- XFA
XFA (also known as XFA forms) stands for XML Forms Architecture, a family of
XML specifications that was suggested and developed byJetForm to enhance the processing of web forms.XFA's main extension to XML are computationally active tags [ [http://www.aiim.org/article-aiim.asp?ID=31261 From E-forms to Xforms] (accessed August 14, 2006)] . In addition, all instances created from a given XFA form template keep the specification of data capture, rendering, and manipulation rules from the original. Another major advantage of XFA is that its data format allows compatibility with other systems, and with changes to other technology, applications and technology standards.
According to JetForm's submission to the
World Wide Web Consortium , "XFA addresses the needs of organizations to securely capture, present, move, process, output and print information associated with electronic forms." [ [http://www.w3.org/Submission/1999/05/ W3C Submission] (accessed August 14, 2006)] The XFA proposal was submitted to the W3C in May 1999.In 2002, the JetForm Corporation was acquired by
Adobe Systems , and the latter introduced XFA forms with PDF 1.5 and the subsequent Acrobat releases (6 and 7) in 2003. [ [http://www.amgraf.com/PDFiles/Acroforms2.pdf A Quick Introduction to Acrobat Forms Technology] (PDF format)]XFA forms are saved internally in PDF files or as .XDP files which can be opened in Adobe's
LiveCycle Designer software.References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
