Smart form is alive or adobe?

hallow
i heard that sap published  note that not to use anymore smart form
just adobe form did some heard about this note,
its weird becouse i now that sap script its life so smart form???
plz update with that

SHNYA TAL,
nobody nows exactly.
AFAIK Sapscript is not supported any longer - because it's running stable also in unicode environment.
SMARTFORMS is a development based on SAPscript techniques integrating the form and print program into one function module. A completely new interavtice development environment was created.
This development is not really complete but quite useful as it integrated features like (i.e.) HTML or PDF output.
SAP entered a strategic cooperation with Adobe some years ago. The goal is to develop a forms solution ready for the future - with full integration of interactive, web and workflow features.
I haven't heard too much about the results. To me it looks like both sides still need time to integrate.
My estimates of used techniques in productive systems is 80 % SAPScript, 20% Smartforms and a neglegible but small existing number of Adobe solution.
But this is a personal estimate that may be wrong.
The note you mentioned might be a SAP internal one. If you look at the number of notes for the subject 'Adobe document service' you will come to the conclusion that this is anything but stable.
Regards,
Clemens

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