Configure PDF forms with WAS 620

Hi,
We are on WAS 620 and want to work with interactive pdf forms which is available with WAS 640.
I was told that this can be done by proper config with WAS 620 also.
Can some one confirm this and let me know where to start and any material I can refer too.

Hi Venkat,
As far as I know the WAS 620 only supports to output your Forms and Scripts to PDF Format but they are not interactive.
The Adobe Interactive Forms Solution is only available from WAS 640. You can design your forms either in ABAP transaction SFP or in NWDS(Netweaver Developer Studio) Form Designer.
You can ofcourse replace your SMART Forms with the interactive forms in ABAP. Transaction is SFP(Form Designer). This transaction is available only from ECC 5.0 which runs on WAS 640.
Check the following links for all the information you need on PDF Forms and migration of your SMART Forms to PDF Forms. But as you see all this is available from ERP 2004 onwards which is on WAS 640.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/c8/4adf7ba13c4ac1b4600d4df15f8b84/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/16/a369b1800e4bdda978ee0fe3b7bd2c/frameset.htm
Hope this is helpful.
Regards,
Shubham

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