A new publication written by me has been published in today’s c’t 3/2026.1 It shows step-by-step how data from PDF forms can be automatically extracted using the open source tool pdfcpu and subsequently imported back into ERP or ticket systems using jq or curl.
Completely without media breaks, proprietary software or subscriptions. By the way, the editable PDF forms are created with LibreOffice. The proprietary Microsoft Office still cannot create PDF forms by 2026.
This is how I automate my own workflows, for example for IT declarations of self-compliance as part of supplier assessments according to ISO 27001 or TISAX.
Buy the latest c’t, read it, and try it out!
Yours,
Tomas Jakobs