Number of "Draft Forms" showing in Licensing Adobe Document Services, why?

Hi Friends,
I can see following details under the services -->Document Services License Service in VA of ADS Server.
Number of SAP Forms : 0
Number of Customer Forms : 0
Number of Draft forms: 3 <-----only showing.
so where is the setting ? How to convert it customer Forms. why it is showing as Draft forms? any idea???
Thanks
Ali

Hi R.A.,
Forms are classified and displayed as:
● Customer Forms, the total number of your forms.
● SAP Forms, the total number of original SAP forms.
● Draft Forms, the total number of forms in a draft state. Draft forms are forms that are not currently in production and therefore do not count as a licensed/unlicensed form.
Have a look at this link on ADS Configuration guide.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/37/504b8cbc2848a494facfdc09a359b1/frameset.htm
Go to section Licensing Adobe Document Services, in this you will get more information.
Regards,
Vinod

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The following text is coming directly from sap marketplace alias /abobe -> FAQs #18.
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Gud Mrng Techies,
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For Your Information: the main questions are repeated at the end of this post.
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' "Required stream: "PDFDocument" not found. ' so that's fine.
But when I do this: http://server:50000/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
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"Client Side Requirements
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NWDS 7.0 / 6.0
Adobe Live cycle designer 7.1 / 7.0
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 [ Minimum : 7.0.1]
End User Requirements
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 [ Minimum : 7.0.1]
Active Component Framework (ACF) - SPS 9, SPS 10"
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1)This info is in the config guide:
"If you have installed the ADS and the WD runtime environment on different J2EE engines and if the communication between these engines uses the SLD, you need to publish the ADS to the SLD."
Does this mean that I don't need to do this when I haven't used SLD? Or is it necessary to install SLD?
Some more info:
Prerequisites:
A System Landscape Dir must already have been configured.
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Start and stop the SLD Service
Configure the SLD Server
Configure data persistence
Make settings for the SLD bridge
You can find this documentation by calling the following URL in your web
browser: http://<host>:<port>/sld
When I check this URL, I don't see anything concerning an (already configured) SLD.
2) Do I need the license below too to develop in AIF?
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
Main questions----
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I've installed Netweaver Sneak Preview, and configured Adobe Document Services (made ADSUser & ADSCaller, set IIOP etc to Autostart, Installed the credentials). The tests seem to work fine, but I haven't developed anything yet.
My questions:
1)Is it necessary to install the ACF?
2)Is it necessary to install Adobe LifeCycle Designer?
3)Also SLD?
4)Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan
Message was edited by:
Allan Duinslaeger

No one?
Some questions are answered by someone else.
-The SLD is okay, it doesn't need to be configured
-The Adobe Lifecycle Designer is automatically installed when installing the Netweaver Studio Sneak Preview SP16
Just two more questions:
1)when I open http://server:port/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
The PDF is shown but I can't use the buttons or the dropdown boxes.
I tried to install ACF but I have NW04s SP16, and the ACF is only SP11.
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
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I need to create a form with a few fields (of which some fields are mandatory); then I have to use a few BAPI's to check these fields and to save the content in a CRM system.
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1) What about the ACF?
2) Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan

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Hi Experts,
ERP2004 SP17, EP 6.0 SP20, AS Java 6.40 (web dynpr runtime), As Java 7.0 (for ADS).
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RESPONE 1:
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Set-Cookie: <value is hidden>
Set-Cookie: <value is hidden>
Server: SAP J2EE Engine/7.00
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=UTF-8
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:24:25 GMT
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" ><SOAP-ENV:Body><rpl:rpDataResponse xmlns:rpl='urn:AdobeDocumentServicesVi'><rpl:Response xmlns:pns='urn:com.adobe'><pns:rpStrings><pns:RpString><pns:name>Error_Level</pns:name><pns:value>0</pns:value></pns:RpString><pns:RpString><pns:name>Results</pns:name><pns:value>
Required stream: "PDFDocument" not found in request OR its length is zero.</pns:value></pns:RpString><pns:RpString><pns:name>VersionInfo</pns:name><pns:value>710.20061024154505.342190</pns:value></pns:RpString></pns:rpStrings></rpl:Response></rpl:rpDataResponse></SOAP-ENV:Body></SOAP-ENV:Envelope
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com.sap.tc.webdynpro.services.exceptions.WDRuntimeException: Error during call to AdobeDocumentServer: Processing exception during a "Render" operation. 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com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.request(Processor.java:175) at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java:33) at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.MessageRunner.run(MessageRunner.java:41) at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java:37) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:207) at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:100) at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java:170) Caused by: com.adobe.document.xmlform.InvalidTemplateException: IDL:com/adobe/document/xmlform/InvalidTemplateException:1.0 at com.adobe.document.xmlform.InvalidTemplateExceptionHelper.read(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.document.xmlform._FormFactoryStub.renderAll(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.RemoteRenderer.renderAllRemote(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.RemoteRenderer.renderAll(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.RemoteRenderer.renderAll(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.Renderer.renderDatalessPdf(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.Renderer.renderSpecialPdf(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.Renderer.renderWithCache(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.ads.request.Renderer.execute(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.BaseADSRequest.doWork(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesWorker.processRender(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesWorker.execute(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.processRequest(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.rpData(Unknown Source) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesLocalLocalObjectImpl0_0.rpData(AdobeDocumentServicesLocalLocalObjectImpl0_0.java:120) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:85) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:58) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:60) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:391) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.EJBImplementationContainer.invokeMethod(EJBImplementationContainer.java:126) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.RuntimeProcessor.process(RuntimeProcessor.java:157) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.RuntimeProcessor.process(RuntimeProcessor.java:79) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.servlet.ServletDispatcherImpl.doPost(ServletDispatcherImpl.java:92) at SoapServlet.doPost(SoapServlet.java:51) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:401) at 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I do not know RESPONSE 1 is causing ERROR 1 on portal.
I did not yet install adobe reader credentials.
any ideas why I am seeing the error on portal?

