Adobe form to replace smartform in SRM 7

Hello,
We are in the process of utilizing the adobe server for form processing in our SRM 7 environment. In SRM 5.0 we have some custom Z smartforms for SRM documents. I am having the following questions:
1) What are the steps to do a "smoke test" to make sure the adobe server is working as it should?
2) Is there a graceful way of transforming the smartforms into adobe forms without re-designing them?
3) What are the steps to configure the system so that the it prints adobe form instead of the smartforms? (I have read note 1264423. It doesn't seem to have too many details.)
4) If adobe form would be exclusively used in SRM 7, is BADI BBP_OUTPUT_CHANGE_SF still relevant or should we deactivate it?
Thanks.

I think my question has been answered by this help:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/c8/4adf7ba13c4ac1b4600d4df15f8b84/frameset.htm
What I didn't realize is this:
By migrating Smart Forms, you can reuse them as PDF-based print forms. You can find the Smart Form migration tool in transaction SMARTFORMS.
I have tried the migration tool. It did convert the old smartform to the new form/interface, but not without many errors. But at least we know that we don't have to start from scratch.

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Yes you're correct; in fact, I was talking of generating PDF files, not displaying them (for display I don't know, but the way I understood how ADS works, I guess it's not possible too).
I heard that there is one workaround : create a form with a multiple occurrence subform (but you must create it !)
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> Hi All,
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> Thanks,
> Raju
First of all, you have open threads and i dont think you will ever come back and see the answers. If you see, please close them.
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Note 1264423 - Customizing for print forms in SRM 7.0
Summary
Symptom
New functionality/Enhancements provided in SRM 7.0 for print forms is only
available in the SAP Interactive forms by ADobe and is not available in
Smartforms delivered by SRM.
More Terms
PDF based forms, ADB, Adobe forms, Confirmation, BBP_CONF_ADB, SAP
Interactive forms by Adobe, Output, SRM-EBP-CA-PRT, SRM-EBP-CGS
Cause and Prerequisites
All new enhancements or functionalities are supported only in SAP
Interactive forms by Adobe which is delivered as part of the SRM 7.0. The
Smartforms deliverd in previous verions would not have any new enhancements
from SRM 7.0.
So it is recommended to use the new SAP interactive forms By Adobe instead
of the Smartforms for print and output in SRM 7.0.
Solution
The customizing required to switch to the new SAP interactive forms by
Adobe are described avaiable as part of the customization documentation
againt the IMG entries for Output:
the documentation and the respecitive customizing can be accesed in the
following manner:
Step 1:
Goto transaction SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> SAP Supplier relationship
Management -> SRM Server -> Cross Application basic settings -> Set output
Actions and output Format -> Define Actions for Document output.
maintain the action defentions for all purchasing documents for which the
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Save the customizing
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Goto transaction SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> SAP Supplier relationship
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Actions and output Format -> Condition-Dependent Document Output.
maintain the conditions for output for all purchasing documents for which
the new forms are intended to be used in the above mentioned customizing.
Save the customizing.
For more details on each of the above mentioned steps access the
corresponding documentation againt the respective customizing entry in
SPRO.
Release Status: Released for Customer
Released on: 30.10.2008 11:23:10
Priority: Recommendations/additional info
Category: Customizing
Main Component SRM-EBP-CA-PRT Document Output / Forms
Valid Releases
Software Component Release From
Release
To Release and Following
SRM_SERVER 700 700 700
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