About the Forms Service

The Forms service enables you to create interactive data capture client applications that validate, process, transform, and deliver forms typically created in LiveCycle Designer ES. Form authors can develop a single form design that the Forms service can render in PDF, SWF, or HTML format in a variety of browser environments.

When an end user requests a form, a client application, such as a Java Servlet, sends the request to the Forms service, which returns the form in an appropriate format to the end user. When the Forms service receives a request for a form, it uses a set of transformations to merge data with a form design and then delivers the form in a format that best matches the presentation and form filling capabilities of the target browser.

You can accomplish these tasks using the Forms service:

•	Render interactive PDF forms. For information, see Rendering Interactive PDF Forms.

•	Render forms at the client. For information, see Rendering Forms at the Client.

•	Render form guides. For information, see Rendering Form Guides.

•	Render forms based on fragments. For information, see Rendering Forms Based on Fragments.

•	Render rights-enabled forms. For information, see Rendering Rights-Enabled Forms.

•	Render forms as HTML. For information, see Rendering Forms as HTML.

•	Handle submitted forms. For information, see Handling Submitted Forms.

•	Prepopulate forms. For information, see Prepopulating Dynamic Forms.

•	Calculate form data. For information, see Calculating Form Data.

•	Optimize an application. For information, see Optimizing the Performance of the Forms Service.

For more information about the Forms service, see LiveCycle ES Services at http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_services.

 

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