Online Interactive form - ZCI Layout

Hi All,
I'm creating an online form on release 701 level 2 and am having problems with ZCI layout.
I have created forms before with this layout to use feautures such as search help.
Can anyone tell me what the latest recommended layout format is, ZCI or Standard?
With Standard layout my form interface binding works but search helps lock up the form after use but with ZCI the search help works but only the field with the help is bound to my interface successfully on the submit method.
I have reverted back to Adobe Reader 8.2 but this is still extremely flaky.
Thanks,
Gregor

Hi Chintan,
Yes the script has been inserted. The more I look at this the more I am thinking that online interactive forms are not fit for purpose.
I guess there are some use cases but a web dynpro page would serve this purpose better with better integration into SAP etc.
I am using version 8.2 of Adobe Designer but keeping versions of Designer and Reader and different versions of the ZCI script in line is not feasible. Adobe Reader can auto update so what if a user has updated from 8.2 to 8.3 and suddenly all the forms stop working?
I understand that integrating between the browser and the embedded PDF is no mean feat but I'm going to stick to using Adobe Forms for offline use or print outputs.
tl;dr HERE BE DRAGONS

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Please advice.
We migrated our interactive forms to ZCI layout and they work fine.
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Case 1 ) In upload of an offline form, on 'ShowForm' action, the form opens, but when the 'SAVE' button ( placed in the webdynpro and not on the adobe form) is pressed, the browser shows the processing icon, but nothing happens at the server side. The corresponding action method is not called.
If the size of the form is small, then it executes successfully.
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Hi Mona...
Refer to the following SAP Note 867502 . In addition you can also check out this blog:
/people/r.eijpe/blog/2007/01/08/performing-sap-interactive-forms-by-adobe
Hope this helps.
PS. Reward points for helpful answers.

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[Note 1035630 - ISR WebDynpro ABAP UI: Input helps from ABAP Dictionary|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1035630]
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Its an interesting idea. but I think it would be better if your students download Eclipse Europa IDE (or similiar IDE) and learn how to work with it. The vendor spent over 20,000,000 dollors on creating it and your application is attempting to create an on-line IDE that will not have nearly as much functionality. I don't want to discurage you, but I suggest a different project. Alternatively, If you want, you can create a tutorial on setting up the IDE and how to create a simple project in it and launch it. Then again, there are probably a lot of other on-line examples already on this this. On the other hand, your application is great practice on updating your java skills.

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