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In Orbeon Forms 2018.2.2 PE, we introduced the ability for you, as a form author, to mark form fields as encrypted at rest, by simply checking a checkbox in Form Builder. When doing so, with no additional effort, the values of those fields will, at all times, be encrypted in... More

With Orbeon Forms, some form controls have specific settings. For example, a Number field can be configured to show 2 digits after the decimal point. In the past, these settings could be configured in two ways: Using configuration properties, which could apply to a single form or or multiple forms. Using... More

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.2 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE and Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE users. This release addresses the following issues since Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE: Form Runner: Regressions fixes Minimal repeated section - remove button doesn't... More

Orbeon Forms 2018.2 features new Date and Time form controls. The reason the controls are new is that we wanted to modernize the date picker on one hand, and add new features such as the ability to exclude certain dates from the date picker on the other hand. This would... More

Orbeon Forms 2018.2 introduce a new form control in the toolbox called Hidden Field. Now you might wonder why you would always hide a form field. There are two major use cases: Holding intermediary calculations:  If the control has a "Calculated Value" and/or "Initial Value" formula, it can be referred... More

Today, following the release of Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE, we also released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 CE which addresses some regressions and important issues. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.2 CE is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.2 CE users. This release addresses the following issues since Orbeon Forms 2018.2 CE: Form... More

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE users. This release addresses the following issues since Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE: Form Runner: Regressions fixes Occasionally getting empty page (#3893) Can no longer add... More

We regularly observe usage patterns reported by Orbeon Forms users. One pattern that comes frequently is support for what is traditionally called a master-detail view. For example, you first enter a list of initial information (the master), as shown in the following screenshot. "Master" view Later in the form, for example... More

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2, the second and last major release of Orbeon Forms in 2018! This release is packed with new features and enhancements which should help form authors and form users be more productive. Major features and enhancement Simple data migration Orbeon Forms 2018.2 introduces a new... More

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.1.3 PE. This update to Orbeon Forms 2018.1 PE contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all Orbeon Forms 2018.1 PE users. This release addresses the following issues since Orbeon Forms 2018.1.2 PE: Form Runner: Properly handle showing dialog and setting focus on page load (#3792)... More