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Procom Consulting
US
Last activity: 18 Aug 2017 1:50 EDT
Display editable PDF in a Section
Hi,
I have a PDF(Which is send by an external system A) and need to display in a section. This is an editable PDF.
Once user update the information on the PDF, i need to send back the same to System A. I am able to display the PDF in section by using "embed/iframe" tag.But this is just adding the PDF as a UI component in section. But i want to read the data on PDF and place that in Clipboard. Can you please help me how to achieve this.
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Pegasystems Inc.
IN
Hi Hanumanth,
Could you please send a screenshot of the section where you included the PDF - the embed/iframe tag in particular?
That will give us more clarity.
Thanks,
Gisela
Pegasystems Inc.
GB
Sounds like you need a PDF Plugin for this - one that allows editing of PDFs (not sure if their are any available).
In order to extract the contents of the PDF into a PRPC Clipboard - you'll need to write some custom code.
PRPC ships with the 'PDFBox' Library: which allows you to parse PDF contents.
There is an existing example of doing this here : https://collaborate.pega.com/question/pdf-parsing-clipboard
Pegasystems Inc.
GB
Also note: that PRPC has support for 'eForms' : where PRPC can create or 'fill-in' PDF-based Forms - mapping PRPC Property Values to the form.
This might be a good OOTB solution for you to consider ?
Capgemini
US
eform does not support signature to be tranformed to pdf , any idea or work around , options we got it to create pdf in HTML format and use HTMLtopdf to do it
any input is appreciated
Thanks
Bank of Nova Scotia
CA
Doesn't look like there are any OOTB solution for this. you can certainly open a fillable eform but the main issue is the Eform (pdf) is opening as per the browsers default PDF opening setting. Doesn't look like there is a way to open it in a section and keeping it editable at the same time. Any idea john?
Bank of Nova Scotia
CA
Hey Folks,
Has anyone successfully implemented this? Open a Fillable PDF in a section and then Edit it and on submit save it back to the case as an attachment?
I am trying to achieve this without any plugin actually (If at all Possible!!)