PDF Interactive Forms Not Saving Data in Preview

Interactive PDF forms opened in Preview doesn't seem to save data you fill in when you save the document. Acrobat seems to save and retain the document without a problem. Anyone know what's going on?

Adobe wants to keep you using only Adobe software so they have designed in incompatibilities with the OS. I don't know of any other PDF tool that can do fill-in forms. If you want to use fill-in forms, you'll have to print it using CUPS-PDF (I haven't tried this with Leopard yet). You could also use Skim to turn any PDF into a fill-in form.

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Adobe form not saving data.

hi Experts,
I am facing strange problems with Adobe forms.
I am working on both Offline and online adobe forms.
adobe form which i make does not allow to save data.
I am using the Adobe liveCycle designer 7.1.
The Adobe reader version is 7.08
and service pack is SPS 11.
I have used both the tutorials for offline and online adobe forms.
Online Problem :-
The project for online works fine and it also allows to save data(when i save the form on my PC).
But when i create a new form on my machine it does not allow to save data.
Really confuse what the problem is.
I have also tried this.
Copeid the XDP file from the Online tutorial project into my project
if i use this work around the the problem is resolved. But i am no able to understand why the XDP CREATED on my machine does not work.
Offline problem:-
In this case i am not able to save data in the form at all.
As the PDF created itself not allow to save data.
Please help.
Points would be awarded to helpful answers.
Regards,
Sanjyoti.

Hi Satya & sanjyoti,
I am facing a pecular problem in using Adobe forms.
I am able to pass data from webdynpo application, to the Interactive form(using mappings, as mentioned by satya).
But for the same form & WD application, i am not able to pass data from the Interactive Form, back to the WD application.
My scenario is like this:
I need to show a form, with some prefilled data, such as date, userID, etc. I populate the node in my WD application, & then call the form.
The form displays the above prefilled data. Now the user has to fill the remaining fields & click on submit(Submit-to-sap button). The onsubmit property of the Interactive form is mapped to a onaction event, where WD tries to read the data entered by the user.
The problem is that on clicking of the submit button in the form, the event is not getting called.
If i use a button in the WD view itself, then the action gets called, but there is no data. In short, the data is NOT getting passed from Interactive form to WD application.
Can you please help me out with this?
Thanks,
Hanoz

Adobe LiveCycle Form Not Saving Data

I have designed dozens of Adobe LiveCycle forms and have extended rights (enable usage rights in adobe reader). My problem is that sometimes the form is not saving the data for end users. One of my end users even updated Adobe Reader, but still nothing is working and he is becoming increasingly frustrated. Any other suggestions.

Make sure all your fields have a binding set even if it is just their name.
For instance, click on a field that isn't saving, in the Object palette, under the Binding tab make sure the Data Binding is set to Use Name.
Hope that helps.
Kyle

Changing the default file name while saving the PDF interactive form

Hi All,
I am generating an Interactive PDF form using webdynpro, but when I try to save the PDF to my local machine the default file name comes as "<b>unknown.pdf</b>" so I have to manually go and enter the name before saving it.
Is there any way to change this default name so that I don't have to manually edit the file name each time when I want to save the generated PDF interactive form?
Please reply soon.
Thanks in advance!

I am running into the same issue. Setting the desname parameter (e.g. desname=temp.pdf) doesn't have any effect. Has anyone found a solution to this?
Thanks,
Brian

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Urgent :how to edit a pdf (interactive form)

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Yes, there are a number of things you can do. With JavaScript, you can show/hide fields, set fields to read-only, set the focus to a field (thus bypassing sections or pages), etc. So you can implement a type of skip logic, it's just not as easy to set up as with a form created in FormsCentral. Still, there are techniques you can use to simplify things, particularly using heirarchical field names which makes it easier to control a group a fields.
The following rudimentary sample demonstrates some of what's possible: https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=It35dD4zaX5QM--Pv36F-Q
Based on the selected item on the dropdown, the background changes and certain fields are activated. There are only two fields associated with a particular selection, but it could be as many as you want on as many pages as you want. You can implement a multisection form using a single PDF page this way.

