[GLLUG] Form Generator

[Eduardo Cesconetto]

OK, but what would you recommend as database/document control to achieve this?

Richard Houser <rick at divinesymphony.net> wrote:

>That's easy.  Just get rid of the intermediate PDF requirement in the
>middle and keep it a normal web form for that phase.  If you have to
>archive as PDF, to that after the manager takes action.  You can then
>either have the manager manually archive it, or use something like
>iText to generate a PDF on the serverside.
>
>On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 6:53 PM, cesconetto <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:
>> OK, here is my "pie in the sky" scenario….
>>
>> 1- employee go to website
>> 2- employee fill the form
>> 3- manager receives an email saying that there is a form for approval or archival
>> 4- manager takes action, update form's status
>> 5- form is archived or goes back to another action…
>>
>>
>> On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Richard Houser <rick at divinesymphony.net> wrote:
>>
>>> You might want to create an appropriately styled webpage and then
>>> print/export to PDF in the browser.  If you need to make changes after
>>> the fact, perhaps you are better off not using PDF as the container?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Eduardo Cesconetto
>>> <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello from Texas ya'll!
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for a solution to create forms to be filled by our employees
>>>> and emailed as a PDF to the approvers or people that need to act on it.
>>>> Currently we use PDF forms created in Adobe Acrobat(UGH!!!) and we fill in
>>>> and attach to emails.. Bad practice since I want to be a OS agnostic
>>>> environment...
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Peace!!
>>>>
>>>> Eduardo - VP of Applied Technology
>>>> Welker Inc.
>>>>
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