How to create a download PDF on a web form confirmation page

The following instructions build on how to create Fillable PDF forms. Please complete these steps before creating a download PDF link on the confirmation page. 

Locating the Form ID number

1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select My Dashboard. 

2. Under Forms, select the drop-down arrow beside Form.

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3. Select Manage PDFs. 

4. Select Edit under the Operations column for the Web form you want to create the download PDF link for. 

5. Under Form Info, locate the Form ID number (the number between the square brackets). 

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   1. In this example, the Form ID number is 1.

6. The Form ID number will be used in the next steps to create the “Download PDF” link.

Creating the Download PDF Link

1. From the administration bar, select Workbench, and then select My Dashboard. 

2. Navigate to the Forms list.

3. Locate the form you want to configure and select the drop-down menu under the Operations column.

4. Select Settings.

5. Select the Confirmation sub-tab. 

6. In the Confirmation message field, select Source. 

7. Paste the following text: <a href="/site-name/fillpdf?fid=FormID&amp;entity_type=webform_submission&amp;entity_id=[webform_submission:sid]">Download PDF</a>  

   1. Replace site-name with the name of your site. Note: Ensure you follow the naming convention. All letters must be lowercase and use hyphens instead of spaces.

   2. Replace FormID with the number in square brackets from step 5, of Locating the Form ID Number.  

   3. Replace Download PDF with the link text you want to display. If left unchanged, the link text on the confirmation page will be "Download PDF." 

8. Select Save.