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Anonymous
July 27, 2016
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Need to make an URGENT "tag" appear on front page of PDF form based on status of signature

  • July 27, 2016
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Note:  I am using Acrobat XI Pro (not LiveCycle Designer)

I need to have an "URGENT" label pop up on the first page of a PDF form in response to a particular signature field being signed.  I was thinking of creating a field with URGENT in big red letters, and then having it hidden by default.  I think I figured out how to determine if the sig field is signed:

var oSigState = this.getField("Signature17").signatureInfo().status;

if the oSigState variable is 0, it's unsigned, and the field stays hidden.

I figure using an if-then statement based on the value of oSigState could then be used to change the display attribute, but I am a little unsure about how to do that.  Any suggestions?  I am a javascript newbie.  Also, how would I assign the display state to hidden to begin with?

Thanks in advance!

Marshall Jones

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George_Johnson
Inspiring
July 27, 2016

The problem with this sort of thing is you're making a change to the document after it's been signed, which will require an additional save and it changes will be indicated when validating the signature.

Filling in fields is a common thing to do after a signature field is signed, so I would recommend setting the field value (to "URGENT"/blank) rather than showing/hiding the field.

try67
Community Expert
try67Community Expert
Community Expert
July 27, 2016

Use this code as the field's custom calculation script:

var oSigState = this.getField("Signature17").signatureInfo().status;
event.target.display = (oSigState==0) ? display.hidden : display.visible;
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Anonymous
July 27, 2016

I decided to go with a check box instead:

if (this.getField("Check Box2").value !="Off")

{

event.target.display= display.visible;

}

else event.target.display=display.hidden;

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