How to configure fill PDF pluggin .

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Hi All, 
 I have a requirement to make an editable form . The form fields should be fillable and the data entered should get saved into the database on click of submit in an interface. The upload interface should contain fillable pdf as well as a submit button .(form layout ) Also the user can download the newly edited pdf in non editable format on click of download button. 
 I am making use of Fill PDF tool available in PDF tools pluggin. I need to know the what should we fill in the value part of the service. From where can I make a pdf to be in the same format as needed? The pdf that we need to make fillable consists of textfields, some image along with check box fields. (version 20.3) 
 Thanks

Mike Schmitt · Accepted Answer

Your rule is returning the wrong data structure. As I said in my prior comment, you will need to return a list of dictionaries where each dictionary has the fields "name" and "value". For instance, your first dictionary would be: 
 { name: "fullLegal", value: "Adam" }

Mike Schmitt · Answer

I vastly prefer "Fill PDF" which it sounds like Shikha is referring to, because it allows you to expressionize the generation which is dramatically more efficient especially when dealing with repeating fields or lists, etc. 
 To use the Fill PDF smart service it's super easy - just create an expression rule that outputs a list of dictionaries where each one has 2 properties, "name" and "value". "name" needs to match the PDF's fillable field name. You can see this when you go into Form Edit mode in Adobe Acrobat Editor, which is what you'll need to have/use in order to make your fillable PDF. 
 Also, you can use the "getpdffields()" rule found in the PDF Tools plug-in to return the plaintext field names for all fields in the PDF, once you've uploaded the template to your Appian environment.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

That sounds familiar, i think it might be a bug in the plug-in. Check to see if anyone ( like me maybe) has commented on the plug-in's comments in the app market, and potentially leave your own comment there on the issue. 
 Edit: found the comment I was thinking of, link added. Community doesn't notify me when people reply to comments in certain cases (like on plug-in pages), so sorry for not replying to your question there originally.

How to configure fill PDF pluggin .

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