AEM Forms

This section provides highlights of the AEM 6.3 Forms release. A detailed description of all new features can be found in the Summary of new features and enhancements in AEM 6.3 Forms.

Adaptive Form Editor
- Added support for JSON schema for creating Adaptive Forms
- Added CAPTCHA component and default validations for components
- Enabled asynchronous submission of Adaptive Forms
Improved end-user experience
- Enabled autofill for form fields
- Enabled rich text for text box components
- Added support for specialized HTML5 input types (i.e. keyboards) for form fields
Introduced testing frameworks
- Enabled debugging Adaptive Forms using new Google Chrome plug-in
- Enabled automated testing of Adaptive Forms
Rule Editor
- Introduced roles to control who can view/modify rules
- Enabled multi-value form components to display the component options automatically
- Added visual hints in code editor
Theme Editor
- Added support for using web fonts in a theme
- Added support for recently-used styles in Theme Editor
- Added option to turn on/off styles used in a theme
Document of Record
- Simplified management of Document of Record branding
- Added table and column layouts for panels in Document of Record which is not XDP-based
- AEM translation workflow used to localize Document of Record

Introduced a new AEM Forms Data Integration capability to connect to various backend systems
Included new editor for a unified data representation of business entities across connected data sources
Includes out-of-the-box connectors for relational databases - MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle RDBMS, AEM user profile, RESTful web services and SOAP-based web services

Significantly enhanced capabilities to support for example single and multiple-user signing workflows, sequential and simultaneous signing workflows or signing forms as an anonymous or logged-in user

Use the AEM Desktop App to synchronize XDP files and edit them directly from Designer (upload of modifications restricted to forms power users)

Enabled copy and paste of formatted text in letters and text modules
Added a way to insert special characters in letters and text editor
Enabled text highlighting with colors
Enabled the quick creation of assets and letters similar to existing ones
Added folder support to organize assets
Search and filter in your content
Integrating Correspondence Management as a third-party application in AEM Forms workspace

Added support for Microsoft Office 2016
Enabled native AEM search to find document security protected Microsoft Office documents
Added support for third-party authentication in AEM Document Security Extension for Microsoft Office

Enhanced authoring and end-user experience of Adaptive Forms