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    public DataListActionResult executeAction(DataList dataList, String[] rowKeys) {
        // only allow POST
        HttpServletRequest request = WorkflowUtil.getHttpServletRequest();
        if (request != null && !"POST".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getMethod())) {
            return null;
        }
        
        // check for submited rows
        if (rowKeys != null && rowKeys.length > 0) {
            try {
                //get the HTTP Response
                HttpServletResponse response = WorkflowUtil.getHttpServletResponse();
                if (rowKeys.length == 1) {
                    //generate a pdf for download
                    singlePdf(request, response, rowKeys[0]);
                } else {
                    //generate a zip of all pdfs
                    multiplePdfs(request, response, rowKeys);
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                LogUtil.error(getClassName(), e, "Fail to generate PDF for " + ArrayUtils.toString(rowKeys));
            }
        }
        
        //return null to do nothing
        return null;
    }
    
    /**
     * Handles for single pdf file
     * @param request
     * @param response
     * @param rowKey
     * @throws IOException 
     * @throws javax.servlet.ServletException 
     */
    protected void singlePdf(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String rowKey) throws IOException, ServletException {
        byte[] pdf = getPdf(rowKey);
        writeResponse(request, response, pdf, rowKey+".pdf", "application/pdf");
    }
    
    /**
     * Handles for multiple files download. Put all pdfs in zip.
     * @param request
     * @param response
     * @param rowKeys 
     * @throws java.io.IOException 
     * @throws javax.servlet.ServletException 
     */
    protected void multiplePdfs(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String[] rowKeys) throws IOException, ServletException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ZipOutputStream zip = new ZipOutputStream(baos);
        
        try {
            //create pdf and put in zip
            for (String id : rowKeys) {
                byte[] pdf = getPdf(id);
                zip.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(id+".pdf"));
                zip.write(pdf);
                zip.closeEntry();
            }
 
            zip.finish();
            writeResponse(request, response, baos.toByteArray(), getLinkLabel() +".zip", "application/zip");
        } finally {
            baos.close();
            zip.flush();
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Generate PDF using FormPdfUtil
     * @param id
     * @return 
     */
    protected byte[] getPdf(String id) {
        AppDefinition appDef = AppUtil.getCurrentAppDefinition();
        String formDefId = getPropertyString("formDefId");
 
        Boolean hideEmptyValueField = null;
        if (getPropertyString("hideEmptyValueField").equals("true")) {
            hideEmptyValueField = true;
        }
        Boolean showNotSelectedOptions = null;
        if (getPropertyString("showNotSelectedOptions").equals("true")) {
            showNotSelectedOptions = true;
        }
        Boolean repeatHeader = null;
        if ("true".equals(getPropertyString("repeatHeader"))) {
            repeatHeader = true;
        }
        Boolean repeatFooter = null;
        if ("true".equals(getPropertyString("repeatFooter"))) {    
            repeatFooter = true;
        }
        String css = null;
        if (!getPropertyString("formatting").isEmpty()) {
            css = getPropertyString("formatting");
        }
        String header = null; 
        if (!getPropertyString("headerHtml").isEmpty()) {
            header = getPropertyString("headerHtml");
            header = AppUtil.processHashVariable(header, null, null, null);
        }
        String footer = null; 
        if (!getPropertyString("footerHtml").isEmpty()) {
            footer = getPropertyString("footerHtml");
            footer = AppUtil.processHashVariable(footer, null, null, null);
        }
        
        return FormPdfUtil.createPdf(formDefId, id, appDef, null, hideEmptyValueField, header, footer, css, showNotSelectedOptions, repeatHeader, repeatFooter);
    }
    
    /**
     * Write to response for download
     * @param response
     * @param bytes
     * @param filename
     * @param contentType
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    protected void writeResponse(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, byte[] bytes, String filename, String contentType) throws IOException, ServletException {
        OutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
        try {
            String name = URLEncoder.encode(filename, "UTF8").replaceAll("\\+", "%20");
            response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename="+name+"; filename*=UTF-8''" + name);
            response.setContentType(contentType+"; charset=UTF-8");
            
            if (bytes.length > 0) {
                response.setContentLength(bytes.length);
                out.write(bytes);
            }
        } finally {
            out.flush();
            out.close();
            
            //simply fowardforward to a 
            request.getRequestDispatcher(filename).forward(request, response);
        }
    }