Structure of PDF Form:. The steps involved in developing PDF are Interface - parameter defining. A form interface that sends the application data to the form. Interface in smart forms and PDF are not compatible. If you click in the check box - 'Smart Form compatible interface' at the properties tab, the print program for Smart Forms can be used for PDF also. Never check the 'pass by value' checkbox as it will affect the performance, unless required.
If it's a table, the entire table will be passed. Exceptions can be created and raised in the Interface level. PDF cannot fetch currency information from the data dictionary. These details have to be provided at the currency fields at the Interface stage itself. Context - mapping parameters from interface. A form context that contains the form logic. This logic controls the dynamic formatting of the form. In the context also known as the form context , you specify which data is copied from the interface to the form.
Layout - form designing. A layout in which you define how the output data is positioned, its appearance in graphics, and the design of the pages.
Form interfaces and form contexts with layout are called as form objects. These are different transportable object types. The same interface can be used by multiple forms like say in purchasing order, scheduling forms etc. Enter transaction SFP and you go to the screen shown in the next Figure. To create a form interface, proceed as follows: 1. Enter the name of the interface in the Create Interface dialog box.
To create a form with a context and layout, proceed as follows: 1. Enter the name of the form in the Create Form dialog box.
Enter the name of the interface that you want the form to use. Choose Save. The Create Object Directory Entry dialog box appears. Enter your data and save the object. Page concept and elements of Form Definition You specify the page layout for a form, and determine the order of the pages that have differing structures. Texts, data, tables, and various other types of objects can be displayed in the output range of a form page.
The following different page types can be used to structure a form: 1. Master pages 2. Body pages You can position various elements on these pages: 1.
Standard objects a. Static objects such as texts, graphics, squares and rectangles, circles, lines. User-defined objects 3. Form Builder Create the interface. Click in the corresponding check box, enter the name and create the interface. Enter the description and save it as a local object. In the end, you get the screen below. Form Interface: When you click the field 'Import', you get the above screen.
Here you can add the fields we need in the form. This parameter is used to pass the country key, language and other related details while calling the form through the standard function module. You cannot change this parameter. You use this parameter in your application program, to make the generated form available as a PDF for further processing, for example.
As we have activated the interface, now we can create a form and assign this interface to the form. For that, return back and create the form as in fig below.
Here, you have the option of defining your own fields to be used anywhere in the form. You can initialize global data before you start to process the form, for example, to convert selected application data. Features Global Data Here, you define any data needed by the form, but which has not been provided by the form interface for example, to display totals. Field Symbols You can use field symbols as pointers when you extract data from internal tables.
Initialization: Use You can initialize global data before you start to process the form, for example, to convert selected application data. Prerequisites You have defined global data. You can include subroutines Form Routines when you do this. In the output of these fields, the system can then insert the relevant currency or unit. If the value field is in the same table as the corresponding currency or quantity field, the system recognizes the reference automatically, and formats the value field according to the currency or unit in the assigned field.
If the value field is in a different table from the currency or quantity field, the system cannot recognize this reference automatically. Creating the Form Assigning Interface In the dialog box that pop up, assign the interface, which you need to use the one that you have already created and activated as in fig below.
Form Builder: Schematic View. The graphic above , shows the structure of the screen that appears when you select the Context tab in the Form Builder. The interface on which the form is based is displayed, but cannot be changed here. Once you have created the form save it as a local object , you get the screen above, which will have the assigned interface at the left and the context at the right.
Including the fields.. Now for the form to access the field, we need to include the required field in the context of the form. This is done by dragging the required fields and putting it in the context level. Here for the demonstration purpose, I have created only a single parameter and it has been included in the context by dragging it from the interface level Properties in Context Use Properties describe the content or meaning of a node. Activities 1. Double-click the node to open the properties screen.
You can now change general properties such as the name or description of the node, or set the node as Active or Inactive. Only active nodes are sent to the layout in the Form Builder, and used in the form output. Depending on the chosen node, the system also displays additional node-specific properties, as well as the general properties. For an explanation, see the description of the node. As well as the properties, for some nodes you can also specify conditions for the form output.
