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Hello Mr. Hauser,

Great question, thank you for trying the PRO2PDF plugin.

Without further programming, you could dynamically change the “Layout ID” in the shortcode, allowing you to map multiple PDF forms with only the required data fields in variations of your main form.

For quick execution I would;
. Upload all PDF form variations
. Create a Layout and Map the “full” PDF form – with all required fields
. Create a copy of the layout (button at bottom of the Field Map Designer) for each variation of the “full” PDF form
. Delete the unwanted field mappings from the new layouts
. Create a field in the Formidable Form for the “Layout ID” which dynamically changes based on the conditional logic.

Creating PDF’s in a Saved Draft is accomplished by placing the PRO2PDF shortcode in the Messages|Saved Draft section of the Formidable Form Settings|General screen.

We remain at your service, let us know if you need more assistance – or a different solution.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by admin. Reason: added . Create a field in the Formidable Form for the "Layout ID" which dynamically changes based on the conditional logic

Yes, check boxes can be mapped the same as radio buttons, by setting the “EXPORT VALUE” of the PDF form field to the value of the individual Formidable form check box value.

While testing today we found an error when multiple check boxes are selected for the same Formidable Form field. A temporary work around is to add and map a separate check box field for each PDF form field.

We are looking into a fix and I’ll message you as soon as we have an update.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by admin.

For a second dataset your shortcode must have two layouts, in your example you only have layout=18, but the second dataset must have it’s own layout.

1. Be sure both forms are active in the PRO2PDF Plugin’s “Activated Forms” tab (ASSESSMENT REPORT and PERSON FORM)
2. Create a second layout for the student’s name (Use the same PDF Form, but must map student name from PERSON FORM to Student Name in PDF FORM)
3. There must be at least one dataset in each Formidable Form for the mapping to work.

I’ve created a demo for you to view, I will email the login credentials to you.

There was a conflict in CSS styles between our plugin and Fusion Builder. It’s solved, so the layout builder works fine now.

There’s a new update of the plugin available on WordPress.org. You can update it on other sites if you go to WordPress Dashboard → Updates.

Thank you for using Formidable PRO2PDF to print dynamic PDF forms in WordPress with the Avada theme and Fusion Builder.

I am happy to login and take a look – if you would like, please send temporary account credentials to support(at)formidablepro2pdf.com.

“Do I need to type PDF Form Field Name based on the name of my field name in FP form?”

No – the field names from the Formidable Form and PDF Form will automatically appear in the dropdown lists as long as the Formidable Form has at least one dataset.

Correct! You’ll then see a link to download the filled-in PDF Form – with the data that was just entered into the Formidable Form – followed by “Your responses were successfully submitted. Thank you!”.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by admin.

According to the example in your question, you are attempting to place the shortcode in the Formidable Form’s CUSTOMIZE HTML area, which is not the correct location.

Instead, place your shortcode in the Formidable Form’s SETTINGS >> GENERAL (tab) >> ON SUBMIT MESSAGE (text box) and please let us know if you require further assistance.

We will add the date format option and will look at the paragraph marks within multi-line text fields over the next day or two and I will notify you as soon as the update is ready.

Our apologies for the delay, there appears to be an issue with a Paypal validation error, however, your payment was successful so we released the order and you should have received your code by email.

Please reply if you did not.

Let us know if you need any assistance with the plugin.

We remain at your service.

Sounds like you found the right plugin!
Here’s an overview of what steps you can take;

1. Using Formidable Form’s plugin – create one form with fields for all the required information to complete both tax forms. (Note: You must submit at least dataset record to use the PRO2PDF plugin)
2. Using http://www.PDFEscape.com – add PDF Form Fields to blank W-9 and W-2 forms.
3. Using Formidable PRO2PDF  – upload the PDF Forms and create two Field Maps – one for each PDF Form.
4. Place both PRO2PDF shortcodes in the Formidable Form’s On-Submit message, but change the dataset=’xx’ to dataset=[id] so the user can download, print or email their forms.

Let us know which steps you need more detailed instructions.