Some questions on Adobe Form

Hi,
I would like to find out if the following requirements are possible:
1) Mass generation of Adobe Form based on a list of personnel number (in SAP HR system). Which means that if I have 20 personnel in my list, then the system will generate 20 Adobe Forms for me with some personal data information populated in the form
2) When I upload the Adobe Form, after the value is populated back into SAP, the Form will be moved into the Attachment List for that personnel.
Appreciate if anyone can share your knowledge on the above mentioned requirements. Thank you.
Rgds,
FS

That is possible of course. You should use the PDFObject API for that requirements.
1. define a xml schema with all data given by SAP system.
2. create a form template which uses this schema as data connection
3. implement a java application (i.e. J2EE application) which:
- gets the data from SAP system and generates some pdf files (using PDFObject API)
- reads pdf files back to xml and submits the data to a BAPI
Regards
Sebastian

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Hi,
I have some questions on Adobe Forms development (especially Adobe Forms in ABAP)
1)     In a form interface, in the Code Initialization can we use Object Oriented Syntaxes such as class method calls, etc?
2)     Can we declare Global Data variables with reference to Class References / Interfaces
3)     Can we use the latest ECC 6.0 enhancement framework to add code in the standard form interface to enhance / enrich some logic within the form? This is to avoid copying the form interface into a Z in order to enrich the form via coding?
Please let me know if this is possible at all and how
Will award points
Thanking You in advance
Regards,
Aditya

That is possible of course. You should use the PDFObject API for that requirements.
1. define a xml schema with all data given by SAP system.
2. create a form template which uses this schema as data connection
3. implement a java application (i.e. J2EE application) which:
- gets the data from SAP system and generates some pdf files (using PDFObject API)
- reads pdf files back to xml and submits the data to a BAPI
Regards
Sebastian

Basic questions in adobe form

Hello Experts,
i have a few questions in adobe forms
when we first create a form, in the left side of the screen, we have a hierarchy i.e
*MASTER PAGE
CONTENT AREA
UNTITLED FORM PAGE
can you pls explain the concepts of the above... can we have more than 2 master pages in a single page? whats this content area? can we have more than one?
Suppose if i want to build a form with the following elements :
Header part : which should be displayed in all the pages
Body part: which should display internal table which should flow to the next page
immediately after the display of the internal table, i should display some other text
Footer part: should be displayed in all the pages
Now my question is, if i want to build this form, which elements should be a part of what i.e master page or content area or untitled form page?
Thanks in advance
Shekhar

Hi,
MASTER PAGE:
Master pages specify the layout and background for the form design. You can add objects that will occupy the position throughout the form design on a master page. The Master Pages tab is hidden by default. A typical form design that has two pages with different dimensions contains at least two master pages, one for each page.
CONTENT AREA:
Content areas provide anchoring and layout management for all the objects in a form, including subforms.
UNTITLED FORM PAGE:
Pages represent the pages of a form. Each page derives its size and orientation from a master page and, by default, each page is associated with the default master page that LiveCycle Designer creates. Each page is created with a default subform that covers the whole page. If your form design contains more than one master page and page, you can choose which master page to assign to a page.
can we have more than 2 master pages in a single page
yes
whats this content area?
Already described above
can we have more than one?
Yes
For the form designing, put the header and footer part in the Master page as it has to appear in every page. For the table display wrap the table in subform and make the contect type as "Flowed". This will make the table to grow to other pages.
Regards,
Runal

Hi Experts, some terms in adobe form? thanks in advance!