Conditions Use 1. Application Server. Adobe Document Services is like an add-on. Excursus: Originally, SAP had 3 different system types:. Later, SAP said dual stacks are obsolete from Netweaver 7.
They are now split and installed separately if necessary. In any case, you need to install your own JAVA system:. It does not count on which server it is installed. There just needs to be enough memory, CPU and disk space available. In addition, you and the corresponding Netweaver Base and Support Package version. The Adobe LiveCycle Designer is a dedicated tool that the form designers use to create the forms. The essential elements of the forms are static and dynamic building blocks. In addition, there are so-called tables.
In any case, the LiveCycle Designer is installed locally. It is a front-end application. It can also be operated standalone.
The higher the version of the designer, the more functionalities are available. Due to the complexity of installing and exchanging XML data streams, special attention needs to be paid to performance.
This is, of course, especially true for the use of large amounts of data. Learn how to integrate them with ABAP application programs. This course provides basic knowledge of print scenarios. No application details nor Customizing details handled. You will learn how to create interactive forms. You will deal with both offline form scenarios and online form scenarios. You will learn to implement scripting based on JavaScript. Learn how to analyze, debug, and customize them. In any case, the course covers details about application programs, also known as form printing programs.
In addition, you will learn how to handle spool jobs, print bulk data, bundle, parallelize, and send e-mail. Here we have collected some important hints about Adobe Forms.
For more information, please refer to the respective notice. You can find them via the SAP portal under service. We would be happy to advise you in a personal conversation. Design View to used to design the regular output that is required to be displayed.
Following are some of the palettes available in the layout. In Master Pages section a content area is required, which can be designed in the Design Form section. From standard tab of Object Library , Drag and drop a Text which is used as an heading in every page. In the Font Palette necessary properties can be set to get the below output. Figure Font Palette. Drag and drop a Sub Form from the object library into the design view.
A subform can be moved from one place to other place by selecting the green rectangle at the top right of the subform as shown in the figure In the Data View Palette , drag and drop the required properties into the sub form.
Figure Data View Palette. In Hierarchy Palette , select the pernr field which will hilight the field in the layout section which allows to edit the properties. Figure Hierarchy Palette. Figure Object Palette. In Layout Palette , Margins and Anchor Position Position of the subform in the form can be changed as shown in the figure Figure Layout Palette. In Border Palette, Borders and Background color can be changed as shown in the figure Figure Border Palette.
We are now done with the basic layout design and now activate the interface by activate button. Execute the form which navigates to the selection screen as shown in the figure Figure Selection Screen. After executing the above screen, select the output device as LP01 and select the Print Preview button to get the PDF preview as shown in figure Figure PDF Preview. With this creation of basic adobe form is completed.
Table Display. Now we will create the table display in the form. Figure Table Display. Select the subform in the Hierarchy and select the content as Flowed in the subform sub tab of object tab. Flowed — Data will be overflowed to next page on increase of records Positioned — Data will not be overflowed to next page.
Figure Table Properties. In the Binding sub tab besides setting the binding user can also mention the minimum, maximum and initial count of the rows in the table. In the Row sub tab user can specify the type of row, whether a body row, header row or a footer row. In the Pagination sub tab user can if the table need to move down when the above object is overflowed. Patterns are used to format the data displayed on the form. Now we will restrict the pernr not to display only last 7 letters i.
This can be done using the patterns. Select the pernr field from the hierarchy and click on the patterns under the object palette.
In the Pattern text box enter the pattern to format the pernr display as shown in the figure Figure Pattern. Scripts are used in the adobe forms to hide the subforms, to calculate the subtotals and totals of the table. Select the pernr field in the hierarchy and write a script to hide the table when pernr is provided as null as shown in the figure Figure Scripts. Scripts can be also used to do the form validations. Finally the output of the developed adobe form looks as shown in the figure Figure PDF Output.
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