Dynamic generation of Adobe Interactive Form

Hi all. hope you can help.
My required scenario :
We have a 4.6c SAP system that is generating a delivery note with some formatting on the note.
The idea is to use the ADS to create a PDF based on a template we create (That can be modified later as the business requires - new logo ..etc) together with data from the 4.6c system.
So the 4.6c will send a flat file (ftp) to CE7.1 server where the ADS is running. A pure java application will send the data to the ADS and get back the populated PDF.
Once the java app has this interactive PDF document it will then be sent to a distributor who will open the PDF and enter serial numbers into the form after which he will print the form.
This process should be automated ie (No WebDynpro )
There is no connectivity between the 4.6c system and the ADS as 4.6c does not support ADS communication.
There is no connectivity between the ADS and the receiver of the PDF other than the e-mail that will be sent.
So my questions
1) Have i missed the point of having ADS installed. As far as i have read - the advantage of having ADS is the possibility
          a) To design using drag and drop
          b) Enable the end receiver of the PDF to be able to post the data back.
          c) Integration with WDP (not required)
          d) Integration with later versions of SAP.
I have not found any documents supporting a 3rd party app (Pure Java) send some data structure to ADS and getting back a PDF.(This is what i need)
2) Is this scenario a typical one.
3) Should i rather generate the PDF directly using something like iText and forget about ADS.
Thanks in advance

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