Adobe Forms Data Fields in Portal

This question regarding Adobe Forms in Portal 7.
Can data fields on a form which are not stored in the SAP backend can be saved? Can this be done in the portal or do we have to save this data in the backend via Z tables or creating additional infotypes?
We need to have this data to be available if a user would like to redisplay a form at a later date.

Hi Azim,
to clarify your query go thru this url
To use Adobe interactive forms you should install the Adobe Reader Version .... 7. Launch the SAP Enterprise Portal. (. http://<host>:<port>/irj/portal ...
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e98c87ea-0c01-0010-3798-a4f8db2411c5
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thanks
karthikeya

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