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LIVECYCLE ES4 OVERVIEW
Forms Standard ES4 and Forms Pro ES4
Last updated 1/15/2015
Updating barcodes during form completion
When a user fills a barcoded form electronically using Adobe Reader or Acrobat, the barcode is automatically updated
with the user-supplied information.
Note: If a user fills a barcoded form using an earlier version of Acrobat or Adobe Reader that does not support barcodes,
a gray rectangle replaces the barcode. A gray rectangle indicates that the barcode cannot be updated. It also ensures that
form processors do not process barcoded forms inadvertently in situations where the barcode does not accurately reflect
the form’s user-supplied data.
Decoding barcodes to extract barcode data
The process at your forms processing center can affect your ability to successfully process and decode barcodes from
barcoded forms. Key steps in processing barcoded forms include preparing documents, capturing data from barcodes,
and routing captured data to enterprise systems.
The process of capturing data from a barcode varies depending on the type of device you use to process a barcoded
form. You can select from the following options:
• Document scanner and the Barcoded Forms service
• Fax server and the Barcoded Forms service
The Barcoded Forms service locates the barcode on the scanned image (in TIFF or PDF), decodes it, and extracts the
data in the specified format. The extracted data can then be used by another module such as Forms as part of a business
process. For example, Forms can regenerate the original form automatically with the data the user entered or import
the data into a blank form. This completes the digital-to-paper-to-digital cycle (round-trip).
Processing captured barcode data
Using the process you created, LiveCycle can automatically forward captured form data to the appropriate enterprise
processing application. Because you can specify the data format in the authoring phase, moving form-based data
across multiple enterprise applications is effortless. You can also archive data for visual presentation months or years
later exactly as it was entered into the original PDF form.
Services included with Reader Extensions
Reader Extensions includes these services:
• Barcoded Forms
• Encryption
• Form Data Integration
• Reader Extensions
• PDF Utilities
• XMP Utilities
For more information about the services included in this solution component, see Services Reference for LiveCycle .
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