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# PDF Form Source

*PDF Form Source* in Astera enables users to extract data from a PDF form directly without creating an extraction template.

## **Configuring the PDF Form Source Object**

1. Select the *PDF Form Source* object from the Toolbox and drag and drop it onto the dataflow designer.

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You can see that the dragged source object is empty right now. This is because we haven’t configured it yet.

2. Right-click on the *PDF Form Source* object’s header and select the *Properties* option from the context menu.

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A *configuration* window will open, as shown below.

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3. Provide the *File Path* for the fillable PDF document.

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* *Owner Password*: If the file is protected, then enter the password that is configured by the owner of the fillable PDF document. If the file is not protected, this option can be left blank.
* *Use UTF-8 Encoding*: Check this option if the file is UTF-8 i.e., Unicode Transformation Format – 8-bit, encoded.

Click *Next*.

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This is the *Layout Builder* window, where you can see the data fields extracted from the fillable PDF document. Click *Next*.

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This is the *Config* *Parameters* window. Click *Next*.

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This is the *General Options* window. Click *OK*.

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Observe that the *PDF Form Source* object that was previously empty now has a layout.

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4. Right-click on the *PDF Form Source* object’s header and select *Preview* *Output* from the context menu.

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View the data through the *Data* *Preview* window.

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