'PDF only scenario' in WDA application

Hi , experts,
does anyone have any experience with the so called 'PDF only scenario' mentioned in note:
0000992492 Termination when using the PDF-only scenario
0000992493 Error in PDF-only scenario after importing Support Pkg 10
The note enables the so called "pdf-only" Szenario. This means that onlythe pdfSource is bound and that the application developer extracts the
data from the pdf within his/her own coding by calling the ADS. Between
server and client pdf is exchanged all the time.
We want this feature very much, because it will give programer the ability to extract xml directly from pdf, bypass the static binding.
BUT, the scenario does not work at our site, we are on SP10.
i am wondering that anyone work with scenario before?
thanks and best regards.
jun

And ...... I must be terribly stupid because I swear this didn't work ages ago but in depseration I opened the file on my iPad Foxit app and then chose to open it in GoodReader who fixed the corrupted file and now everything is fine.

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1. for the form form UI element , only the pdfsource is bound to a context node , datasource and template source are empty;
2. the pdfsource is generated from a DDIC based interactive form ,by calling FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_OPEN' and FP_JOB_CLOSE;
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1. DDIC based forms will be available interactively online(which is more friendly to abap developers and more powerful), no need to set to the legacy mode to make it work; (according to SAP LIBRARY, function module based forms are only available for printing);
2. the context of WDA application is simple, you can switch between forms without complex binding,there is only one binding between the forms and wda context: the pdfsource;
3. using ADS method , you can easily to extract xml data out of the pdfsource, and using ST or DOM you can manipulate it easily and send to user again;
4. ZCI DDIC forms work, no need to use ACF;
we have tested this on SP16 successfully.
Imagine you are building a WDA application,that will deal with different forms with different interfaces,you will realized the power of the pdf only scenario.
unfortunately, this funcitonality is not officially supported by sap, for ddic forms we have to follow
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/42/c247dc6227311ce10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm
, which i think it's confusing.
i 'd like to know does anyone work with this scenari before, and i hope SAP can hear my voice and to notice the power of this scenario and make it officially a new feature.
best regards
jun
Edited by: Jun Zhang on Oct 7, 2008 11:42 AM

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