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Lunch & Learn - Introduction to SAP ADOBE Form(ABAP)

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Agenda

Objectives

Introduction

Benefits of SAP and ADOBE Partnership

Definition of PDF-Based Print Form and SAP Interactive form by

ADOBE

Benefits of SAP ADOBE Form

Additiona Features of SAP ADOBE Form

Supported Printer !an"ua"es

#ey Best Practices $ SAP ADOBE Form


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Agenda

Advanta"es over Smartform&Sapscript

% 'ain Soft(are )omponents to be used by SAP ADOBE form

*hat are the +echnica Prere,uisites in order to use ADOBE Form inSAP

Do (e need a !icense

Architecture of ADOBE Print Scenario

% Different Scenarios on *hen to .se SAP ADOBE Form

Onine and Offine Scenarios .sin" SAP ADOBE Form

SFP or SE/0 +ransaction )odes1 o( to )reate SAP ADOBE form

o( ADOBE 3PDF4 Based Form can be used in an SAP System3ABAP4

*hat are the Steps to Deveop an ADOBE Form usin" ABAP


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Agenda

ADOBE Form in Business Soutions

*here ADOBE PDF-Form is .sed

Some 6estrictions .sin" ADOBE Form

SAP ADOBE can aso be Inte"rated&Processed (ith the foo(in"Areas

Future 6oad 'ap for SAP ADOBE

)an Interactive Form (or7 (ithin8 for e9ampe8 an SAP 6&% Enterpriseor 5:;) system Or is it possibe to run a stand-aone SAP *eb AS;:50 instance (ith a o(er-reease SAP system

E9ampes of SAP ADOBE 3ABAP4


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Objectives

+o provide hi"h eve overvie( of SAP ADOBE form 3Print-Based andSAP Interactive4

Sho( some e9ampes 3output4 usin" SAP ADOBE form


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In 20028 SAP and ADOBE Systems entered a strate"ic partnership:+he aim (as to inte"rate Interactive form and ADOBE?s print and

desi"n e9pertise (ith SAP @et(eaver technoo"y patform andma7e them avaiabe to customers via SAP?s business appications:

SAP first form technoo"y (as the SAPscript technoo"y: In reease5:;8 SAP introduced Smartform8 (hich eased the creation of formoutput by ao(in" modein" of o"ic and output usin" "raphica

toos:

In 200>8 SAP finay brou"ht SAP interactive forms by ADOBE tothe mar7et:

In SAP @et(eaver 2005 reease8 SAP introduced ADOBE form

(here the "raphica editor (as much more easy-to-use and hadmany more functionaities8 and output (as rendered e9acty thesame as (hat (as desi"ned in the editor 3PDF $ PortabeDocument Format4:

Introduction


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PDF is a hi"h-,uaity print output: +he document can be printed on

different patforms and operatin" systems via ADOBE 6eader:

PDF ensures that document presentation a(ays has the same

ayout re"ardess of user?s operatin" system or patform: +his ony

re,uires a PDF dispay too 3e:": ADOBE 6eader4:

Inte"ration of ADOBE?s PDF technoo"y into SAP soutions:

ADOBE reader instaed on virtuay a des7tops:

00 miion users (ith ADOBE reader and countin"


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.ser-friendy forms desi"n too o(ers cost of operations:

6euse of e9istin" PDF form

C@atura? oo7 and fee of form:

Forms enabes users ,uic7y (ithout trainin":


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PDF-Based Print Formis the name used by SAP to distin"uishnon-interactive forms from interactive forms: +echnicay8 a non-interactive form does not contain any input fied 3and thus8pro"rams do not have o"ic to read the vaues of input fieds4:

SAP Interactive formby ADOBE8 on the other hand8 ao( usersto fi out the form on the screen and save their entries in '!format in the form: *hen the SAP system receives the PDF form8 ite9tracts the data saved in the form8 and can process it further:

