Difference between Adaptive Form and Form components in AEM

Please see this documentation :- AEM 6.0 Forms Help | Introduction to authoring adaptive forms and AEM 6.2 Forms Help | Introduction to authoring adaptive forms

// It talks about Adaptive form.

The adaptive forms feature of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) forms allows you to create engaging, responsive, and adaptive forms that automatically render as PDF or HTML5 based on device and browser settings. Adaptive forms dynamically adapt to user responses by adding or removing fields or sections based on user response.

With adaptive forms, you can break down a form into logical sections, which enables end users to focus on filling out one section at a time. In addition, you can leverage the default form templates supplied with AEM forms, use existing Adobe XML or XFA templates, or create your own templates from scratch.

Added Later: - "Forms" component existed before adaptive forms were introduced. Adaptive forms is a lot more capable

~kautuk

Hi kautuksahni,

Thanks for the Reply.

it does help in clarifying the Adaptive Forms.

But the other "Form" component group which is also available.

Is it something which existed before Adaptive Form was introduced and does not have all the benefits of the Adaptive Form?

Regards,

Manas

Thanks Khushwant.

There is one more clarification i need help with.

I now understand the difference between "Adaptive Form" and "Form" components.

Now have a question on AEM Forms.

If my understanding in correct "AEM forms" (previously life cycle) is a separate  product all together and needs a separate licence.

If i have an existing AEM licence i can use either "Adaptive Form" or "Form" components without an extra licence based on my needs.

Regards,

Manas

You are correct - with standard AEM lic - you can use AEM form components or make your own.

Thanks everyone for the reply.

With AEM Licence, can we use both AEM forms or both AEM forms and Adaptive forms for Production servers.

Hi,

Can you please add more points to this statement "Adaptive forms dynamically adapt to user responses by adding or removing fields or sections based on user response."  Does this means author can add or remove the form fields? If so, i understand author can add/remove form fields in AEM form component as well. Please clarify

The answer to the first part of the question is 'yes', on runtime based on the user action or responses you can play with the form fields. You can not only show, hide or Enable the fields but add more instances of the fields or even the panels. Lot of things that you can do further. Please refer below documents for exploring rule editor and instance manager capabilities.

https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/6-2/forms/using/creating-forms-repeatable-sections.html

AEM 6.1 Forms Help | Adaptive forms rule editor

-Mayank

Hi Gopal, Did you get answer to this? Can we use Adaptive Forms components without additional licence?