Creating HTML ImageNow forms
You will create two forms: an HTML form and a PDF form.
Create an HTML form
1. You will create the HTML form using the CommonSpot Simple Form element.
2. Click on the new element, and choose Select Form.
3. Create a new Simple Form.
4. Submit the form to a specified page: The Image Now Form Submission page in the root directory.
5. Select the form element and choose Edit Fields.
6. Now, add the new fields you need, naming them to correspond with the fields in your PDF form.
7. In each form, you will have some or all of the following fields (as well as others that you create to meet your needs):
Field name
SOURCE
Required
Yes
Type
Hidden
Value
Use the name of the PDF file
Example
fleet_reservation
DRAWER
Yes
Hidden
Use the name of the
ImageNow drawer
forms
F1
Almost
always
Hidden,
dropdown, or
text
F2
Almost
always
Hidden,
dropdown, or
text
F3
Probably
Hidden,
dropdown, or
text
F4
Probably
Hidden,
dropdown, or
text
F5
?
Hidden,
dropdown, or
text
Whatever value you want to
be stored in the Folder index
field in ImageNow. If not
used, set to -.
Whatever value you want to
be stored in the Tab index
field in ImageNow. If not
used, set to -.
Whatever value you want to
be stored in the F3 index
field in ImageNow. If not
used, set to -.
Whatever value you want to
be stored in the F4 index
field in ImageNow. If not
used, set to -.
Whatever value you want to
be stored in the F5 index
field in ImageNow. If not
used, set to -.
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Description
The filename of the
pdf without the
.pdf. This value will
be provided by the
ImageNow team.
The name of the
ImageNow drawer
in which the form
should be stored.
Text value
representing the
value in the final
index of the
document.
Field name
Doctype
Required
Yes
Type
Hidden or
dropdown
Value
ImageNow doctype
Example
Description
The doc type in
ImageNow.
Redirecturl
Yes
Hidden
URL of page displayed after
successful form submission
http://www.uwstout.edu/goodjob.cfm
Supcount
Optional
Hidden
Number 1-10
Supmsg
Optional (use
if you use
supcount)
Hidden
Text
Please upload your receipt.
sup_x_FN
Required if
supcount is 1
or more
Hidden
Text
Choose the receipt (PDF).
Sup_ x _dt
Required if
supcount is 1
or more
Hidden
Text
The URL of a page
that lets the
submitter know the
submission was
successful.
This value (x) tells
server to request x
supplemental files.
If set to 2, server
asks user to upload
2 files. Files append
to the PDF form in
ImageNow.
This text will be
displayed on the
top of the page
asking for the
supplemental
file(s).
This text is
displayed next to
the browse box for
file upload.
This is the doctype
for the file upload.
Create a corresponding PDF file
For each non-hidden field you create in your HTML form, create a matching field in a PDF form. The PDF
fields will be automatically populated with the information provided for the matching HTML fields.
You do not need to create corresponding PDF fields for the HTML file’s hidden fields.
Note: If you use Adobe LiveCycle to create or modify the PDF form, the field names in the PDF will need
to be in ALL CAPS. (The field names in the HTML form can be all caps, lowercase, or a mix.)