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AEM Forms : PDF Vs HTML

  • October 2, 2016
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Hi,

1. I am aware that AEM PDF Forms are adaptive and HTML Forms ate HTML 5 compliant.

Apart from these two, is there any difference between these two?

2. From AEM PDF Forms, we could invoke and consume web services. Is the case same with HTML Forms too?

3. Could HTML Forms be rendered as PDF?

4. In terms of efforts, is there any difference between these two, given the same requirements?

Need to revert to team today

Appreciate your quick replies.

Thanks,

Rama.

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    Best answer by user7587541

    PDF Forms are not adaptive and neither are HTML5.  Adaptive Forms are.  There are differences between PDF and HTML5 renderings not from a viewing perspective but from an approach perspective for example to work offline with html5 the AEM forms app would be needed and printing needs a different approach to nam just two.  Yes web services can be called from html5 forms.  HTML5 can be converted to PDF and a form created out of that result.  An XDP form can be rendered as PDF or html5 and used as the form model for an Adaptive Form but it's recommended to use a schema.

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    Adobe Employee
    user7587541Adobe EmployeeAccepted solution
    Adobe Employee
    October 2, 2016

    PDF Forms are not adaptive and neither are HTML5.  Adaptive Forms are.  There are differences between PDF and HTML5 renderings not from a viewing perspective but from an approach perspective for example to work offline with html5 the AEM forms app would be needed and printing needs a different approach to nam just two.  Yes web services can be called from html5 forms.  HTML5 can be converted to PDF and a form created out of that result.  An XDP form can be rendered as PDF or html5 and used as the form model for an Adaptive Form but it's recommended to use a schema.

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      Adobe Employee
      ogillAdobe Employee
      Adobe Employee
      October 2, 2016

      When we talk about adaptive forms, there phrase "adaptive" means the forms are designed to react dynamically to user behavior, for example by adding or removing fields during the entry process.

      Regards,

      Opkar

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      Adobe Employee
      workflowuserAdobe Employee
      Adobe Employee
      October 2, 2016

      The answer to effort for is for HTML Forms the effort is a little less as compared to AF because xdp can be rendered as HTML form

      Answer to points 2 and 3 is Yes

      kautuk_sahni
      Community Manager
      kautuk_sahniCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 3, 2016

      Awesome replies by Steve , Opkar and Girish.

      ~kautuk

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