Definition


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Benefits of SAP ADOBE Form

Onine appications8 (eb based

Offine appications

@o earnin" time

Same oo7 and fee across appications

Security

Desi"n too and Industry standards1 '! and PDF

'ore than 2%00 forms: @e( SAP ADOBE standard forms (i be

created instead of Smartform and Sapscript:


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Additional Features of SAP ADOBE Form

Support of barcodes 3currenty has %5 different barcodes incudin"

EA@/8 EA@%8 and )ode 2/4

Simpe&Dupe9 Printin" is supported as of SAP @et(eaver :0 SP %:

Di"ita Si"nature

Ensures that the form recipient can trust the identity of the form

creator

Ensures that the form tempate or incomin" form (as not modified

Gaidates the identity of the person3s4 (ho si"ned the form

Ao(s to discover chan"es to the form data after si"nin"


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SAP ADOBE form enabes you to output forms in different printer

an"ua"es or as PDF fies:

Printer !an"ua"es supported incudes1

ADOBE PostsScript 3PS4 eves II and III8

Printer )ommand !an"ua"e 3P)! > in monochrome and coor4

deveoped by e(ett-Pac7ard8

Hebra Pro"rammin" !an"ua"e 3HP! II4 for printin" barcodes on

Hebra abe printers 3different resoutions 8 e:": 2008 %008 and;00 dots per inch 3DPI4:

Supported Printer anguages


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ou can print PDF-based form on a printers instaed in the SAP

system as on" as the reevant D) fie 3printer definition in '!

format4 e9ists:

SAP deivers D) fies for the foo(in" SAP standard device

types1 3OSS note ;/>>4

POS+2 - PostScript

P!J5 - P)! bac7 and (hite

P>00 - P)! coor

PDF - PDF

AHP!20% - HP! 3Hebra abe printin"4

AHP!%00 - HP! 3Hebra abe printin"4

Supported Printer anguages


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Inte"rate re"uatory 3e:": *54 or industry "roup forms to SAP (ithout

osin" any formattin"

*hat you see is (hat you print

Preserve the ori"ina desi"n and data in one document for archived

forms 3not possibe (ith +'! form tempate4

!oc7 do(n the state of form (ith a di"ita si"nature

Support of a ADOBE reader e9tensions

Support for 2D Barcode

!e" Best Practices # SAP ADOBE Form


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PDF is the e9istin" standard for forms in the *eb

ADOBE !ive)yce Desi"ner is easy to use8 fe9ibe too for desi"nin"

forms

ADOBE !ive)yce Desi"ner is fuy inte"rated into the SAP IDEs

3Inte"rated Deveopment Environment41 SAP @et(eaver Deveopment

Studio 3Java4 and ABAP *or7bench

Kraphics 3B'P L*indo(s Bitmap8 M:bmpN8 JPEK LM:jp"N +IFF LM:+IF48 KIF

LAnimated KIF not supported8 M:KIFN8 P@K LM:P@KN8 EIF can be

inserted into forms directy $ no conversion re,uired

Objects 3incudin" te9ts4 can be rotated

Advantages over Smartform$Sapscript


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Different pa"e orientations 3andscape8 portrait4 are possibe (ithin one

form

E9istin" PDF can be imported

Forms are re"uar repository objects (ith standard transport and

versionin"

Provides advanced and compe9 innovations 3e:": rectan"es (ith

rounded corners and support of scriptin" an"ua"e 3impementin"

cacuations and vaidations4: But these innovations impact

performance:

@ote1 OSS note 0>; (i "ive us more detaied functiona differences bet(een ADOBE and Smartform:

Advantages over Smartform$Sapscript


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% &ain Soft'are (omponents to be used

b" SAP ADOBE form

SAP ADOBE form mainy consists of three soft(are components(hich can ony be used after they?ve been inte"rated (ith different

SAP environments

ADOBE !ive)yce Desi"ner used at desi"n and impementation

time:

ADOBE 6eader is re,uired on the user?s P) at runtime:

ADOBE Document Services 3ADS4 must be instaed andconfi"ured in the SAP @et(eaver stac7 at runtime:


