Archive Link Creation for IXOS

HI,
I have an requirement to create custom output using smartform for invoice. Convert output into PDF and create ARCHIVE LINK to store that document into IXOS server.
I have finished part upto creating PDF from smartform.
Can someone suggest procedure to store document to IXOS server and create ARCHIVE LINK for that document?

Hi Shamim,
Thanks for your efforts. But I am a ABAP developer and in search of set function modules need for
creating Archive Link from sales invoice output to IXOS. Configuration is not a part of my work.
I just want to create PDF of Sales Invoice and send it to IXOS server.
Basically I have created a program a program which first download PDF to presentation server, create archive link by sending it to IXOS and then delete the PDF from the stored location.
To dounload I used                           FM 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'.
To get Archive ID I used                    FM 'ARCHIV_CONNECTDEFINITION_GET' .
To archive PDF do I used                   FM 'ALINK_DOCUMENTS_CREATE_DIALOG'.
To get new record number I used        FM 'NUMBER_GET_NEXT'.
To insert entry in sap link table I used FM 'ARCHIV_CONNECTION_INSERT'.
This is working, but it stores doc to presentation server first and then archive. Now I want to archive PDF on the fly means I dont to want to store it anywhere in presentation or application server. It should directly take the table and archive it to IXOS.
Is it possible?
Thanks in Advance
SK

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