Hi Experts,
I am learning adobe form, and I am familiar with smartform, but when I read the document about adobe form, I can make comparison between adobe form and smartform, so could anyone please tell me the differences and same places of adobe form and smartform? such as what is master page, body pages, content area? and how to create an address in the layout like smartform? thanks in advance.
Kind regards
Dawson

Hi Dawson,
BC450 is one of SAP training courses.
Training is always the best way to learn.
If you don't like it, FREE useful documents are provided by SAP.
Please refer to it.
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/SAPInteractiveFormsbyAdobe
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/c8/4adf7ba13c4ac1b4600d4df15f8b84/frameset.htm
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobe
In addition, sample forms are helpful.
You can find some forms in your SAP system.
Execute transaction SFP, and use F4 help.
If you install LiveCycle Designer, sample forms by Adobe are also installed.
Best regards,
TK

Few questions on Adobe Forms

Hi all,
We have upgraded from 4.6c to ECC 6.0 a year ago and we custom scripts
Is it possible to recreate those custom scripts using adobe forms and i have no idea whether its available in our system
My questions are,
1)How to check whether we have adobe forms or do we need activate something
If we have to activate something let me know how to do this
2)If we recreate the adobe forms do we need to create the driver program again
Can anysend me a sample driver program for adobe forms
Thanks

Hi
Check this
look at the Adobe page here in SDN:
Use the Tcode : SFP
https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/developerareas/was.sdn?page=AdobeForms.htm
Check these links on Adobe forms
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/1e/05853ff8ec2c17e10000000a114084/content.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms
http://www.sap.com/solutions/solutionextensions/pdf/BWP_Interactive_Forms_Adobe.pdf
It contains lots of useful information, documentation, and e-learning materials teaching you the basics.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/b7/64348655fb46149098d95bdca103d0/frameset.htm
follow these links.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms
http://www.sapfinug.fi/downloads/2006/seminaari/uudet/SAP_Adobe.pdf
https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/weblogs/topic/45?x-o=50
Interactive Forms based on Adobe software is SAP's new solution for forms development. Its first release has the focus on interactive use of forms. High-volume printing is supported in principle, but - being a new solution - the performance has not yet reached the same level as Smart Forms or SAPscript, two established solutions that had years to grow. Interactive Forms is the only solution that will continue to be enhanced with new features, while SAPscript and Smart Forms will be supported without limitations.
When (or if) to move to Interactive Forms depends on your requirements. For interactive forms usage, i.e. the new functions, you have no choice, as the existing solutions don't support it. High-volume print scenarios need to be carefully analyzed to see whether your concrete requirements can be met at this point.
However, it is possible to move to Smart Forms and design your forms in such a way that a migration at any point in the future would be but a small step. Smart Forms offers from Web AS 6.40 a migration wizard to Interactive Forms. Technically, everything can be migrated, but we recommend against things like ABAP program nodes, for example.
You are not forced to ever go to Interactive Forms if you don't want to. It really depends on whether your client needs any of the new features in Interactive Forms. Also, if they are currently working with JetForms, they could enquire with Adobe directly what migration path they offer to the joint solution.
go thru this links
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/4a94696de6429cada345c12098b009/frameset.htm
example
To get an overview idea about Adobe forms ,
Using SFP Tcode , first you need to create a interface . in interface you can declare the import and export parameters and also the declaration part, coding etc : This is nothing but similar to Function module interface.
And now we have to create the Form which is interactive. Create the form and enter the interface name which you have created in first step, so that the parameters , declarations of fields etc : will be copied and available in the form layout. So that you can drag and drop these declared fields ( dclared fields of interface ) to the layout.
Create the context and layout in the form.
The layout generated can be previewed and saved as PDF output.
Now we need to integrate the driver program and the PDF form to get the final output as per the requirement.
On activating and executing the form you will get a function module name just similar to smartforms.
The driver program needs to call this FM.
Refer to the below sample code :
DATA : is_customer TYPE scustom.
DATA : it_bookings TYPE ty_bookings.
DATA : iv_image_url TYPE string.
DATA : iv_sending_country TYPE adrc-country.
DATA : it_sums TYPE TABLE OF flprice_t.
DATA : docparams TYPE sfpdocparams.
DATA : formoutput TYPE fpformoutput.
DATA : outputparams TYPE sfpoutputparams.
PARAMETERS : pa_cusid TYPE scustom-id.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM scustom INTO is_customer
WHERE id = pa_cusid.
SELECT * FROM sbook
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE it_bookings
WHERE customid = pa_cusid.
outputparams-nodialog = 'X'.
outputparams-getpdf = 'X'.
*outputparams-adstrlevel = '02'.
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_OPEN'
CHANGING
ie_outputparams = outputparams
EXCEPTIONS
cancel = 1
usage_error = 2
system_error = 3
internal_error = 4
OTHERS = 5.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
ENDIF.
docparams-langu = 'E'.
docparams-country = 'US'.
docparams-fillable = 'X'.
CALL FUNCTION '/1BCDWB/SM00000043'
EXPORTING
/1bcdwb/docparams = docparams
is_customer = is_customer
it_bookings = it_bookings
IV_IMAGE_URL =
iv_sending_country = 'US'
IT_SUMS =
IMPORTING
/1bcdwb/formoutput = formoutput
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.
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.
Regards
Anji

