I have a application form, in the form of pdf. I need to fill the pdf by getting data from the database. Can anyone please tell me how can i do it in uipath
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I am have been working on this process today. Essentially my approach has been to use Selectors to identify the fill-in fields that have been created in the Adobe PDF.
I am using Adobe Pro 2017.
When I attempt to create a selector, it says that there is not enough information available to create a valid selector and suggests that I use Anchors. When I try the anchor approach, it is not always accurate and is definitely more complicated and timeconsuming.
Given the fact that every fill-in field is uniquely identified, I do not understand why the selector process will not pick up these ctrl names. I read another long thread about problems with the “Assistive Interface” with Adobe. I believe that all my settings are correct in that regard. It was unclear to me what those folks ultimately did as a solution.
Do you have any further experience since you posted this entry?
As an FYI… Outside of RPA actions, there is an excellent Adobe Add-In from AutoMailMerge™ - PDF Mail Merge Software For Adobe® Acrobat®. that is fantastic for this process and works flawlessly.
Obviously though we would all like this to work within UiPath.
Thoughts anyone?
So a quick update. In the spirit of “And now it works…”
After I posted this response, I went back to square one. I deleted my UiPath Sequence and tried again.
As per a suggestion from UiPath, I went into UiPath Explorer and clicked the gear icon at the top for “Frameworks.” I switched from Default to “UI Automation.” I then used the selectors suggested by the UI Explorer for my first selection overwriting the generic selector that my recording generated. It worked!
Then I started a new recording and the subsequent selections worked without having to use Explorer. The Selectors are using the unique IDX cntrl for each field.
So assuming this works, to automate populating a PDF, you would use a standard approach of 1) Read data from source into variables, (2) Use an Attach Window command followed by (3) Type Into Action and use the variable created in Step #1
Hi
I am looking to populate my PDF Form with Data from Excel. Please advice on exact steps to be followed.
Appreciate your response
Thanks
Jothi
Hi,
Can you share the pdf?
Hi,
Did you find a way to do it?