Adobe form not saving user-input data into saved pdf file

Hi forumers,
I'm a new abap developer and I'm tasked to create an interactive adobe form that will require the user to input data in the form.
No data is passed and received from PDF, but PDF has to be u2018Fillableu2019. I am able to fill out the form but when I actually save the form, it will be saved as a blank form again. I've seen the relevance of the LS_DOCPARAMS-FILLABLE = 'X' on this forum and I have incorporated it in my code. But how should I code the abap program to enable to save the user input as well into the form.
DATA: GV_FMNAME TYPE FPNAME,
      LS_DOCPARAMS    TYPE SFPDOCPARAMS,
      LS_OUTPUTPARAMS TYPE SFPOUTPUTPARAMS.
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'
EXPORTING
    I_NAME                     = 'ZSC_ZRUFORREP'
IMPORTING
   E_FUNCNAME                  = GV_FMNAME
*   E_INTERFACE_TYPE           =
*   EV_FUNCNAME_INBOUND        =
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EXCEPTIONS
   CANCEL                = 1
   USAGE_ERROR           = 2
   SYSTEM_ERROR          = 3
   INTERNAL_ERROR        = 4
   OTHERS                = 5
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*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
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LS_DOCPARAMS-FILLABLE = 'X'.
LS_DOCPARAMS-DYNAMIC = 'X'.
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EXPORTING
   /1BCDWB/DOCPARAMS        = LS_DOCPARAMS
* IMPORTING
*   /1BCDWB/FORMOUTPUT       =
EXCEPTIONS
   USAGE_ERROR              = 1
   SYSTEM_ERROR             = 2
   INTERNAL_ERROR           = 3
   OTHERS                   = 4
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
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*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_CLOSE'
* IMPORTING
*   E_RESULT             =
EXCEPTIONS
   USAGE_ERROR          = 1
   SYSTEM_ERROR         = 2
   INTERNAL_ERROR       = 3
   OTHERS               = 4
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
Thanks,
dgrachee

Not quite yet, I have to say...
If you check the domain "FPINTERACTIVE", you'll see these values:
               Print Form
X     Interactive Form with Additional Usage Rights
N     Interactive Form Without Additional Usage Rights
F
So, you are not providing "additional usage rights" (Adobe Form Credentials), meaning there could be a problem when you want to use those forms in a Production environment.

Saved Forms Not Displaying Data

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]\
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Using interactive form to capture data from user u0096 please helpu0085.

Hi folks,
I am trying to use an interactive form to capture some data from the user.
This is what I have planned to do
User runs a program which will have four function module calls
(FP_JOB_OPEN
FP_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME
'Function modules which the above function module returned'
FP_JOB_CLOSE)
This will display a print box where I can click on the print preview to get the interactive form.
From here I am not sure how to go about, but following is what I can think
Once the user enters the data in the form and he should be given some button to click(say save). This button click should trigger the program (PAI) which will read the data from the form (this data will be saved to a Z table)..
First of all, Can I do this? Please guide
Note: I am not using WebDynpro ABAP or JAVA. Rather I am trying to use a Module pool + interactive form solution.
Thanks in advance

could you tell me how to read data from the form ? which function module(s) to be used ?

