Adobe Document Services landscape question

Hello,
We have installed Adobe Document Services (ADS) as part of Netweaver 2004s on a 32 bit Windows server. We have our Development Portal configured to point to this server in the configuration of ADS.
Can we use the same ADS server for our QA Portal? We want to limit the number of servers/instances that we have to install and maintain.
Thank you,
George Barta

Hello,
There is a web service client connection to setup, and that's it (so nothing extraordinary there) !
Guids on how to do this are available on service.sap.com/adobe (configuration guide) and also in the following threads:
ADS connection
Using ADS on other server
Regards,
Francois

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A few questions regarding the configuration of Adobe Document Services

For Your Information: the main questions are repeated at the end of this post.
The Adobe Document Services seems to work fine. The test I did on http://<server>:<port>/AdobeDocumentServices/Config gives the error
' "Required stream: "PDFDocument" not found. ' so that's fine.
But when I do this: http://server:50000/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
The result: the PDF is shown and I can enter text in the textboxes and also use the radioboxes.
But I can't use the dropdownboxes, neither can I use the "submit" and "check" buttons..
Is this normal? Or is it because of the ReaderRights credential?
Or is it necessary to install the ACF?
Here is some info I got from a blog:
"Client Side Requirements
Follow the steps mentioned below. Please make sure the following prerequisites are met before working with Adobe Interactive Forms.
NWDS 7.0 / 6.0
Adobe Live cycle designer 7.1 / 7.0
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 [ Minimum : 7.0.1]
End User Requirements
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 [ Minimum : 7.0.1]
Active Component Framework (ACF) - SPS 9, SPS 10"
Two more questions;
1)This info is in the config guide:
"If you have installed the ADS and the WD runtime environment on different J2EE engines and if the communication between these engines uses the SLD, you need to publish the ADS to the SLD."
Does this mean that I don't need to do this when I haven't used SLD? Or is it necessary to install SLD?
Some more info:
Prerequisites:
A System Landscape Dir must already have been configured.
If you have not yet done so, perform the necessary activities according to the documentation SAP System Landscape Directory, Administrative Activities section, chapters:
Start and stop the SLD Service
Configure the SLD Server
Configure data persistence
Make settings for the SLD bridge
You can find this documentation by calling the following URL in your web
browser: http://<host>:<port>/sld
When I check this URL, I don't see anything concerning an (already configured) SLD.
2) Do I need the license below too to develop in AIF?
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
Main questions----
I need to create a form with a few fields (of which some fields are mandatory); then I have to use a few BAPI's to check these fields and to save the content in a CRM system.
I've installed Netweaver Sneak Preview, and configured Adobe Document Services (made ADSUser & ADSCaller, set IIOP etc to Autostart, Installed the credentials). The tests seem to work fine, but I haven't developed anything yet.
My questions:
1)Is it necessary to install the ACF?
2)Is it necessary to install Adobe LifeCycle Designer?
3)Also SLD?
4)Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan
Message was edited by:
Allan Duinslaeger

No one?
Some questions are answered by someone else.
-The SLD is okay, it doesn't need to be configured
-The Adobe Lifecycle Designer is automatically installed when installing the Netweaver Studio Sneak Preview SP16
Just two more questions:
1)when I open http://server:port/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
The PDF is shown but I can't use the buttons or the dropdown boxes.
I tried to install ACF but I have NW04s SP16, and the ACF is only SP11.
So when I install that, it only shows a blue screen with "I am the placeholder control"
When I install ACF SP19 for NW04, the PDF shows again, but I still can't use the buttons or dropdowns. Is this normal?
2) Do I need the license described below?
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
Main questions----
I need to create a form with a few fields (of which some fields are mandatory); then I have to use a few BAPI's to check these fields and to save the content in a CRM system.
I've installed Netweaver Sneak Preview, and configured Adobe Document Services (made ADSUser & ADSCaller, set IIOP etc to Autostart, Installed the credentials). The tests seem to work fine, but I haven't developed anything yet.
My questions:
1) What about the ACF?
2) Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan

