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Figure 14: File Upload field where the merged PDF file is stored
43. Configure Post Form Submission Processing
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Figure 15: Post Form Submission Processing
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Figure 16: Configure PDF Merge Tool
| Name | Description |
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| Source File | Header Field. |
| Choose Form (Source File) | Select the form containing the PDF files you want to merge. |
| Choose Fields (Source File) | Select one or more File Upload fields that store the PDF files to be merged. |
| Output File | Header Field. |
| Choose Form (Output File) | Select the form where the merged PDF file will be stored. |
| Choose Field (Output File) | Select the target File Upload field where the merged PDF will be stored. |
| Rename File | Set the name for the merged PDF file. Use plain text for a fixed name, {fieldid} to insert values from form fields, or Hash Variable. For multiple files, uses the first file's name or set a custom name in the configuration. |
4. Save the Configuration and Generate CRUD for the form
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Figure 17: Generate CRUD for the Form
Steps to run the Tool plugin
1.
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At runtime, go to "Manage Merge PDF Tool Form" and click New. Upload
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PDF files
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into the
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File Upload fields and save the form.
Figure 18: Manage Merge PDF Tool Form
2. After submission, click Edit on the record to open the form and download the merged PDF file stored in the Merged PDF field.
Figure 19: Merged PDF file stored in the "Merged PDF" field after form submission
Source Code and Plugin Download
You can obtain the jar file by the latest release at https://github.com/jogetoss/merge-pdf-datalist-action/releases.
Demo App Download
Download the demo app from https://github.com/jogetoss/merge-pdf-datalist-action (.jwa file).View file name APP_kb_dx8_MergePDFDatalistActionSampleApp.jwa height 250