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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.appian.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>PDF Doc From Template Into Read Only PDF</title><link>https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/process/39993/pdf-doc-from-template-into-read-only-pdf</link><description>Good Afternoon, 
 
 I am utilizing the pdf doc from template smart service to generate a pdf that is a snapshot document of a form that has been filled out by a user on the site. The template I need to use in the smart service is an editable pdf template</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: PDF Doc From Template Into Read Only PDF</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/152681?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:33:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:03108bcd-f570-405d-931e-e664e322ae99</guid><dc:creator>Shubham Aware</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Using the &lt;a href="/b/appmarket/posts/pdf-tools"&gt;PDF Tools plugin&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;can flatten the PDF after generation.&lt;br /&gt;Fill PDF smart service with flatten: true parameter (fills AND flattens in one step).&lt;br /&gt; Pre-flatten template fields also works here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>