Strings for most of the fields, integers for height and postcode, Boolean for the driver’s license, and an array for the languages. Forms with this type of structure (as opposed to free text) are easily reimagined into a series of data columns. Driving license status and language capabilities are handled through check boxes. Country, gender, and favorite color exist as dropdown list items (and serve to restrict what the user may enter). Separate blanks exist for the entry of name, address, postcode, city, and more. As seen at right, Image 1 is the example fillable PDF used for this automation. Each specific entity required for collection exists as a separate PDF text box, drop down list, or check box. Additionally, this blog features a special focus of some of the more complex components of processing a PDF (variable names in camelCase).įillable PDF forms are a step above less-structured data collection efforts, such as email.
This process outline culminates at a step ready for secondary actions, including emailing results to a specified recipient, uploading to online file storage, or directly updating a database with the new data. This blog focuses on using UiPath to build automation capable of processing a series of PDF forms and create a CSV file with the required outputs. While there are ways to use Adobe technology to automate data collection through fillable PDF forms, many people employ a “look left and type right” process to enter important data into business systems.
Manual data entry from PDF forms is a common business process.
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