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Hi Eli,
Yes,  it should be possible.  I have a few questions --1. Do you get an error at all when you try this?2. Have you checked to make sure that this is in fact the preference key?3. Are there maybe any other preferences that you need to add as well?Normally when I need to do something like this I start by dropping the runtime in with no auto configuration. I then configure it manually on the page. At that point, when I see that it is rendering properly, I go to the database and look up the preferences XML string in the PortletPreferences table and go back to the template and build the preferences map. Remember though, embedded preferences are not updated automatically when you make changes to them later. You need to remove delete the preferences for that item from the DB to have them reset (and don't forget to clear the DB cache before you reinitialize the portlet by reloading the page)

Hi Andrew and thanks for the fast reply!Your post  made me recheck and fix my code. And yes, formInstanceId is a default portlet preference indeed. I want an auto configuration of the embed web form because like that it will be more efficient for the site editors to manage one specific type of web articles that I'm currently implementing . However, it seems that the code above does not set formInstanceId in a proper way. So I changed it with this working one  ( of course resetting portlet preferences for each instance as you reminded me ).

<#assign VOID = freeMarkerPortletPreferences.setValue("formInstanceId", "333") />
<@liferay_portlet["runtime"]
      portletName="com_liferay_dynamic_data_mapping_form_web_portlet_DDMFormPortlet"    
      defaultPreferences="${freeMarkerPortletPreferences}"
      instanceId="${.vars['reserved-article-id'].data}"
/>
<#assign VOID = freeMarkerPortletPreferences.reset() />

Hi Elena,Very interesting -- I am curious, if you have a minute to try it, try using your original solution, but putting the map inline in the defaultPreferences attribute. I use that approach often and it has always worked for me.

Hi, Andrew!I tested your solution and it is working  too. Thank you!Greetings