I have attached a copy of my form with all names and addresses removed so that you can see the scripting on the back end. You have to have Adobe LiveCycle Designer. It comes with Adobe Pro. Follow the steps below and you will see all of the back end scripting for all of the buttons and drop downs. There are many buttons with custom scripts. The dates next to the signatures also auto-populate with the current date once the digital signature is placed. The clear form button will bring up a prompt for you to confirm versus just deleting everything on the form by accident. I have many more scripts that I have written if you need anything else.
Instructions:
1. Open the form in Adobe LiveCycle.
2. On the menu bar under window make sure that
script editor is checked.
3. The script editor should be on the top tool bar
and says “Show”
4. Click on the drop down for requestor
5. On the right side under object and field you can
copy and paste a list of names from Excel into the list box.
6. Under the binding tab in the value input the
corresponding email for each person.
7. For the Admin officer, Approving official, Card
Holder, GL for Chemicals and receiver repeat steps 4-6
8. Click on the Send to Admin Officer button
9. There should be a blue box next to “show” on the
script editor. Using that blue box drag the script editor to the middle of the
document.
10. You should see the scripting for this button. I
should look like this.
//
First check if there are null values, then construct email using script
varvEmail = "";
varvSubject = "Purchase Order Request";
varvBody = "Attached to this email is a Purchase Order
Request.";
varvName = "";
varvCC = "";
varvFormat = "PDF";
if(form1.Form.PLGLDC.rawValue == null)
{
errorMessage = errorMessage + "\n - Please select who you want to send this
form to.";
}
else
{
vEmail = form1.Form.PLGLDC.rawValue;
}
if(form1.Form.ChemicalYes.rawValue == 0)
{
// Everything is OK, send email
}
else
{
vCC = "@nist.gov";form1.Form.GLChem.value == form1.Form.PLGLDC.value
}
//
If fields required for script are null, warn user and do not initiate email
if(form1.Form.PLGLDC.rawValue == null)
{
xfa.host.messageBox(errorMessage, "Sending an email", 0, 0); //
Send out a custom error message if any of these fields are null
}
else
{
// Everything is OK, send
email
event.target.submitForm({cURL:"mailto:
"+ vEmail +"?subject=" + vSubject +"&body=" + vBody + "&cc=" + vCC,cSubmitAs:vFormat,cCharset:"utf-8"});
}
11. Inside the parenthesis where I have highlighted
input the email address for your cispro manager.
12. Then click the save button.
13. Open the form in adobe pro
14. Under file hover over save as
15. Hover over reader extended PDF
16. Click Enable Additional Features.
17. Save your form in your preferred destination.
18. All done.
Regards:
Elijah Gunn
303-217-1866
gunn.elijah@yahoo.com