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)hat are the *echnical Prere+uisites in

order to ,se ADOBE Form in SAP

!icense1 see side beo(

)onfi"uration

SAP @et*eaver ;:50

Java Stac7 instaed

ADOBE Document Services 3ADS4 instaed on the Java Stac7

ADOBE )redentia 3for creatin" interactive PDF form4

SAP *eb AS ;:50 Java 3for a scenarios48

SAP *eb AS ;:50 ABAP 3if you are oo7in" at hi"h-voume print scenarios48

Active )omponent Frame(or7 3for fiin" interactive form in a *eb Dynpro appication48

If usin" ABAP8 6F) communication must be estabished bet(een ABAP and Java

stac7s

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)hat are the *echnical Prere+uisites in

order to ,se ADOBE Form in SAP

Deveopers ADOBE !ive)yce Desi"ner : is instaed on your machine 3 Des7top & !aptop4

ADOBE 6eader&Acrobat :M is instaed 3ADOBE 6eader&Acrobat /:M for interactive

form4

'icrosoft *indo(s 2000 or hi"her 3ADOBE !ive)yce4

SAP K.I 3OSS @ote /;5;%54

;20 Patch eve >; or hi"her

;50 Patch eve 2 or hi"her

0 any patch eve

.sers ADOBE 6eader&Acrobat :M

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Do 'e need a icense Interactive form needs a icense if you use them productivey 3see

OSS @ote >0/5 $ SAP Interactive Form1 !icenses4

.sin" the toos and usin" print form 3not interactive4 is part of the

icense of the reevant SAP soution 3incudin" @et*eaver4:

If the foo(in" three criteriaappy to you8 you must purchase an

additiona icense from SAP for your SAP Interactive Form1

:ou create tempates for interactive form:

2:ou create your o(n customer-specific interactive form tempates

or chan"e an interactive form tempate deivered by SAP by addin"

further interactive fieds or chan"in" the data bindin" of e9istin"

interactive fieds to the bac7-end: 3Such modifications e9ceed cosmetic chan"es in form tempates

deivered by SAP such as addin" your o(n o"o or static te9ts8

and are therefore subject to icense:4

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Do 'e need a icense%:ou use interactive form in a productive system8 that is8 end

users fi in "enerated PDF form durin" business operations:

@ote that the additiona icense aso affects interactive form used by

SAP partners .independent soft'are vendors - IS/08 (ho deiver

these forms as part of their products deveoped on the SAP

@et*eaver patform:

If you use ADOBE reader to dispay PDF-Based Print Form via

appication virtuaiQation 3i7e )itri9 'etaframe Server&enApp48 you

may need an ADOBE icense too: For more detaied information

re"ardin" icensin"8 you may need to contact SAP:

For further detais&information on icensin"8 you may need to contact

SAP:

A hit t f ADOBE P i t S i


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Architecture of ADOBE Print Scenario

ABAP pro"ram uses Post Processin" Frame(or7 3PPF4 todetermine (here an output is re,uired and8 if so8 (hich outputForm processin" 3FP4 runtime provides functionaities i7e openin"

and cosin" of spoo jobs:)as *eb Service (hich (i communicate (ith ADOBE document

services via Simpe Object Access Protoco 3SOAP4:

ADOBE document services 3part of SAP @et*eaver?s J2EE

en"ine4 (i return the PDF: 36esponsibe for fiin" fieds8 ayout

settin"s8 etc4

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: Onine Interactive Form Scenario

SAP system access needed

Fu inte"ration into *eb Dynpro for Java and ABAP

)onte9t-sensitive vaue hep8 onine chec7s

*hat happens1

+he user dispays and fis the interactive form via a *eb Dynpro

3(hich itsef may be accessed via a porta or *eb Appication Server4

% Different Scenarios on )hen to ,se SAP

ADOBE Form

% Diff t S i )h t , SAP


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2: Offine Interactive Form Scenario

