PDF Forms on iPad and Android tablets!
PDF SharePoint is going mobile! Join us this May 3rd 11:00 PDT for this free webinar and the exciting overview of PDF SharePoint Forms on mobile devices. Take a look at the most desired features of PDF forms right on your Apple iPad and Google Android and see your iOS or Ice Cream Sandwich in action. Feel the power of PDF SharePoint in this 45-minute session and learn: Which forms to use “on the go” Offline and online submission Actual product demonstration on Android and iOS Digital Signatures and annotations And much more! **UPDATE**: Thanks everyone for participating!...
read moreCheckboxes in the form to SPChoice selection
When you have multiple checkboxes group in your PDF form which are supposed to be mapped to the multiple choice SPChoice column in SharePoint you might need a bit of magic to do this using On Submit event script. Step 1. In Form Designer use On Submit event to insert Custom Script before Save Form action: Step 2. Then add the following script: //saving single selection string choiceValue = ""; if(data.resolveNode("Fire").value == "Yes"){ choiceValue = "Fire"; }else if(data.resolveNode("Water").value == "Yes"){ choiceValue = "Water"; }else if(data.resolveNode("Earth").value...
read morePDF SharePoint and Nintex Workflow Integration
A lot of our valued customers are also users of Nintex Workflow 2010. Both products are quite flexible and have enough accessibility to be working together with just a few configuration changes advised: Step 1. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\WebServices\PdfForms.Services Step 2. Open web.config with text editor Step 3. Add following lines to <authorizedTypes> node. <authorizedType Assembly="Nintex.Workflow, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=913f6bae0ca5ae12" Namespace="Nintex.Workflow.*" TypeName="*" Authorized="True"...
read moreSetting custom PDF form filenames
Based on a number of request from our valued customers we decided to post this quick how-to guide on how to define your own naming schema for the newly created PDF forms by combining environment specific or form runtime values dynamically. Step 1. In Form Designer use On Submit event to insert Custom Script before Save Form action: Step 2. Then add the script with the naming logic like the following: //set pdf file name based on some input values form.FileName = “request_” + data.resolveNode(“LastName”).value + “_” +...
read morePopulating drop-down field with data from SharePoint list
This guide describes the steps to populate values for the selection in a drop-down field in PDF form with data from the SharePoint list. Step 1: Open PDF Forms Designer and create your PDF template. For this tutorial we’ve prepared one, with “DropDownField1″ drop-down field: Step 2: Add custom server side “Form Load” script where we can define values for the selection in the dropdown. In the following example we will fill-in the dropdown values for the “DropdownSource” data field using predefined separator: ...
read moreSaving PDF Form data to a specific SharePoint List
There are numerous cases when we already have SharePoint Lists that contain some data. But how do we create a PDF form that will save all form field values to this specific List? Quite easily actually: Step 1: Prepare a list. For this example, we have prepared Custom List called “custList” with text field called “Field1”: Step 2: Design form in PDFSharepoint Designer Step 3: Open “Form Submit” Rules and add “Execute script” action. Here is script example: try{ SPListItemCollection listItems = currentWeb.Lists["custList"].Items; SPListItem item =...
read moreAdvanced: PDF Form population via External List custom action
This article is step by step guide how to populate PDF forms with data form External list. For the purpose of this guide, we have prepared the following External Content Type: (Click on the image to view it in full size) Assuming “ADDRESS” field is unique, we can identify an External list item through that field. Step 1. Prepare template with custom server “Form Load” action. Add the following script to a “Form Load”event: try{ if(form.IsNew()){ string key = form.GetQueryParam(“itemID”); string entityNS = “http://pdemo”; string...
read moreLive Demo: PDF forms + Workflow = awesome Procurement process
Don’t miss out on PDFSharePoint Webinar Series! Join us this April 2nd @ 8 AM PST on a 45 minute event and be a part of a live demonstration on building Procurement Process with SharePoint 2010, PDF forms and SharePoint Workflow. In this Webinar: How to create a procurement process in SharePoint 2010 with workflow and PDF form; Use SharePoint Workflow actions to manipulate data in Procurement form; Display how external parties can fill-in PDF forms; How procurement officer can review and approve documents Q&A session Register Here Los Angeles Mon, Apr 2 @ 8...
read morePDFSharePoint and Reader Enabled PDF forms functionality
The new version of PDFSharePoint 2.3 now supports Adobe’s “Reader Extended features” functionality. This allows for PDFSharePoint forms to be opened in free Adobe Reader and features such as digital signatures, file attachments, and comments are available for Adobe Reader users. A Reader extended form can also be accessed outside SharePoint and form data can be saved offline before synchronizing it back with SharePoint. All that is required to enable the feature is full Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 or Adobe Acrobat X Professional edition during the design of PDF form template. It is important to...
