FAQ

1. Does PDF SharePoint forms work with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Foundation?
   Yes – absolutely! As well as with all SharePoint 2010 Server editions.
2. Can PDF SharePoint forms both write and read information to/from SharePoint fields?
   Yes. It is completely bidirectional and can write and read values to and from SharePoint from PDF documents.
3. Can it submit forms directly to SharePoint document libraries?
   Sure. That is what it was made for.
4. Does PDF SharePoint forms require usage of Adobe Acrobat Professional?
   No. Adobe Reader is enough.
5. Does usage of Adobe Acrobat Professional give me any advantage?
   Acrobat Professional has a bit richer functionality related to PDF document manipulation compared to the Adobe Reader, although it is mostly unused in form submission to SharePoint scenarios.
6. Is there any relation between this solution and Adobe LiveCycle Server?
   No. The PDF SharePoint Forms does not require usage of any Adobe technology except Adobe Reader which is used only for form rendering on client machines.
7. What about forms that I have already created in Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES or Adobe Acrobat Professional?
   These forms can be reused and imported to our product using PDF SharePoint Forms Designer as they would in any case require mapping and integration with SharePoint which is not implemented by Adobe solution.
8. Can we also use our forms from Microsoft Word?
   Certainly. Still there is one limitation in our current implementation. As these forms are being imported through intermediate conversion to PDF documents, the field definitions may get lost as Microsoft PDF converter does not support PDF forms. So, all field definitions must be redefined over a layout that has been preserved from the original imported document.
9. Why it is required to use Internet Explorer 9 or other HTML5 supporting browser. Can it not work with my IE7?
   The client runtime can work with any browser that is supported by SharePoint 2010 including IE7 – no problem here.  The Form Designer component, however, that is used for form development, uses advanced XML-specific technologies that have become available only with latest versions of browser software such as Internet Explorer 9, Safari 5, Firefox 3.6.
10. Can I transfer form definitions (templates) between my environments preserving all relevant information?
    Yes you can. Form definition is saved in standard XDP file and includes all relevant information like SharePoint mapping, field definitions and embedded images.
11. Is it possible to define multiple perspectives for a single form? For instance when we are processing a form through the workflow and during different approval stages multiple people have varying representation of the form data.
    Yes. Use Views functionality to define different perspectives. You may also like to apply some logic to which particular view to display when certain conditions are met (stage of the workflow for example).
12. What kind of licensing model for this product do you have and how can I install it on my environment?
    The licensing is working on per-web-frontend basis. We do also have a 90-days trial version so you could see how everything works. You can try to install the software by yourself, still we would rather encourage you to work with one of our partners (solution providers) who can help you unleash the full potential of this product. You may use our Request Info form to get more info