I want to prepare an interactive .pdf so that clients can respond to questions online and send their data to me. Creating the interactive .pdf appears very simple. It functions when I prepare it and mount it on my website. Clients are able to fill in the form fields. The bug is that when fields are filled in and document saved the form fields remain "active." Client data can be altered by anyone viewing the form. I have not been able to locate a setting or a solution to this problem. It is important because the form has no integrity regarding the client's personal data.
Created attachment 173462 [details] Interactive file remains active after client fills it in and saves it. This attachment was created using LibreOffice to create an interactive .pdf. The created file is interactive, BUT REMAINS ACTIVE FOLLOWING FILL-IN BY CLIENT. Thus, client data is insecure. The form has no integrity and cannot properly be used.
Don't see how this is a LibreOffice issue. You've created the form and exported it to PDF--great LO has done its part. And, if I open the PDF form in a browser (Chrome) I can fill in the form fields. If I reload the PDF the fields are empty, what I'd expect. How *you* capture the content from the form from your web site is not handled by LibreOffice in any sense. IMHO => NAB (LibreOffice is doing its thing correctly)...
Thank you for your response. I understand your point that LO has done its job by creating the interactive .pdf document. I accept that it is my problem to deal with the product. My original thought was that the interactive form be "sealable" or somehow left in an inactive state following client data entered and saved. Presently, saving the document with fresh data entered also saves the 'interactability' of the document, thus rendering it subject to tampering. I recognize that this would be an extension of LO's capability re: interactive .pdf creation, therefore, perhaps technically not a bug. There is a clumsy workaround that requires the client to "print" a soft copy of their filled-in form to another .pdf file. This second file of the client's data is no longer interactive and can be saved and sent to those making the inquiry, thus preserving the integrity of the client's data. This workaround is OK for those with some computer savvy, but difficult for those with limited computer skills. ¡VIVA! the OpenSource world, Rafael Bagwell