Questions Regarding Adobe Document Services

Greetings,
We are looking at implementing Adobe Document Services and I have some general questions about running it; any input you can give will be helpful. I am particularly eager for good reference documents that have answers to these questions.
Question 1:
We have multiple ABAP stacks which could use ADS (which runs on the J2EE stack). Can we use just one J2EE instance running the latest version of ADS and hook it up to all our ABAP stacks? Or do we need a separate J2EE instance for each ABAP stack?
Question 2:
Are there direct version dependencies between ADS and the ABAP stack version / J2EE stack version? In other words, if we upgrade the ABAP stack version does the ADS version need to increase to the same stack level?
Question 3:
Does Adobe Lifecycle Designer require a separate client install for it to work in the SAPGUI?
Question 4:
What is meant by "high volume" print scenarios -- and why would this supposedly need a dual-stack system?
Thanks in advance SDNers!
- Kris

actuall the statement to have ABAP+JAVA for performnce reasons is obsolete as of NW 7.0 SP12
please see the Master guide at https://service.sap.com/instguides
For SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP Stack 06 and higher, run both usage types AS ABAP and AS Java in
one system to improve performance for printing scenarios in this system. This precludes the
possibility of using one central ADS for several systems.
As of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP Stack 12, this restriction no longer applies. Therefore you can also
improve performance by using one central ADS for several systems.
this is a good starting point https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobe
There are in particular for ADS installations on HP-UX performance constraints
please checkout #1133230:
Because the ADS binary files execute using the AIRES emulator, erformance of the ADS will be slightly different from what is indicated in the ADS sizing guidelines.
Performance for small print forms will be approximately 2.0 times slower than indicated in the sizing guideline.
Performance for medium and large print forms and non-cached interactive forms will be approximately 1.5 times slower than indicated in the sizing guideline
Performance for cached interactive forms will be approximately 25% faster than indicated in the sizing guideline
Nesimi

Adobe Document Services Architecture NW04s

All,
I am working at a customer that will be using Adobe Document Services for interactive forms.
The customer has several existing SAP applications but for this project it was recommended to configure the ADS on the SRM server (java stack is required)
What I need to know is the best practice architecture for the customers current needs as well as if they intend to expand its use in the future.
A)Should they have a centralized ADS server?
B) Should they have an ADS on each landscape? ie: one for CRM, one for SRM, one for ERP, in Dev/TST and QA
C)Can they have an ADS on their SRM server and share it with their ERP or other servers? ie: If they want to use ESS/MSS in the future
Any suggestions would be appreciated,

Interesting question, frequently faced in large companies.
The ADS can be shared between various SAP systems, (question c: yes).
So typically the same ADS server can be used for DEV and QAS environments, and one special for productive purposes (questions a, b, c).
Recommandation from SAP side is that the ADS should have the same SPS level as the other components (ABAP or Java) with of course same SP level for all the components for the J2EE engine where the ADS is running.
This the way the newly created forms are tested by SAP (questions a, b, c).
Knowing this, to have a central ADS instance is in practice quite difficult to achieve, so the answer depends on the architecture (number of servers, upgrades plannings etc.)
Keep in mind the sizing of the ADS: your architecture will also then depend of the usage of the ADS by the various SAP systems (questions a, b, c).
Hope this helps,
Best regards,
Francois

Add Subform dynamically,on click of Button, in Interactive form generated by Adobe Document Services

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--Button
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My question is,I s it not possible to add subforms dynamically in PDF's generated by Adobe Document Services with Reader Rights enabled?
Or, is there something that i am missing?
Please guide.
Thanks.
Regards,
Siddhartha

Hi,
you can't change the behavior of the save button in the browser nor in Reader/Acrobat.
You can add a custom button within your form which calls a custom script from a folder level script using the browserForDoc method.
The browseForDoc methos is the only one whcih can change the name in the saveAs dialog.
Here's an example., you can run from Acrobat console.
You need to combine it with the solution from the other thread to make it work with your form.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2266799#2266799%232266799
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    bSave: true,
    cFilenameInit: "MyForm.pdf",
    cFSInit: "",
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        cFS: oRetn.cFS,
        cPath: oRetn.cPath,
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ADobe document services

Hi All,
I was trying to activate the adobe document services in the Netweaver 2004s ABAP +JAVA stack system
when ever i am trying to execute the program FP_TEST_00 The pop up screen appears asking
Enter you user name and ID
Resource AdobeDocumentService/config
Username :----
Password:----
I activated the ADS in DEV system it does not ask for these credentials every time.
Please help in solving this problem.
Thanks in Advance

