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Subject: Re: [ubl-dev] trying to resend PDF attachment, RE: [ubl-dev] feedbackrequest on UBL with Adobe PDF example form


Peter,

To get your PDF attachment through on this list, you might have to zip 
it, rename the zip file to *.zzz, then attach. At least that's what 
others have done here.

As far as comments, this is center-on with my work on UBL input 
specifications. In other words, if someone implemented the 
specifications to a PDF destination, I'd expect the result to look 
pretty much like you've described.

The draft-so-far is up at 
http://wiki.brainattic.info/UBL_Input_Specifications

Let me know what you think,

.micah

Peter Kacandes wrote:

> 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]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:14 PM
> *To:* ubl-dev@lists.oasis-open.org
> *Subject:* [ubl-dev] feedback request on UBL with Adobe PDF example form
>
> 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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