Dynamic table in webdynpro interactive form not working. Urgent

Hi guys,
I am facing a problem when trying to retreive data entered in interactive form dynamic table.i can get the data entered in non dynamic fields no problem.
I have a node structure like this
Root
Data 1...1 singleton and non tried both
Table 1...n singleton and non tried both
In my adobe form i tried adding rows using add instance, and also using add button in webdynpro native. In the same method that adds row i simulated the submit button to create row in WD context! It adds rows but any data entered later is lost. One more thing i have noticed is it sometimes works after adding just one row! Data is passed to context but from next row it doesnt work! What am i missing?
I also tried adding a button in webdynpro tray and adding the row directly to the context. new row is created in form but any data entered in new rows is lost!
I am unable to obtain the data entered in Dynamic fields. I thought i would try the xml reading method but the problem is after crating a couple of rows dynamically if i go save pdf locally the new rows are not showing up in the pdf!
I have seen a post which said using the if_wd_iactive handler to set the form as dynamic but that method is not available in our system! Sorry i am not in front of an SAP system so i cant type exact names!
I tried using zci update program/ etc etc but i am still struggling at the moment. Any help would be much appreciated! Pls ask if you need more info.
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problem solved! I had to recreate the form. not sure if i corrupted the webdynpro scripts etc by mistake.

Document not saving data

Hi,
as I already mentioned here:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/432254?tstart=0
I hope somebody here will know. The form is not saving it´s data in the process. I fill the form in the Assign task in the Workspace, but after submitting it, it´s empty.
I am exporting the log, but the (correct from the schema) xml is empty (no data). Data connection is ok.
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Lukas

Can you try to use a Document Form variable instead of a document variable.
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Using WF_EXTSRV for changing PDF Interactive form

Hai,
I'am trying to use transaction WF_EXTSRV to generate a task which can be used within the UWL from the portal. The main purpose of this task is to show an exsisting PDF form in change mode. I allready found some nice information from SDN, but not enough to make it all work. I still have still these questions:
1) How must I setup the required fields within transaction WF_EXTSRV when I want to generate for example this url:
http://abc.abc.nl:51800/webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/pcui_gp~isr/IsrForm?SCENARIO=SPEG&MODE=CHANGE&NOTIF_NO=000600000003
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I hope some can help me.
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Remco

Hi Patrick,
Let me see if I understand your query properly first. Your requirement is that you have a PDF file which is pretty much fixed.
Now you want to use the Template present in the PDF file to be shown to the user, but this should be pre-filled with data that you receive from a Web Service & RFC.
Now firstly I will mention the easy way, which would require you extract the PDF Template statically, I am not sure if the API has now been released to do that programatically.
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Now in the ModifyView method you should get a reference to the Interactive form element, use the setTemplateSource method to refer to your template.
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Prepopulating Interactive Form with XML Data using VBA

I have an excel spreadsheet with data on it. I need to click on a button that will cause an Interactive PDF form to open and be populated with data from the spreadsheet. To do this I want to use an XML data file. I know how to create the file, but how do I cause the PDF to open in Adobe Reader with the XML data file using VBA? The link needs to be a soft link, in that the name of the XML file could change.
Many thanks for answers.

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                 End If
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WD application- Interactive form -Not bringing values to Onclick method

Hi,
I am working on Interactive form which has a submit button.
Requirement is Form should be pre-filled with fields in Item column1 and then user fills in a field in Item column C2.Finally my submit button on form should take c1,c2 values and I will be using this in Click method for further processing.
For this I have done following.
1- created a structure ZILAB( which has COLUMN 1 & COLUMN 2 FIELDS) and created a node adobe_data with cardinality 1.1, and then under it created another node called ITEM CARDINALITY 1..N).This is mapped to ZILAB.
2- Created job number as parameter and button1 .This button1 brings up the pre-filled item Column1 fields to form.
3- There is new column C2 in the output form which user will input.
4- When I click final submit button it is stopping in Onclick method.my code is bringing up C1 values but not bringing of C2 values(which is user input) in my Onclick event of SUbmit button-WDACTIVEX.
Also I have checked enable option, Assigned pdfsource, change type to activeX.I even tried to change element item name but still not able to get entries in onclick method.
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DATA lo_nd_adobe_data TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node.
DATA lo_nd_item TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node.
DATA lo_el_item TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_element.
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These are the function modules which converts table to String and the String to Xstring.
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For triggering work flow is not a problem. But this pdf should be generated again at workitem attachment.
For converting to PDF and attachming the pdf to workitem I already have a business object
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