Hello, check these to debug your ADS problems:
ADS Installation and configuration:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmobile71/helpdata/en/37/504b8cbc2848a494facfdc09a359b1/frameset.htm
Troubleshooting for ADS configuration:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/30ec0508-9438-2c10-f393-a41fb255698d?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true
ADS tests
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmobile71/helpdata/en/43/f31e3082221595e10000000a1553f7/content.htm
Landscape with ADS:
http://csc-studentweb.lr.edu/swp/Berg/Conferences/SAP_NW2008_and_Admin_2008/BI/Track13/Track13_Session4.pdf
Regards Otto

Installing Adobe Document Services

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software Compon    Release    Level     Support Package
SAP_BASIS          700        0009      SAPKB70009
SAP_ABA            700        0009      SAPKA70009
PI_BASIS           2005_1_700 0009      SAPKIPYJ79
ST-PI              2005_1_700 0002      SAPKITLQI2
SAP_BW             700        0009      SAPKW70009
SAP_AP             700        0006      SAPKNA7006
SAP_HR             600        0007      SAPKE60007
SAP_APPL           600        0006      SAPKH60006
EA-IPPE            400        0006      SAPKGPID06
EA-APPL            600        0006      SAPKGPAD06
EA-DFPS            600        0006      SAPKGPDD06
EA-HR              600        0007      SAPKGPHD07
EA-FINSERV         600        0006      SAPKGPFD06
FINBASIS           600        0006      SAPK-60006INFINBASIS
EA-PS              600        0006      SAPKGPPD06
EA-RETAIL          600        0006      SAPKGPRD06
EA-GLTRADE         600        0006      SAPKGPGD06
ECC-DIMP           600        0006      SAPK-60006INECCDIMP
ERECRUIT           600        0006      SAPK-60006INERECRUIT
FI-CA              600        0006      SAPK-60006INFICA
FI-CAX             600        0006      SAPK-60006INFICAX
INSURANCE          600        0006      SAPK-60006ININSURANC
IS-CWM             600        0006      SAPK-60006INISCWM
IS-H               600        0006      SAPK-60006INISH
IS-M               600        0006      SAPK-60006INISM
IS-OIL             600        0006      SAPK-60006INISOIL
IS-PS-CA           600        0006      SAPK-60006INISPSCA
IS-UT              600        0006      SAPK-60006INISUT
SEM-BW             600        0006      SAPKGS6006
LSOFE              600        0006      SAPK-60006INLSOFE
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Sap   application server is application platform for all other component which provide the platform to deployment of other Component. As you are deployment ADS into the system.
Sap Aplllication server----
Sap Application server JAVA (J2EE engine )
Sap application server Abap (Abap engine)
To deploy the ADS you require java engine .

Adobe Document Services for SAP NetWeaver 7.1

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Thanks in advance,
Matthias

Hello Samrat,
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Configuring the Destination URL for the Adobe Document Services

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I am going through the documentation for "Configuring the Destination URL for the Adobe Document Services " at :
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/02/560f41ca73d349e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
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com.adobe AdobeDocumentServicesEjbClientLibrary null (705.20060407121920.289077)
sap.com SAP-JEE 7.00 SP11 (1000.7.00.11.0.20070201154700)
sap.com SAP-JEECOR 7.00 SP11 (1000.7.00.11.0.20070201154700)
com.adobe DocumentServicesBinaries2 null (710.20060629085312.115621)
com.adobe DocumentServicesConfiguration null (710.20061024154505.342190)
com.adobe DocumentServicesDestProtoService null (710.20060821084105.325745)
com.adobe DocumentServicesLibrary null (710.20060629090137.115621)
com.adobe DocumentServicesLicenseDatabase null (705.20051005114147.242570)
com.adobe DocumentServicesLicenseManager null (710.20060929113452.336248)
com.adobe DocumentServicesLicenseService null (710.20060929113452.336248)
com.adobe DocumentServicesLicenseSupportService null (710.20060929113641.336248)

2) 64-bit machine with portal installation on Web AS for Java, with ESS and MSS
sap.com/SAP-JEECOR 7.00 SP11 (1000.7.00.11.0.20070201154700) 20070308153304
sap.com/SAP-JEE 7.00 SP11 (1000.7.00.11.0.20070201154700) 20070308153213
sap.com SAP_ESS 600 SP7 (1000.600.0.7.12.20070314050106)
sap.com SAP_MSS 600 SP7 (1000.600.0.7.4.20070321052655)
sap.com tc/wd/webdynpro null (7.0009.20060804145649.0000) 

