Insert Field
use the insert text action to map values from salesforce into specific text fields in a pdf form when the document is generated, those fields are filled with data from the salesforce record steps to insert a field navigate to the document generation tab in the cloudfiles app and open the pdf template in edit mode using the menu (⋮) next to the template click the + insert text button in the right panel click on a text field area in the pdf, or select a field from the list in the bottom panel the selected field will be highlighted in the insert field section that appears on the right, choose the salesforce field from the field api name dropdown optionally, select a format to control how the value is displayed in the generated document click apply to map the field a green dot will appear on the field to indicate it has been successfully mapped use case let's say you need to generate a w 9 form for each contact record in salesforce instead of manually entering the contact's name, address, or tax details each time, you can set up the pdf template to automatically fill these fields using the insert text action steps upload the w 9 pdf as a new template in the document generation tab click the menu (⋮) next to the uploaded file and choose edit in the right panel, select contact as the object and click set primary record to open the pdf editor click + insert text , then click on line 1 (under name of entity/individual) and map it to contact name for line 2, map a business or company name (e g , contact account name or a custom field) insert address details into lines 5 and 6 using mailingstreet mailingcity mailingstate mailingpostalcode after mapping all fields, click publish to save the template