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Hi Gurus,

I am new Adobe Interactive Forms and need to build a couple of forms and also change some existing forms.

Where can I find the material needed to Learn the basics for 'How Create/Change Adobe Interactive forms'.

Thanks and Regards,

Venu Gopal

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Former Member
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Hi Venu Gopal Yadav ,

The following r excellent websites on AdobeForms(contain PDF & PPT Presentations) which wil make u learn AdobeForms with easy.They contain DEMO with screen shots which wil definetly help u.

If u r having any doubt pls ask me!

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobe

Improving the Performance of Adobe® LiveCycle™ Designer Forms(scripting)

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/lc_designer_perf_guidelines.pdf

Interactive Forms Based on Adobe Software: Overview

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e635e290-0201-0010-a9be-9e8...

Adobe Interactive Forms

http://www.saplounge.be/Files/media/pdf/Huberland-Interactive-Forms-2007.10.10.pdf

Taking interactive forms to next level

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/8c103c36-0301-0010-cda8-f6b381be...

Introduction to Adobe PDF Library SDK(PDFL SDK)(Simply scroll the document)

http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/webseminars/PDFL_WebSeminar.pdf

Creating Interactive forms in webdynpro for java

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5f27e290-0201-0010-ff82-c21...

PDF-Based Print Forms/SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/c8/4adf7ba13c4ac1b4600d4df15f8b84/frameset.htm

Date Objects in Adobe Designer

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/dd/60694fddb74ad88cdb7d2a094f3dd2/frameset.htm

Checking and Testing a PDF-Based Print Form

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/c2/1fe9aa4d7b413e8515f90b73729e97/frameset.htm

Architecture

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f2/21021b911f4c0cae11459a4ce0bc62/frameset.htm

http://www.nl4b.com/Adobe/Invitation_SAPBrussels_Q407.pdf

cheers!

gyanaraj

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amolgupta
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hi,

to start...

FIRSTLY...

u need ADS service running on your WAS server...

for this you need the credential file and password(available on SDN)

SECONDLY

you need Adobe Lifecycle Designer...

which either comes as a part of NWDS or can be downloaded as a separate install from service marketplace.

THIRDLY

you need to create a Web Dynpro project.

put an interactive form ui element on the view...

set the properties of this UI element.

right click on the UI element->edit...

u'll get the form designer....

design the form and save the application..

thats for the simple overview.

do this and let me know...

regards,

-Ag.

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Hi

t.code SFP.

definition:

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 , 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.

see these links..

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms-elearning

/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2005/07/13/lessons-learned-from-adobe-forms-development

/people/community.user/blog/2006/11/20/search-help-in-isr-adobe-forms

/people/franklin.herbas/blog/2005/12/13/2d-barcode-pdf-forms-with-sap-netweaver

/people/vani.krishnamoorthy/blog/2006/05/17/fillable-adobe-forms-using-abap

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/43/849b3482206353e10000000a11466f/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/43/82538c0c4458bbe10000000a422035/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/46/55c841d202c317e10000000a155106/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/6d/bd2d828aa04eeb9451aad0d02ae9a0/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/dd/60694fddb74ad88cdb7d2a094f3dd2/frameset.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d4fe7fca-0b01-0010-569a-9a9...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/docs?rid=/webcontent/uuid/7c3bc67e-0c01-0010-dbb3-908315896909 [original link is broken] [original link is broken]

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/docs?rid=/webcontent/uuid/7c3bc67e-0c01-0010-dbb3-908315896909 [original link is broken] [original link is broken]

/people/vani.krishnamoorthy/blog/2006/05/17/fillable-adobe-forms-using-abap

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms

http://www.sap.com/company/press/press.epx?pressID=2785

http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/partners/sap.html

http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/partners/pdfs/sap_datasheet.pdf

Server: SAP Web AS 6.40 Java (for all scenarios), SAP Web AS 6.40 ABAP (if you are looking at high-volume print scenarios), Adobe document services (run-time component), Adobe Credential (for creating interactive PDF forms)

Frontend: SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio with Adobe LiveCycle Designer (for Web Dynpro for Java development) and/or SAP GUI 6.40 with Adobe LiveCycle Designer (or 6.20 - for developing in SAP Web AS 6.40 ABAP), Active Component Framework (for filling interactive forms in a Web Dynpro application), Adobe Reader 6.0.2 or higher (on the frontend PC)" - from INteractive Forms FAQ Interactive Forms FAQ

I will suggest you to have Adobe Reader >7

SAP GUI with patchlevel >18.

ADLCD >= 7.

Even you dont have ADS you must be able to see ADLCD in SFP. but you wont be able to activate ya get the output.

if you have properly copied the ADLCD seperatley into the Adobe Folder. while clicking the layout tab. open the ADLCD seperately. see if it gets opened.

or design it in ADLCD and import and export the xdp through fb_xdp_down and fb_xdp_up transactions.

Hope these helps. do update and alos search in the Interactive Forms home page as well as the Forum to get the details. there are already many posts related to it.

Check these links

https://adminn.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/5290436f-0c01-0010-ada2-d5... [original link is broken]

http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/partners/pdfs/sap_datasheet.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/46/55c841d202c317e10000000a155106/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/1a/ff773f12f14a18e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

https://admin.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms-elearning

Life Cycle Designer

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/50289b6a-5373-2910-91bd-b8196737...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms-elearning

http://adobeforums.com/webx?224@@2cdd99d3@.3bc44c56

http://adobeforums.com/webx?126@@.3bc44c56

Check my previous threads

Regards

Pavan

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Hi ,Venu Gopal ,

You get the help from 'F1' ,there is a step by step sample for creating the purchase order .thanks

Jialiang.Qiu