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I can create AIFs with the Template Designer via the WebUI. These templates appear e.g. for the account in the selection PopUp "Create from template". But these templates are not interactive at all, just the BP-information is displayed.
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Text in ADOBE form not printing while printing the form

Hi All,
I have created an adobe form and am trying to trigger an output linked to the form. The problem is that the output that gets triggered does not show some of the texts which are existing in the form.
So although the values are coming correctly the overall output becomes incorrect as the text goes missing. Let me know if you have any pointers to the issue I am facing.
Cheers,
Sharadendu

Hi Sharadendu,
First of all you need to put this question in Adobe Form related Forums.
Problems can be many in this case.
1: Overflow subform not selected.
2: Some condition failing in the text or subform.
3: Incorrect nesting of subforms.
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What is use of Adobe forms

HI Gurus,
I have some doubts on adobe forms.
we are developing adobe forms for getting out put in PDF formate .
but we have same features in smartforms also like we can give the output in pdf to the client .
recently i faced this problem in pre sale actitvity .
Client manage asked me so many questions in adobe forms
questions are
1. What is use of adobe forms
2. we are can get the out put in pdf formate through smartforms . then why you are suggesting buy pdf licenced software .
3.what is extra functionality you are providing to end user
please can one give clear usege and advatages avalable in adobe
please dont tell as abaper point view please suggest me as a enduser point of view
Regards
RameshG

Hi,
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You can create interactive forms in PDF format that allow users to fill out the form on the screen and save their entries in XML format in the form. When the SAP system receives the PDF form, it extracts the data saved in the form, and can process it further.
Smart form Vs Adobe form
Smart forms / scripts are used to show the data in SAP. Most likely you will use these to print / display some kind of reciepts / forms.
but, Adobe forms are used to post data into SAP from SAP too.
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●      Automatic consistency checks for forms
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/32/20709747d649e8bc74e084d0b2432c/frameset.htm
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I am using a text field in adobe form.The content of the text field is getting extended to the second page.But in the second page the content instead of following from the first page, starts repeating from the beginning of the first page.
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First of all you need to put this question in Adobe Form related Forums.
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I have some problem in adobe form.................................
I have to design my adobe form in ADOBE DESIGNER layout.
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my adobe form from my programe i want to print that data on the form.
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        system_error    = 3
        internal_error = 4
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      IMPORTING
        e_result       = result
      EXCEPTIONS
        usage_error    = 1
        system_error   = 2
        internal_error = 3
        OTHERS         = 4.
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http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/lc_designer_scripting_basics/lc_designer_scripting_basics.pdf
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Please send the documents to [email protected]
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I have emailed you some documents for Adobe forms development in the ABAP workbench.
In addition you can also check the following links.
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/b7/64348655fb46149098d95bdca103d0/frameset.htm">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/b7/64348655fb46149098d95bdca103d0/frameset.htm</a>
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/0f/128841e8231709e10000000a155106/frameset.htm">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/0f/128841e8231709e10000000a155106/frameset.htm</a>
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