The steps for creating a template from a downloaded PDF are:
Generate sample data from your Applications program that will be used as the data source for the PDF template.
You must generate an XML schema for the data source in order to map the fields from the data source to the correct field positions on the template.
Register the Applications data source in the Template Manager (see Using the Template Manager).
Register the PDF form as a Template in the Template Manager.
Use the mapping feature to map the fields from the downloaded PDF form to your data source.
PDF forms downloaded from third party sources may or may not contain the form fields already defined. To determine if the form fields are defined, open the document in Adobe Acrobat and select the Form Tool (in Acrobat 6.0, select the Text Field Tool). If the form fields are defined, they will display in the document.
If the form fields are not defined, you must mark up the template. See Mark up the Layout for instructions on inserting placeholders and defining groups of repeating fields.
If the form fields are defined, you are ready to upload the document to the Template Manager for field mapping.