adobe forms overview

8/13/2019 Adobe Forms Overview

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Portable Document FormatPDF

Presented By:

Naresh C


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PDF-Based Forms

Overview

Adobe Forms an Introduction

Elements of Form Layout

Architecture

Form Tool on ABAP Workbench

Process Flow


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Introduction What is a PDF-based Forms?

Designed for mass printing in SAP systems, has the standard PortableDocument Format (PDF).

Earlier Used Form Tools

SAP Forms/Scripts SMART Forms

Key Features

Function Module based as the existing technologies.

Integrated with ABAP Workbench

Supports WebDynpro Architecture too.


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Usage PDF-based forms can be used for the following:

Order confirmations.

Invoices. Account statements.

Checks.

Salary statements.

Delivery notes.

Customs forms.

Industry-specific forms, such as quality forms in theautomotive industry.


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Adobe Form Tool The PDF-based form tool:

Enables to create and edit PDF formsfor mass pr int ingin SAPsystems.

Can be outpu t ted on pr inters.

Can also be used to send the PDF created to the BusinessCommun icat ion Services (BCS).

(Here, you have the option of faxing or e-mailing your documents.)

Integrated in the ABAP Workbench from WebAS 6.40 onwards.


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System Requirements Supported from SAP Web AS 6.40 onwards.

Developers PC

ABAP Workbench

Adobe Designer 6.0

Clients PC

Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 7.0 for Interactive forms)

SAP GUI for Windows


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PDF-Based Forms

Overview



Architecture

Process Flow



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Adobe Form Tool Form Builder tool is integrated with the ABAP Workbench

Enables us to create a complete form description.

Tool supports:

Creating layouts: Uses the Adobe Live Cycle Designer to design pages / create the

layout.

Specifying the data used in the form: In the form context, specify which data, tables, texts, and graphics

are sent to the form.

Migration of Smart Forms: By migrating Smart Forms, you can reuse them as PDF-based print

forms.

Smart Form migration tool can be found in SMARTFORMS.


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Adobe Form Tool

Importing existing PDF files or forms This tool is integrated into Adobe Live Cycle Designer and enables to use

own templates for form

Scripting The Adobe Live Cycle Designer uses the script languages JavaScript and

FormCalc. FormCalc is a simple Adobe script language for typical form calculations,

including mathematical and logical functions, and date and character stringfunctions.

Printing and archiving the PDF-based print form Use output parameters to specify print and archive settings.

Adapt the output to our requirements.

Control the form output with function modules that integrate in applicationprogram.

To achieve the best level of performance when processing forms, SAP suggeststo use as little scripting as possible in the form. If possible, perform allcalculations and data analysis in the application program, before the form iscalled.


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PDF-Based Forms

Overview

Architecture



Process Flow



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Architecture:Creating a Form


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Architecture:Form Output

Runtime


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PDF-Based Forms

Overview

Process Flow


Architecture

Form tool on ABAP Workbench



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Process Flow Layout

In the layout section of the Form Builder, we create the layout.

We use the graphical tool to design the printed appearance of the form,and drag and drop data from the form context we have defined.

You activate form Result

We have created a function module that encapsulates the formdescription.

We can use an application program that collects the relevant data to callthis function module.

We then have a PDF-based document for mass printing in SAP systems.


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PDF-Based Forms

Overview


Process Flow

Architecture

Form tool on ABAP Workbench



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Page Concept and Elements of a

Form

Specify the page layout for a form in Adobe Designer, 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.

Adobe Designer includes two different types of pages that we can

use to structure form layout:

Master pages

Provides the layout format for the body pages.

Body pages


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