read morePDF Forms in SharePoint 2010 Webinar: Explore the possibilities of PDFSharePoint 2.3
This March 1 we held a free Webinar on PDF Forms for SharePoint 2010: “Explore the possibilities of PDFSharePoint 2.3”. We enjoyed great interest for this event and we’d like to thank all the participants for their time and involvement. The Webinar recording is now available and you can watch it below. In this Webinar: PDFSharePoint: What is it? More ways to reuse existing forms or create new ones More ways to use PDF forms in SharePoint Digital Signatures Demonstration Q&A Some of the questions we had during the event were very interesting and you may want to stick around for the...
read moreAdvanced: How to automate PDF Forms fields to contain preset information
PDF SharePoint provides Web Services that allow to retrieve and update PDF forms data and template. This guide describes how to create simple console application to work with PDF SharePoint Web Services. Please note that this guide is intended for advanced users. Preparations 1. Add service reference. Use the following web service url: http://yourSiteName/_vti_bin/PDFForms/PDFForms.svc/MEX Replace “yourSiteName” with the proper site name. When using it as reference we should add “/MEX” at the end. Remove “/MEX” if used in code. 2. Get service client. This code will...
read moreExplore the possibilities of PDFSharePoint 2.3
Join us this March 1 for an exclusive overview of PDFSharePoint – PDF Forms for SharePoint 2010. Be the first to see the most desired feature upgrades for PDF forms in SharePoint! Join our product evangelist, Dmitry Ivahno, in this 45-minute session in which he will present: Demonstration of PDF forms with SharePoint 2010 and free Adobe Reader New offline form capabilities Anonymous forms support Digital Signature support Reusing form created in Adobe LiveCycle Designer Q&A session Los Angeles Thu, Mar 1 @ 8 AM New York Thu, Mar 1 @ 11 AM São Paulo Thu, Mar 1 @ 1...
read moreIntermediate: How to operate with PDFSharePoint document permissions
Is it possible to create a PDF Form that will be hidden for all users, except the user that submitted it? PDF SharePoint provides special mechanism to operate with document permissions in runtime. Follow this step-by-step guide to assign such permissions: Step 1: Prepare a group containing all users that have access to your Document Library. In this case it is called “Customers”. Step 2: Open PDF Forms Designer and prepare simple PDF template: Step 3: Now we need to add custom server action; for this tutorial we will use Server Submit rules: Step 4: Use “Set SharePoint...
read moreAdobe LiveCycle disturbance and opportunities to step in with SharePoint and PDF forms solution
Adobe made some historic announcements last year stating they are shifting resources out of Adobe LiveCycle and putting it into their Create Suite and Web Experience Management offerings. This caused some clients to worry about their business investments, but also revealing opportunities for great alternatives. LiveCycle integrates PDF Forms and Flex/Flash Forms into an environment that includes workflow, content management, rights management, and other capabilities which are required for building forms-based solutions. But despite being successful, Adobe has decided to divest in LiveCycle...
read moreSP ZAP LLC relocates corporate headquarters to new office in Irvine, CA to accommodate company growth
Irvine, CA – 16 Feb, 2012 – SP ZAP LLC, company specializing in SharePoint solutions and customization, has announced an office relocation and expansion. “SP ZAP LLC is delighted to announce the relocation of the company’s Headquarters to new office in Irvine, CA. The relocation naturally reflects the recent business growth which required larger working space to operate more effectively”, said Reneta Zvezdeva, Partner Alliance Manager at SP ZAP LLC. SP ZAP LLC moves the office from nearby Culver Drive, Irvine, CA where the company reached maximum capacity. The new location...
read moreIntermediate: How to add SharePoint Document ID and Version to PDF form
Recently one of our customers wanted to display SharePoint document version and document ID in his PDF form. There is a simple way how you can do it with PDF SharePoint. First of all, we prepare a simple template for this case; it contains two read only text fields where we will put SharePoint document id and document version value. Next, we need to add custom server script, for this I will use Server On Load rules. Here is script itself. if(!form.IsNew()){ //first we need to check if form instance is new, because unsaved form does not have version and ID...
read moreFuture of Adobe LiveCycle Questionable: It’s time to get aggressive with SharePoint and PDF forms!
