The Orbeon Forms Blog

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Improving the send action with multipart support

Sending data with Orbeon Forms Orbeon Forms features simple processes, which combine actions and conditions, and which are usually associated with buttons at the bottom of a form. One of these actions is the send action, which allows sending form data in XML and PDF formats, in particular, using HTTP,... More

Orbeon Forms 2021.1.5 PE

We just published the Orbeon Forms 2021.1.5 PE maintenance release! For details, see the release notes.You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the downloads page.We hope you enjoy this release! More

Improved simple data migration

What is simple data migration Orbeon Forms 2018.2 introduced Simple Data Migration (see also the original blog post). This feature allows the form author to make changes to a published form, including adding and removing form fields, grids, and sections, without creating a new form version. New enhancements While Simple... More

Orbeon Forms 2021.1.4 PE

We just published the Orbeon Forms 2021.1.4 PE maintenance release! For details, see the release notes.You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the downloads page.We hope you enjoy this release! More

Quickly navigate to fields in large forms

When editing a form in Form Builder, you might want to make a change to a certain field, but, with large forms, just locating the field in the form might turn out to be more time consuming than you'd like it to be. If you know the label for the... More

Orbeon Forms 2021.1.3 PE

We just released the Orbeon Forms 2021.1.3 PE maintenance release! For details, see the release notes.You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the downloads page.We hope you enjoy this release! More

Improvements to variables in formulas

An important feature of Orbeon Forms are formulas. They allow you, as if the case in spreadsheets, to perform calculations of values and much more. Some formulas can refer to the current value of form controls using a variable notation, with a dollar sign followed by the name of the... More

Orbeon Forms 2021.1.2 PE

We just released the Orbeon Forms 2021.1.2 PE maintenance release! For details, see the release notes.You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the downloads page.We hope you enjoy this release! More

Orbeon Forms 2021.1.1 PE

We just released the Orbeon Forms 2021.1.1 PE maintenance release! For details, see the release notes.You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the downloads page.We hope you enjoy this release! More

Orbeon Forms 2021.1

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2021.1 PE and Orbeon Forms 2021.1 CE! This release includes improvements to Form Builder and Form Runner, including the ability to test PDFs, to export and import forms in Excel and XML formats, and much more.<div>For details, see the complete release notes.You can download the latest version... More