Guided procedures - offline Adobe IF

Hey everyone,
I've came across an issue which is still unsolved regarding the implemention of Guided procedures and an offline Adobe Interactive Form.
I made a process in which an administrator can approve or reject a request. I created the Adobe Form in a callable object so that the user
can send his data in a offline-mode. Normally, the Adobe Form would trigger the corresponding process in Guided Procedures, but it
doesn't. (impersonalized form with mapping). I am almost positive there is nothing wrong with the configuration, I followed a tutorial.
I know the Adobe Interactive Form is received by Portal, since I can see the amount of requests in Guided Procedures - Administration -
Manage Impersonalized forms.
Any help / thoughts are appreciated.

Hi guys,
Found the solution to this problem.
Since I am working with an impersonalized form (anonymous logon), I had
to assign default roles to my process in order to get this process triggered
by the Adobe Interactive Form.
Thanks!

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Did you install the Adobe LiveCycle Designer. if its no it will be available in http://service.sap.com/swdc.
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