Adobe made some historic announcements on November 8, 2011. Headlines focused on Apple winning the HTML5 vs mobile Flash debate and Adobe’s business realignment to increase their focus on digital media and digital marketing markets. But there’s more to the story. As part of the realignment, Adobe is shifting resources out of Adobe LiveCycle and putting it into their Create Suite and Web Experience Management offerings. Consider: An article in the Ottawa Citizen reported “Adobe will curtail marketing and future development of LiveCycle” and that “Adobe is...
read moreAdobe lays LiveCycle ES2 to dusty shelf
Updated on 01/23/2012: see Adobe’s response below. The Decision Following last summer’s announcement, Adobe® decided to scale back their enterprise product: Adobe® LiveCycle®, by putting it into a category of “legacy enterprise business segment”. This decision will surely impact every organization currently using or planning to implement Adobe LiveCycle ES (Enterprise Suite). The Details “Adobe will ramp down its investment and its focus on LiveCycle”, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch said. LiveCycle Content Services ES2 will no longer be updated, although existing customers will...
read moreSP ZAP SlideShow
It has been awhile since we first started delivering our SharePoint solutions. And as a sign of gratitude to all of our loyal customers as well as the people interested in our products we’d like to announce that our first public product the SP ZAP SlideShow will become FREE in the 2012. More details will be published after January 1st, so stay tuned and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! SP ZAP Frontpage SlideShow is the most eye-catching way to display your featured articles, stories or products for your SharePoint site. Frontpage SlideShow is a Javascript/CSS based webpart...
read moreError: “The sandboxed code execution request was refused because the Sandboxed Code Host Service was too busy to handle the request”
This week we were helping one of our customers to resolve issue with sandbox deployment. The customer uses PDF SharePoint “WSP deployment” feature and was unable to activate sandbox solution. For those, who do not know what “WSP deployment” feature is, I recommend to check the following blog article: http://www.pdfsharepoint.com/deployment-of-pdf-template-as-sandboxed-wsp-solution/ During the activation of WSP package in Solution Gallery (right now we are talking about Sandbox solutions), the following error consistently presented itself. “The sandboxed code execution...
read moreReusing forms in SharePoint 2010
If you work with SharePoint, you most likely have faced the challenge of developing forms whether it is InfoPath, custom lists, or custom ASP pages. However, most enterprises already have forms developed: Word forms, PDF forms, Outlook forms, or even paper forms. Rather than recreating forms, wouldn’t you want to reuse your existing forms and just simply integrate them into the SharePoint infrastructure? If you see value in reusing your forms in SharePoint, you have to learn how to do it easily and efficiently. Join our product evangelist, Dmitry Ivahno, and our Director of Customer...
read moreDeployment of PDF template as WSP solution
PDF SharePoint Cumulative Update 1 just introduced packaging PDF form templates as sandbox WSP solution. We can say with confidence that this was the most requested feature from PDF SharePoint customers in enterprise environments. Let’s start with a little preamble: PDF SharePoint is a SharePoint 2010 solution that allows you to work with PDF forms in SharePoint 2010. It allows you to create new PDF template and then deploy it as a Content Type. Originally PDF SharePoint consisted of major 3 components: PDF SharePoint Service Application: Provides core methods for integration between...
read moreBusiness Connectivity Service with “Item Level” security and PDF forms
Currently our development team is finishing up a cumulative update 1 for PDF SharePoint V2. One of new features we added there is support of External Content Types and External Lists. We received many requests from PDF SharePoint customer’s to add support for BCS and so about 2 months ago we started digging into Business Connectivity Services. Even back in March 2010, we reviewed a blog by Michal Pisarek “BCS External List Limitations” (link: http://www.sharepointanalysthq.com/2010/07/bcs-external-list-limitations/). He provided a decent list of BCS limitations in context of...
read moreSharePoint 2010 and Pdf Integration Series – Part 1
Today I would like to start an article series on integration between SharePoint 2010 and Pdf technologies. SharePoint becomes a fastest growing application Microsoft has. In the same time Pdf documents become an industry standard long time ago. However, integration between these two technologies causes a lot of confusion and misperceptions. The first area of interest is out of the box support of Pdfs and related common issues. Out of the box support Pdf documents are no different than any other documents users can store in SharePoint Document Libraries: Standard Check-In/Check-out...
read moreIE9 is Launching Between March 14 or March 24
It’s been a long time coming but word on the street is that we can expect to see Internet Explorer 9 by the end of the month, with rumblings suggesting both March 14 launch and March 24 as the launch date. Currently there are conflicting reports on release dates of Internet Explorer 9. Some say that IE9 will be release on March 24 at India TechEd; alternatively Download Squad claims that cites other sources really close to the issue, the IE9 would be launched earlier, at the SXSW conference on March 14. The official occasion is to “Celebrate the Beauty of the Web.” IE9 has been...
read moreBlogging news
Hi! we’ve decided to also start blogging about our product right here so stay tuned to see some exciting stories. Thank you. SP ZAP / PDF sharepoint team
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