One more observation I have made is:
a HTTP destination is created on AS Java 6.40 as part of the configuration.
5.3 Creating a Destination of the Destination Service in the Java EnvironmentIf you use print forms you have to create the destination service on the server where the Adobe document services are installed. If you use forms in ISR scenarios, for example in the Business Package MSS, you have to create the destination service on the J2EE engine that hosts Web Dynpro.To create the new destination, proceed as follows:
1. Log on to the Visual Administrator. See How to Start the Visual Administrator [on page 48].
2. On the Cluster tab, choose Server <x> → Services → Destinations. Under Runtime, select HTTP. The available destinations are displayed. The information that applies to a selected destination is displayed in the right pane.
3. Choose New in the navigation panel.
4. In the dialog box that follows, enter the name FP_ICF_DATA for the new destination and choose OK.
5. Under Connection Settings enter the message server (or Web Dispatcher) of the SAP Web AS ABAP in the URL field:
http://<hostname>:<HTTP_port>
and in case of SSL,
https://<hostname>:<HTTPS_port> To display the host name of your SAP Web AS ABAP log on to SAP Web AS ABAP and call transaction SICF. In the main menu, choose Goto → Port Information. The information is displayed on a screen; where the HTTP_port is specified under Services.
6. Enter the client number of the system where the user ADS_AGENT exists in the field client. Keep the other fields System ID and Language empty.
7. Select the authentication method to use for the connection, and enter the parameters for the authentication method in the corresponding fields (if applicable).
In the Username field enter ADS_AGENT (must exist as service user in SAP Web AS ABAP)
In the Password field enter the same password as given for SAP Web AS ABAP service user ADS_AGENT.
See Creating a Service User in the ABAP Environment [on page 32].
8. If the connection is to use HTTPS, then specify how the connection should handle SSL server authentication.
9. Save the data.
After this configuration, I picked the button SAVE and TEST,
the system throws an error:
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Help Regarding Adobe document services

Hello,
I want to add digital signature in form 16 .for implementing that i need to have Adobe document services .
my query is whether we need to have license from SAP to install ADS.
how to install ADS in my system .
How should i proceed ?
Regards,
Rachel

Hi Rachel,
The most important SAP Notes that apply to the configuration of the Adobe document services are shown below:
Important SAP Notes
SAP Note Number
Title
894009
Adobe document services: Configuration Guide (NW 7.0)
736902
Adobe Credentials
750784
SAP Interactive Forms: Licenses
752153
Adobe: PDF Manipulation Module High Encryption
766191
Active Component Framework Installation
766410
Interactive forms: XDC Scenarios for the Printer Control
685571
Printing PDF-Based Forms
834573
SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe: Acrobat/Adobe Reader Version
854621
Third Party Software Delivered with Adobe Document Services and Adobe LiveCycle Designer
944221
Problem Analysis / Troubleshooting in Forms Processing
886572
ADS: Central Patch Note for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
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Thanks & Regards,
Nagesh.

Adobe Document Services Architecture NW04s

All,
I am working at a customer that will be using Adobe Document Services for interactive forms.
The customer has several existing SAP applications but for this project it was recommended to configure the ADS on the SRM server (java stack is required)
What I need to know is the best practice architecture for the customers current needs as well as if they intend to expand its use in the future.
A)Should they have a centralized ADS server?
B) Should they have an ADS on each landscape? ie: one for CRM, one for SRM, one for ERP, in Dev/TST and QA
C)Can they have an ADS on their SRM server and share it with their ERP or other servers? ie: If they want to use ESS/MSS in the future
Any suggestions would be appreciated,

Interesting question, frequently faced in large companies.
The ADS can be shared between various SAP systems, (question c: yes).
So typically the same ADS server can be used for DEV and QAS environments, and one special for productive purposes (questions a, b, c).
Recommandation from SAP side is that the ADS should have the same SPS level as the other components (ABAP or Java) with of course same SP level for all the components for the J2EE engine where the ADS is running.
This the way the newly created forms are tested by SAP (questions a, b, c).
Knowing this, to have a central ADS instance is in practice quite difficult to achieve, so the answer depends on the architecture (number of servers, upgrades plannings etc.)
Keep in mind the sizing of the ADS: your architecture will also then depend of the usage of the ADS by the various SAP systems (questions a, b, c).
Hope this helps,
Best regards,
Francois

Adobe Document Services - http Response 500 - How to configure the logging?

