Creating an offline PDF template for upload and submit

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

I'm very new to Adobe Interactive forms and will need your advise.

From the tutorials, when we create a offline PDF application that can upload a PDF for submission, we were always given the sample template PDF file provided by the tutorial. (travelrequest.pdf)

Now I need to create my own offline PDF template by myself so I can integrate to my WD program to include uploading the offline PDF template and submitting to backend.

the offline PDF must be editable and save via acrobat reader.

Any further notes or documentations that I can follow up to? Cos most of the doc I found doesn't teach me how to go about creating the PDF template for offline use in the first place...only the backend and WD integration which I already know.

Please help! Thanks!

ps: points will be generously awarded to answers.

Regards,

Jansen

[harman_shahi · Accepted solution]

Hi Jansen,

This is the best tutorial for your requirement. It requires you to have NWDS, and Adobe Livecycle installed on your computer. It shows you how to create a Adobe Form from scratch.

I assume you are planning to use WD Java!

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/how-to-guides-rig-...

hope this helps,

harman

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for you link....it really helps!!

A quick epilogue question:

We are actually deciding to use WD ABAP but I read that for interactive form you can only use Java WD, you have any ideas if there is any workaround for ABAP WD to working with interactive forms?

Thanks

[harman_shahi · Accepted solution]

Hi Jansen,

As far as I know the WAS 620 only supports to output your Forms and Scripts to PDF Format but they are not interactive.

The Adobe Interactive Forms Solution is only available from WAS 640. You can design your forms either in ABAP transaction SFP or in NWDS(Netweaver Developer Studio) Form Designer.

For craeting forms in WD ABAP, have a look at the links below:

SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/b7/64348655fb46149098d95bdca103d0/frameset.htm

Web Dynpro ABAP

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/77/3545415ea6f523e10000000a155106/frameset.htm

regards,

harman