Trigger pdf generating when it's needed.

Hi all!
I have my WD4A application. It has some fields that user must fill. Then he push the button and printable pdf form must be generated. I created a context in WD and assigned it to pdf form's context. I can't figure out how I can start form processing from button event. I know that I can do it manually with ABAP using function modules, pass parameters to pdf forms, get binary presentation of the form, etc. But I want WD4A do it for me. The only question is how to trigger pdf generating (through InteractiveForm UI element) when I want.

As Frank suggests, you'll need to use the generated FM of the form to build it. The Form UI element does this for you - but only if it's visible.
[from SAP HELP|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/Helpdata/EN/ed/29093b519e4f0db9be6063526537f5/frameset.htm]
>Note that complex UI elements can execute actions only if they are visible.
>In Web Dynpros, user entries or information can be transferred to an active component only using the context and action handler of a view. The corresponding UI element must be available in this view and the view must exist, that is, it must be visible in terms of the runtime. For example, the pixel size is already 1x1.
Alternatively you could set it to be 1 pixel by 1 pixel as per the suggestion in the help....
If you want to allow the user to decide where to save the file (not true background processing) then use the FileDownload UI element.

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