We are building an application in Web Dynpro Java that fetches data from an R/3 system via an RFC connection and is then supposed to show said data in a pdf within an iview. For that task we want to use the InteractiveForm UIElement. We bind the data to its pdfSource in the iViewu2019s context. Currently the form only consists of a text field bound to one attribute element of the pdfSource context node.
The ADS webservice is configured according to the manuals found here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/fa/0b700d6cfd4e03a8ec2186ba6ff4af/frameset.htm
and tested successfully under the following link
http://<portal_host>:<port>/AdobeDocumentServices/Config?style=document
However, when we execute the application, an error occurs in the webservice generating the pdf, namely Invalid Content-Type:text/html. The error occurs when the iView containing the form is shown for the first time, even before the attributes of the pdfSource context are filled with data (we expect to see an empty form).
As it seems the webservice is expected to return a MIME type of either application/pdf or text/xml (we donu2019t know for sure since the SAP manuals and forums are inconclusive here), but instead we get text/html. This seems to be due to the fact that the webservice exits with an http response 500 Internal Server Error (we used several network monitoring tools to confirm that such a response is sent). Since such http responses are but html files with an empty body, yet not xml or pdf, the aforementioned error does make sense to us, but we do not know what Internal Error has caused it.
The only help that SAP seems to provide for an error u201CInvalid Content-Type:text/htmlu201D in context with ADS points to an expiring password or otherwise poor configuration of the ADSUser, which (most certainly) is not our case here since, and as said above, the configuration was and can be tested successfully.
We then tried to view the logs for this error on the machine where the J2EE engine is running with ADS installed according to this (not very comprehensible) guide:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/de/97/ccfc3f0ac2c642e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
We cannot find anything relevant in the server.log of the Visual Administrator except this message (it is generated exactly when our error occurs u2013 the trace severity is set to ALL for all Adobe application elements according to manual):
Date , Time , Message , Severity , Category , Location , Application , User
12/08/2010 , 13:50:46:511 , application [webdynpro/dispatcher] Processing HTTP request to servlet [dispatcher] finished with error.
The error is: com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentRuntimeException: Failed to GENERATEPDF
Exception id: [0800274DA7ED00850000005B00000900000496E5919E28BA] , Error , /System/Server/WebRequests , com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl , sap.com/tcwddispwda , Guest
There is no error.pdf to be found on the file system and since neither have we known nor are we told by the error message, whether the underlying cause is is a render error or connection error or configuration error or what not, we donu2019t know whether the error.pdf is supposed to be generated at all.
Or could there be any other reason why generation didnu2019t take place?
Furthermore we canu2019t seem to be able to find any logs more verbose or detailed about this issue - at least not within the Visual Administrator or the portalu2019s nwa.
How is it possible to properly debug the webservice for pdf-generation or at least to retrieve a fully detailed log containing all notifications and exception stack traces etc.?
I am assuming that we are making some basic mistakes regarding the logging configuration - but what?
Our goal is to know what causes the 500 Internal Server Error response that causes the Incorrect Content-Type exception.
We are using a NetWeaver 7.01 portal installation with Adobe Document Services 7.01 installed on a Windows Server 2003 platform.
Any help is highly appreciated!
Serg

Have you tried restarting the Java PDF object in Visual Administrator? Once you do all of your config, you have to restart the PDF object (sao.com/tcwdpdfobject) for the changes to take place. I am assuming you've run all of the test programs in SAP (FP_TEST_00, FP_TEST_03, etc.). Is there any chance that the ADSUSER is locked somehow?

Clarification on Adobe Document Service credentials

Hello,
I want to use Adobe Document service for printing of a non interactive document in a custom built webdynpro application. If i interpret the following threads on licenses of Adobe Document service in this forum correctly, my requirement does not need to have any license for ADS.
Re: License for read only PDF
Official statement on license fees for non-interactive documents
Adobe Interactive Forms license fees?
But when I am looking to the configuration guide of ADS, in once of the sections it says:
"Adobe document Services require access to a credential in SAP Web application server to assign usage rights to PDF documents."
and then is asks to install credentials using .pfx file on WAS.
Is this really required in my case? Can I bypass this step??
Kindly explain how can I go ahead with printing of non interactive documents?
Thanks & Regards,
Yashodhan Mujumdar

Hi Yashodhan,
in essence, your interpretation is correct, no additional license is required. For print forms, the setup should work without the credential.
(However, I haven't heard of a case where a customer didn't even want to evaluate the interactive features, so I have never heard of an installation without a credential...)
Best regards,
Markus Meisl

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