation or for general purposes, please let
me know. Looking forward to your feedback and thoughts. Thanks Peter Kacandes Sr. Product Manager for PDF, XML, and Web Services |
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