# Save Form Definition in Orbeon Builder

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 This is service is called when a **Form Definition** is **Saved** inside the **Orbeon Form Builder**.\
The form is saved in the storage but it not has been published. It is available in the **Form Builder Summary**.\
**Service Type:** put\
**Servide Output:** application/xml\
**Service Path**: /crud/orbeon/builder/data/{document-id}/data.xml?valid={aBoolean}

![](/files/-LHZMPcP179oin60qesY)

Orbeon request body example:\
\
Is the same source shown by **Orbeon** after click on **"Edit Source"** in the **Form Builder**.

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xh:html xmlns:xh="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" xmlns:xxi="http://orbeon.org/oxf/xml/xinclude" xmlns:xxf="http://orbeon.org/oxf/xml/xforms" xmlns:exf="http://www.exforms.org/exf/1-0" xmlns:fr="http://orbeon.org/oxf/xml/form-runner" xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net/" xmlns:sql="http://orbeon.org/oxf/xml/sql" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:fb="http://orbeon.org/oxf/xml/form-builder">
    <xh:head>
        <xh:title>Nombres</xh:title>
        <xf:model id="fr-form-model" xxf:expose-xpath-types="true">
            <!-- Main instance -->
            <xf:instance id="fr-form-instance" xxf:exclude-result-prefixes="#all">
                <form>
                    <section-1>
                        <nombre/>
                    </section-1>
                </form>
            </xf:instance>
            <!-- Bindings -->
            <xf:bind id="fr-form-binds" ref="instance(''fr-form-instance'')">
                <xf:bind id="section-1-bind" name="section-1" ref="section-1">
                    <xf:bind id="nombre-bind" name="nombre" ref="nombre"/>
                </xf:bind>
            </xf:bind>
            <!-- Metadata -->
            <xf:instance xxf:readonly="true" id="fr-form-metadata" xxf:exclude-result-prefixes="#all">
                <metadata>
                    <application-name>agesic</application-name>
                    <form-name>nombres</form-name>
                    <title xml:lang="en">Nombres</title>
                    <description xml:lang="en"/>
                    <singleton>false</singleton>
                </metadata>
            </xf:instance>
            <!-- Attachments -->
            <xf:instance id="fr-form-attachments" xxf:exclude-result-prefixes="#all">
                <attachments>
                    <css mediatype="text/css" filename="" size=""/>
                    <pdf mediatype="application/pdf" filename="" size=""/>
                </attachments>
            </xf:instance>
            <!-- All form resources -->
            <!-- Don''t make readonly by default in case a service modifies the resources -->
            <xf:instance id="fr-form-resources" xxf:readonly="false" xxf:exclude-result-prefixes="#all">
                <resources>
                    <resource xml:lang="en">
                        <section-1>
                            <label>Untitled Section</label>
                        </section-1>
                        <nombre>
                            <label>Nombre</label>
                            <hint/>
                        </nombre>
                    </resource>
                </resources>
            </xf:instance>
            <!-- Utility instances for services -->
            <xf:instance id="fr-service-request-instance" xxf:exclude-result-prefixes="#all">
                <request/>
            </xf:instance>
            <xf:instance id="fr-service-response-instance" xxf:exclude-result-prefixes="#all">
                <response/>
            </xf:instance>
        </xf:model>
    </xh:head>
    <xh:body>
        <fr:view>
            <fr:body xmlns:xbl="http://www.w3.org/ns/xbl" xmlns:oxf="http://www.orbeon.com/oxf/processors" xmlns:p="http://www.orbeon.com/oxf/pipeline">
                <fr:section id="section-1-control" bind="section-1-bind">
                    <xf:label ref="$form-resources/section-1/label"/>
                    <fr:grid>
                        <xh:tr>
                            <xh:td>
                                <xf:input id="nombre-control" bind="nombre-bind" class="fr-summary fr-search">
                                    <xf:label ref="$form-resources/nombre/label"/>
                                    <xf:hint ref="$form-resources/nombre/hint"/><xf:alert ref="$fr-resources/detail/labels/alert"/>
                                </xf:input>
                            </xh:td>
                        </xh:tr>
                    </fr:grid>
                </fr:section>
            </fr:body>
        </fr:view>
    </xh:body>
</xh:html>
```


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