Import Fields from a PDF Field Import

This method of importing Fields from a PDF requires access to Adobe Acrobat Pro.

If a field has already been added to a database, you are no longer able to bulk import database field names from a PDF Field Import. You are now required to enter each field name individually. WIKI LINK HOW TO: ADD A DATABASE FIELD

To import field names in bulk from a CSV file, go to the Home Page of the Database Module.

Click the three dot (…) icon to open the context menu of the database you wish to enter fields for.

 Select “Fields” opening the Fields for database (DatabaseName) Page.

Click the “PDF Field Import” button opening the PDF Field Import Modal.

To import fields using a PDF, use the “Prepare Form” tool in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Add the fields you wish to use for your form. Add a button on your document.

Within the button properties, click on the Actions Tab. On the “Mouse Down” trigger, add the “Submit a Form” Action.

Use the URL link provided on the PDF Field Import Modal in KAStrack.

Confirm that the Export Format is “PDF The complete document”.

Open the PDF and submit the form to generate the fields here.

You do not need to fill in any of the fields, and you must not sign it.

Select “Allow” and the PDF will confirm that the fields were added to the database.

Go to the Fields Table in the database Monday, and a warning now states that a PDF is associated with the form and that adding/editing or deleting fields may result in the PDF no longer being compatible.