@o SAP system access needed

Static vaue hep8 static chec7in"8 simpe arithmetic cacuation

Sef-contained PDF

*hat happens1 +he interactive form is either sent to the user by emai8 or

do(noaded by the user from a porta on his aptop

So8 the user is 3usuay4 not connected to SAP at the time he fis in

data usin" ADOBE 6eader: Some interaction (ith the SAP system

may sti be achieved usin" *eb Services:

*hen he has finished (ith the ADOBE form8 he sends it bac7 to the

SAP system8 or he&any user connects to the SAP system and

upoads the ADOBE form: A Java or ABAP pro"ram reads the form

and e9tracts fied in data usin" ADOBE Document Services:


ADOBE Form

% Diff t S i )h t , SAP


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%: Form Printin" Scenario

C)assic? form processin"8 not interactive

Output documents are printed8 emaied8 archive or fa9ed:


ADOBE Form

O li d Offli S i , i SAP


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RDepoy ----------- RKenerate&Gie(R --------- RFi&Submit

ABAP 3ADOBE !ive)yce Desi"ner $ .sin" SPF&SE/04 Define forms Import forms

ADOBE document services Kenerate PDF forms (ith SAP data Enabe PDF forms for use in ADOBE reader E9tract data from returned PDF forms

ADOBE reader or Acrobat

Enter forms data Save for offine use Si"n di"itay Print or submit form

Online and Offline Scenarios ,sing SAP

ADOBE Form

SFP SE12 * ti ( d 4 t


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Interface defines (hat data is maintained by a pro"ram and can beused in mutipe forms:

Form describes the appearance of document: 3e:": structure of thepa"es8 positionin" of objects8 te9ts8 "raphics8 fieds8 or even tabes4:Interface is defined here:

@ote1 A Form shoud be in7ed to an Interface:

SFP or SE12 *ransaction (odes3 4o' to

(reate SAP ADOBE form

4 ADOBE PDF B d F b d


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4o' ADOBE PDF-Based Form can be used

in an SAP S"stem .ABAP0

Inte"ration into )assica ABAP pro"rams +his is typicay the case (hen mass processin" of forms is re,uired

3e:": for printin"8 maiin" or fa9in" them4:

Inte"ration into Bro(ser-Based8 Interactive scenarios

In interactive scenarios8 individua forms are processed and dispayed

in a (eb bro(ser: +he user can then enter data into the form and

tri""er further processin": For e9ampe8 you can use Java *eb

Dynpro or ABAP *eb Dynpro:

)hat are the steps to develop an Adobe


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Start transaction code SFP8 create an interface

*ith this same transaction8 create the Adobe Form

From your ABAP8 ca the form as foo(s1

Data retrieva and processin" 1 SE!E)+ ::: F6O' ::: etc:

Find out name of "enerated function modue from the Adobe form

name 1 )A!! F.@)+IO@ TFPUF.@)+IO@U'OD.!EU@A'ET :::

Start form processin" 1 )A!! F.@)+IO@ TFPUJOBUOPE@T :::

)a function modue dynamicay1 )A!! F.@)+IO@ R"eneratedfunction modue :::

End form processin" 1 )A!! F.@)+IO@ TFPUJOBU)!OSET :::

)hat are the steps to develop an Adobe

Form using ABAP


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ADOBE Form in Business Solutions


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Product Deveopment and 'anufacturin"

Production Pannin"

'anufacturin" E9ecution

)orporate Services

6ea Estate 'ana"ement

Project Portfoio 'ana"ement

Koba +rade Services

Other SAP Appications

)6' 3as of SAP )6' >:04 offine scenario invovin" e9ternachanne partner

SAP for i"her Education and 6esearch

M .niversity Student Admission 3based on Internet Service

6e,uest4

ADOBE Form in Business Solutions


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Some 5estrictions ,sing ADOBE Form


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3AS OF 'A %8 204

6i"ht to !eft !an"ua"e Support 3e:": ebre(8 Arabic8 etc4

SiQe of a sin"e document for printin"