Why do we have to create a new user for the server which is consuming the web service? We already have an user "ADSUser" defined for the Web AS server which has ADS services deployed.
I have opened this thread to solve the previous unanswered question I posted on SDN Empty area in place of Interactive form. .
One more thing the adobe print forms of ESS [Total Compensation Statement and Salary Statement] are rendering properly, only the ones with Interactive ability or not.
thanks,
Sanketh

Hello Sanketh,
1. To access the NW04s configuration guide,
 - Go to https://service.sap.com/adobe
 - On the left frame (tree), under Adobe > Media Library > Documentation
 - On the right had pane you will find the link to the NW04s Configuration guide
2. The link that you have mentioned below details the steps required to be carried out on the client machine that consumes the Adobe Document Services. In our case that is the j2ee engine on which your Web Dynpro application is running. It could be the same physical machine with two different j2ee instances hosting Web Dynpro and ADS or it could be two different physical machine or a single machine having a single instance of j2ee engine hosting both the Web Dynpro and the ADS.
You do not have to create a separate username and a password on the consuming machine but you need to configure the Web Service client proxy to point to the ADS (maybe hosted on a different machine) with the username and the password created on the ADS server. As you have mentioned, you have already created such an user on the ADS (ADSUser). This user authentication on the client machine (consuming server - Web Dynpro) would be required at the runtime by the j2ee engine to authenticate itself with the ADS.
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Good Mornig,
sorry for my English, but I have one question:
which file '.rar' should I use to install (and I Can download) Stack Java and Adobe Document Service ?
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Hi Iwan,
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SAP NetWeaver Product Management
The update is done. Get the new credential valid until June 2006 at https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/softwaredownload?download=https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/business_packages/a1-8-4/adobe_credential_sneakpreview_nw04.zip&df=0 .
Cheers,
Markus
Message was edited on Feb 17 by: Markus Meisl

[PDF] use Adobe Document Services

Hi,
We already discussed about generating PDF (see also this Weblog : /people/sap.user72/blog/2004/11/10/bsphowto-generate-pdf-output-from-a-bsp) from the current page ([PDF] Print BSP current page)
I would like to re-open the subject and asks the question :
"Is this possible to achieve the same without using some third-party tool(I know Eddy is fond of HTMLDOC), and especially, by using Adobe Document Services ?"
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Guillaume
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Guillaume Garcia

using ADS it should be possible. but we have taken a different route. we have developed a small java application (jsp) using <a href="http://www.lowagie.com/iText/download.html">ITEXT</a> residing on the j2ee engine and from out bsp we call this and pass our array to it, it would then render the content in PDF.
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I need to configure ADS for Form Processing (ABAP). However, I got the following landscape:
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AS ABAP instance: Netweaver 7.4 SR1
Is there any restriction or consideration regarding this scenario? I mean, having an ABAP stack higher than the JAVA. Is it possible?
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Hi JAM,
Please find pre-requisite information in SAP help as below
Configuring Adobe Document Services for Form Processing (ABAP) - Adobe Document Services for Form Processing - SAP Libra…
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The AS Java where the ADS are running should have at least the same release as the AS ABAP.
Caution
The following functions for PDF forms require at least the ADS version on AS Java 7.20:
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Stitching of PDF forms
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Regards,
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My question is, "Can Adobe Document Services do the same?" ADS is for users working in a SAP environment but it's suppose to have the same functionality as "Adobe LiveCycle Forms", so I'm hoping we'll be able to do this.

Well, I know it's possible, but I have no idea how you would do it in that environment. You may want to speak to your SAP support guys for that.
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Hello,
We are looking at a project that will require the use of Adobe Interactive forms. In looking at the requirements for this, I see that we need to run the Adobe Document Services (ADS). The ADS runs on the SAP Java AS. In reviewing the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) it looks like running the ADS on the iSeries platform is not available. I am curious if anyone else on this group uses Adobe Document Services and if so, what does your system landscape look like to run this?
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Russ Cook

Hi Russ.
If you search this forum you will find several threads dealing with ADS on IBM i. In addition to that I would like to point to our [community homepage|SAP on DB2 for i] where you will find a [whitepaper about ADS on IBM i|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/50a2b40c-4c03-2a10-b289-84b9fae53095].
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