Getting started with Forms Experience Builder getting-started-forms-experience-builder

Forms Experience Builder revolutionizes form creation by leveraging AI to transform natural language descriptions into fully functional digital forms. This guide will help you create your first form and understand the core concepts that make Forms Experience Builder powerful.

What is Forms Experience Builder? what-is-forms-experience-builder

Forms Experience Builder is an AI-powered form creation tool that allows you to build sophisticated digital forms using conversational language. Instead of traditional drag-and-drop interfaces or complex coding, you simply describe what you want, and the AI creates the form for you.

Key capabilities:

Prerequisites prerequisites-getting-started

Before you begin, ensure you have:

For detailed technical setup requirements and environment configuration, see Deploy and configure Forms Experience Builder.

Ways to create forms two-ways-to-create-forms

After you use the Forms Wizard to select a Core Components template or Edge Delivery Services template, theme, and other options, the Forms Experience Builder offers two primary approaches for form creation:

1. Create from scratch create-from-scratch

Build forms using natural language descriptions of your requirements.

When to use:

Example:

Create a customer feedback form with:
- Product rating (1-5 stars)
- Comment field for detailed feedback
- Customer email (optional)

2. Import and convert import-and-convert

Transform existing documents into interactive digital forms.

Before using this option, upload your PDF file or an image of the form. The PDF can be either an AcroForm or an XFA-based PDF form. For other types of PDF forms, use the Prepare Form option in Adobe Acrobat to convert them into an AcroForm

When to use:

Example:

/create-form convert the attached PDF file to an adaptive form

Your first form: Step-by-step tutorial first-form-tutorial

Let’s create a simple contact form to understand the basic workflow.

Step 1: Start with a simple description step-1-simple-description

Begin with a basic form description:

Create a basic contact form with name, email, and message fields

This creates a form with three essential fields.

Step 2: Add validation and requirements step-2-add-validation

Enhance the form with validation rules:

Make @name and @email mandatory fields with appropriate validation

The @ symbol references specific fields for targeted modifications.

Step 3: Improve user experience step-3-improve-ux

Add helpful placeholder text and guidance:

Add placeholder text: @name "Your full name", @email "your.email@company.com", @message "Tell us how we can help"

Step 4: Add advanced features step-4-advanced-features

Include additional functionality:

Add two dropdowns

- inquiryType with options: "General Question", "Support Request", "Sales Inquiry", "Partnership"

- urgencyLevel with options (Low, Medium, High)

Step 5: Implement conditional logic step-5-conditional-logic

Create smart, context-aware behavior by adding rules such as:

Hide the @urgencyLevel dropdown on form load
Show @urgencyLevel dropdown (Low, Medium, High) only when @inquiryType equals "Support Request"

These are two separate rules: one hides the urgency level dropdown when the form loads, and the other shows it only when the inquiry type is “Support Request.” You need to create each rule with a separate prompt—only one rule can be created at a time.

Understanding the AI conversation approach ai-conversation-approach

Forms Experience Builder uses a conversational interface where you can:

Reference fields with @ symbols reference-fields

Use @fieldName to reference specific fields:

Make @email a required field
Add validation to @phoneNumber for US format
Change @submitButton text to "Send Message"

Use natural language commands natural-language-commands

Describe what you want in plain English:

- Add a section for company information
- Create a dropdown for department selection
- Include a file upload for resume

Build incrementally build-incrementally

Start simple and add complexity gradually:

Common form patterns common-form-patterns

Contact and feedback forms contact-feedback-forms

Basic contact form:

Create a contact form with:
- Name (required)
- Email (required, validated)
- Subject dropdown (General, Support, Sales, Partnership)
- Message (required, multi-line)

Customer feedback form:

Create a customer feedback form with:
- Product rating (1-5 stars)
- Comment field for detailed feedback
- Customer email (optional)

Registration and onboarding forms registration-onboarding-forms

User registration:

Create a user registration form with:
- Personal information (name, email, phone)
- Account preferences (newsletter, notifications)
- Terms and conditions acceptance
- Password creation with strength validation

Employee onboarding:

Create an employee onboarding form with:
- Personal details and contact information
- Employment information and start date
- Document uploads (resume, ID, tax forms)
- Benefits selection and preferences

Survey and assessment forms survey-assessment-forms

Customer satisfaction survey:

Create a customer satisfaction survey with:
- Overall rating (1-10 scale)
- Category ratings (product, service, support)
- Open-ended feedback sections
- Demographic information (optional)

Skills assessment:

Create a skills assessment form with:
- Skill categories with proficiency levels
- Experience duration for each skill
- Certification and training information
- Self-assessment and goals

Testing and validation testing-validation

Always test your forms always-test-forms

Before deploying any form:

Common validation patterns validation-patterns

Email validation:

Add email format validation to @email field

Phone number validation:

Add US phone number format validation to @phoneNumber

Age validation:

Add age validation: must be 18 or older for @dateOfBirth

File upload validation:

Add file type validation: only PDF, DOC, DOCX allowed for @resume
Add file size limit: maximum 5MB for @resume

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