'a9imum output for individua doc

'icrosoft server 000 pa"es8

recommended not more than /00 pa"es

.ni9&!inu9 2000 pa"es

recommended not more than /00 pa"es

Potentia data security issue due to oca copies of PDF fies

*hen you ca ADOBE 6eader or ADOBE Acrobat in SAP appications8

'icrosoft *indo(s stores the PDF fie that the appication dispays in the

+emporary Internet Fies directory: After you e9it the appication8 the PDF

fie is not necessariy deeted: If the PDF document contains confidentia

information8 this may constitute a security ris7:

@ote1 6efer to OSS note /5%/ for more detais:

Some 5estrictions ,sing ADOBE Form

SAP ADOBE can also be Integrated$


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*eb Dynpro ABAP 3interactive appication deveopment4 MM SAP @et*eaver pro"rammin" mode for user interfaces and provides

support (hen deveopin" the *eb representation of business

appications

*eb Dynpro JAGA 3interactive appication deveopment4

ABAP object

Enterprise 6eportin" 3for printin" dynamic BI tabes4

Kuided Procedure 3offine form-based *F procedures4

MM Frame(or7 for modein" and mana"in" (or7fo(s usin" simpe and

user-friendy toos

SAP ADOBE can also be Integrated$

Processed 'ith the follo'ing Areas


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Future 5oad &ap for SAP ADOBE


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Administration of di"ita si"natures and 7ey stora"e (i be

improved:

Desi"n of forms (i be improved in the !ive)yce Desi"ner

Enabe impaired users access for use of interactive and print

forms:

Performance (i be further improved: For very hi"h-voume

scenarios8 it is intended to enabe severa processors in parae to

hande a sin"e print job:

Support for printers (i be (idened beyond the current P)!8 PS

and HP! compatibe printers

It (i be possibe to C*atermar7? PDF print form

Future 5oad &ap for SAP ADOBE

(an Interactive Form 'or6 'ithin for


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Interactive Form is shipped as a part of SAP *eb AS ;:50: SAP *eb

AS ;:50 can be connected to o(er-reease bac7end systems to

e9chan"e data 3usin" 6F)4:

If you (ant to use forms in interactive scenarios8 you can use

technoo"ies such as an 6F) connection to e9chan"e data bet(een

your appication system 3for e9ampe8 SAP 6&% 5:;)4 and the SAP *eb

AS ;:508 (hich incudes the re,uired ADOBE technoo"y:

@ote that this does not appy to the use of Interactive Form in the

Internet Service 6e,uest frame(or78 (hich is e9tensivey used in SAP

'ana"er Sef Service 3e:": Personne )han"e 6e,uest4:

(an Interactive Form 'or6 'ithin7 fore8ample7 an SAP 5$% Enterprise or 9:;(s"stem Or is it possible to run a stand-

alone SAP )eb AS ;:92 instance 'ith alo'er-release SAP s"stem

E8amples of SAP ADOBE .ABAP0


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)assica ABAP report pro"ram $ PDF based

)assica ABAP report pro"ram $ Interactive PDF 3save and emai4

Other e9ampes 3PDF output fies4

E8amples of SAP ADOBE .ABAP0

Additional Information$lin6 on the Internet


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https1&&(((:sdn:sap:com&irj&sdn&adobe SAP community net(or78

compete area for SAP Interactive Form by ADOBE

http1&&(((:adobe:com&devnet&ivecye& ADOBE ivecye desi"ner

http1&&(((:adobe:com&enterprise&partners&sap:htm "enera

information on the partnership bet(een SAP and ADOBE systems:

Additional Information$lin6 on the Internet

5eferences
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobehttp://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecyle/http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/partners/sap.htmlhttp://www.adobe.com/enterprise/partners/sap.htmlhttp://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecyle/https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobe


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SAP Interactive Form by ADOBE by auser8 Deutesfed8 6ehmmann8

SQucs and +hun st Edition 200

B)5/0 manua $ PDF-Based Print form

B)5/ manua $ SAP Interactive Form by ADOBE in SAP

Environments

SD@ and Koo"e

SAP OSS notes

5eferences


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