Ektron Smart Forms
As the world's leading browser-based XML editor, the Ektron Smart Form Editor is an easy to use, browser-based content editor that enables anyone to author, capture and use XML data.
Anyone can create forms that capture and validate structured data based on specific criteria – right from a browser. Empower non-technical users to use, share and extend that data across Web sites, applications and organizations.
Examples of the nearly limitless forms-creation uses include:
- HR forms on intranets – automate expense reports, purchase requests, employee self-evaluations
- Government - convert paper-based forms to XML
- Healthcare – create and maintain patient records
- Insurance – build and deploy claims forms
- Retail – manage parts and inventory on an online catalog
Other Key Features
- Ektron Smart Forms support organizations’ requirements to create information once, then deliver it to multiple channels with ease: Publish it to Web sites, RIA (Adobe Flex, Silverlight), Phones and print.
- Support for Microformats, which will be key for next generation of Google Search and Yahoo Search
- XML Index search, Ektron Search can perform range search on XML fields
- Maintain Consistency examples: press releases, feature lists, job postings
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The Data Designer feature lets you design a screen that collects information from users and stores it as XML data. Creating the screen is simple and requires no knowledge of XML.
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Calculated fields deliver spreadsheet-like calculation abilities (add, subtract, multiply, divide) within Web-based forms. This supports organizations’ needs to create and deploy purchase orders, expense reports, financial statements, and many other forms that manipulate numeric values.
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A Calendar field forces form users to enter dates by choosing a date on a calendar, rather than entering digits. This ensures that date information in represented uniformly and consistently in standard XML format
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An Image-only field enables the form user to place an icon on the screen, which in data entry mode may be clicked to insert an image into the Web content. Administrators control what file formats may be entered (e.g. JPG, GIF, etc.).
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File Link field places an icon on the screen, enabling data entry users to link to any file, such as a Word document or image file. This simplifies the process of linking to a file, making information more accessible.
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| Data Entry mode - lets business users insert responses to a data collection form and save it to a server to be processed |
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Data that is collected from the Smart Form can be exposed as raw XML Data, seperating style from data and allowing you to customize how the data will be displayed and/or consumed.
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| Presentation mode - Smart Forms aids in the presentation by creating a default XSLT for displaying XML content to any Web-enabled device |
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| Repeating Sections - forms can have sections that repeat. The initial view shows one section, and users can add more sections as necessary. The repeating section control lets form designers identify sections and table rows that users can duplicate when completing a form. |
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A drop-down toolbar menu lets users choose a style classes from your site’s style sheet and apply it to selected text.
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Smart Forms offers an easy-to-use Word™-like interface, making it simple for a business user to update and add content to a Web site. In addition, you can drag and drop right from programs like Microsoft Word® or copy and paste from Word or Excel.
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