Configuring Adapters 

Use

You want to edit your interactive form using an asynchronous connection, or the design of the form template requires just this.

You can transfer interactive forms in two ways:

■      Using a synchronous connection:

The form is always sent through the HTTP protocol for further processing.

■      Using an asynchronous connection

The form can initially be accessed through the HTTP protocol. However, after being processed, the form is sent back as an e-mail attachment. An asynchronous connection enables you to edit the interactive form in offline mode.

For more information, see Exposing Interactive Forms as Callable Objects.

An adapter is a module ensuring the connection between the GP framework and the service that provides the interactive form (such as ADS or MS Office Document Server). Using the function described here, you can configure the adapter communication data required for an asynchronous connection.

Prerequisites

You have activated the following parameters for the service caf/eu/gp/model in the Visual Administrator.

Important Service Parameters for Interactive Forms

Parameter	Description	Your Setting
mailconnector_start_thread	Switches mail processing of interactive forms on/off	true
formqueue_processor_start_thread	Passes queues to the GP form processor.	true

For more information on parameters for interactive forms, see Configuration for Interactive Forms.

Activities

Select the adapter for interactive forms based on Adobe software – Adobe Based Form.

You create a new entry or modify an existing entry. Set the following parameters:

Overview of Adapter Parameters for Interactive Forms

Parameter	Description
Protocol	Choose between the following e-mail protocols: ●     imap4. ●     pop3.
Server	Enter the mail server to receive the interactive form.
Folder name	Enter the target folder of your e-mail program.
User name	Enter your user data.
Password	Enter your user data.
Client	Enter the name part of your e-mail address, that is, everything that comes before the @. john.smith
Domain	Enter the domain part of your e-mail address, that is, everything from the @. @company.com