Overview

SmartForm Composer is a powerful and easy to use solution to create LiveCycle PDF SmartForms. SmartForm Composer puts the power of an expert SmartForm developer into the hands of business analysts, forms designers and others, making it possible for more people to rapidly create high quality LiveCycle PDF SmartForms. This short presentation is an overview of Composer's main features.

Smart Templates & Style Sheets

Smart Templates and Style Sheets allow you to easily and quickly adjust the look of an entire form in a few clicks. See how easy it is to switch styles or modify existing ones – for one form, or for every form in your portfolio.

Business Rules

One of the key benefits of SmartForms is that they can guide your users through the process of filling out the form by embedding “smarts” or business rules into the form itself. See how easy it is to create a “show/hide” business rule without coding. Or drop into the simplified scripting editor if you need more sophistication.

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Automated Layouts

It can sometimes be very tedious to layout out a form in an elegant and consistent way. Composer takes all the pain away by providing a number of automated layout managers, that do all the hard work for you.

Data Integration

Many forms integrate into backend systems or databases. Composer provides a simple yet powerful way of defining an intelligent XML schema for your form, without you having to know anything about XML. The IT department will love you.

Bulk Editing

Some aspects of a form can be tedious to change one field at a time – such as labels, tooltips, messages and data binding. Composer allows you to edit these easily and quickly in a spreadsheet-like user interface.

Form Error Handling

SmartForms allow you to specify mandatory fields and validations to ensure that the data entered is complete and correct. But this is wasted unless you have an effective way of communicating errors to users. Composer’s built-in Form Error Handling has been designed by usability experts to make it intuitive for your users.

Standard Form Styles

This presentation is a short overview of some of the different styles of SmartForms that Avoka has created over the years. These are being used as inspiration for a standard library of Composer Smart Templates and Styles.