Archive Smartform printout into SAP database

Question

Dear All,
I am printing a smartform through Z-Program.
I need to archive this printout.
Please suggest me the solution.

Answer 1

Hello,
Please be noted that archiving documents other than ABAP lists has been
deactivated through SAP note 725723.
So, OTF objects should be archived directly from the application.
The suggestion was that when the application calls the Smartforms
function module, it asks to prepare the OTF data and give it back to
the application.
If you set parameter CONTROL_PARAMETERS-GETOTF = 'X', then OTF data will
be returned to application and no printing/ archiving will be performed.
The application can manipulate the returned data. for instance convert
it to PDF and send as email (usual practice).
The application can also accumulate the OTF data received from different
Smartforms and then call the archiving procedure. e.g.
   perform otf_archive in program SAPLSTXBC tables otfdata
                                          using  arc_params
                                                 arc_index.
It was also suggested that some modifcations to the OTF data before
appending it to a common table otfdata.
For instance, if you want to put 3 Smartforms into one archive, the
nntermediate OTF data returned will be OTF1, OTF2, OTF3. For OTF1
last line ('//'), for OTF2 you need to delete the first and last line,
for OTF3 you need to delete the first line only.
Then you can append them into the one OTFDATA table and do the call
above to otf_archive.
Or you can also use the Storage Mode Print and Archive instead of Print Only when print.
Regards,
David