Generating Interactive Form in SAP GUI and saving in offline repository.

[Former Member]

Hi Experts

Is it possible to generate an Interactive SAP Adobe Form and display it to a user within SAPGUI, as well as save the captured PDF form offline for later retrieval?

We have the following requirements

- Access an Interactive Form via SAPGUI, form containing data fetched from backend ERP (access of document cannot be via Portal)

- Form to be saved "Offline", and to be accessible at a later point in time. Is it possible to save the PDF for later retrieval as an object inside SAP (what mechanisms are available?), or to store it in an external document repository for later retrieval?

Any input would be appreciated.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It is not possible to display an Interactive SAP Adobe Form within SAPGUI. Instead, on running a driver program in SAP, you can download an Interactive Adobe Form into your local PC. The form will contain data fetched from SAP. Later user can fill the form and submit data back to SAP. For later retrieval, run the program again so as to download the latest form with updated values.

As per the requirement, we can store the entire form as well in SAP using GOS. But it is not required since we will get the updated values on running the driver program.

Hope this will give you an idea. Let me know for any clarification.

Thanks & Regards,

Sanoosh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sanoosh

Thanks for the reply. Can you perhaps elaborate a little more about what you mean by a "Driver Program"? Does this mean you can generate the file out of SAP GUI, but it can download locally and you can open it up in Acrobat Reader?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Costa,

As the first step, you need to create an Interface and Form through TCode SFP . After Interactive form layout designing, when you activate the object, a function module gets generated automatically. You have to call this function module from a z-program. This program is known to be the driver program. When you run this program by passing the appropriate parameters to the generated FM, it will create and download the pdf form for you.

Check the following link for reference:

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Thanks & Regards,

Sanoosh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Sanoosh - just to confirm I understand it 100% - the Z program will trigger the generation of an Interactive - Offline Adobe Form, which means that the form will download and open up in Acrobat Reader program (if configured on users PC), and not within SAP GUI itself.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Costa,

When you Use the Zprogram as driver.

It will open it in a new GUI window with adobe reader component in it (you dont need any config for the reader to come in the gui window).

Win thin this poped up window with reader, you have a buttons for saving it, printing etc.

just cliking on that save button you can save it anywhere on your desk.

Cheers,

Sai.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Sai, but will the form still be Interactive in the sense that the user can enter details and still post the contents of the form to a backend SOAP Web service (for example) ?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes, if you develop the form as interactive, it will still be the same even after its saved and opened locally.