Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Applies to: SAP ABAP, Adobe Live cycle Designer ES, mySAP ECC 6.0, SAP NetWeaver 2004s. For more information, visit the ABAP homepage. Summary Adobe forms is very efficient alternative for the Smartforms and also allows other good features for the next generation document services with SAP technology but for the exploration of those future possibilities you need to know the basics of the Adobe forms. This tutorial is first step toward adobe forms and will help beginners to ABAP and SAP builds confidence in developing new age solutions in SAP. Author: Gaurav Patwari Company: Torrent Power Ltd. Created on: 15 December 2009 Author Bio By education Gaurav is B.E. Information Technology, He is working as a Chief SAP ABAP Developer, SAP XI developer as well as SAP HCM Functional team member with Torrent Power Ltd. India’s one of the best Power Industry. His current technical work includes development with following ABAP, ABAP HR, SAP XI, ABAP Objects, Smartforms, Adobe forms BDC, BAPI, SAP Enterprise Portal, and SAP Web dynepro for Java. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 1 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Table of Contents SFP: Adobe Form Builder ................................................................................................................................... 3 SFP: Adobe Form Builder ............................................................................................................................... 3 Form Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Create Interface .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Select the Package ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Default Initial Screen for the Interface............................................................................................................. 5 Create New Parameter ................................................................................................................................... 5 Append Row for CARRID ............................................................................................................................... 6 Save, Check & Activate................................................................................................................................... 6 Create Form .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Mention Interface for Form .............................................................................................................................. 7 Mention Package and Provide the Request for the Form ............................................................................... 8 Drag N Drop CARRID ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Go for the Layout ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Go for the Form Designing ............................................................................................................................ 10 Create a Title Text......................................................................................................................................... 10 Create Text Field........................................................................................................................................... 11 Click Object Tab Value tab ....................................................................................................................... 12 Click Object Tab Binding .......................................................................................................................... 13 Binding Properties ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Click on Save, Close & Activate .................................................................................................................... 15 Test the Form ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Print Preview ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Final Output... ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 19 SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 2 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder SFP: Adobe Form Builder SFP is nothing but the form builder with Adobe live cycle designer. As Adobe form builder is new and evolving technology there's scarcity for the guide for the new developers and the solution architects in SAP and as adobe is lead document services software vendor interesting features are available with it and can be provide to the client for the betterment of the custom solution proposed. Before starting this tutorial, please ensure that Adobe life cycle designer is installed on your system and Adobe designer is configured on your server. In this tutorial, we would pass a parameter (CARRID) to the form and print the same with a page heading. SFP: Adobe Form Builder Enter the T-code in SAP command bar as SFP. Form Interface For every form, an interface is mandatory. First step to create a custom adobe forms is to create form interface. Click on form interface radio button. Provide name YDEMO_INTERFACE and click on SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 3 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Create Interface Provide the description and select the interface type as ABAP Dictionary-Based Interface. Select the Package As it is sample form I am providing it Local Object and Same way for the request in the next step. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 4 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Default Initial Screen for the Interface You will find the upcoming screen as show below divided into two one having parameters which will have one default parameter as show in below figure. Default Parameter available on creation of interface. Create New Parameter For example create CARRID, click on SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG Append Row SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 5 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Append Row for CARRID Follow as per below show figure. Save, Check & Activate Click on Click on to Save. to activate SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 6 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Create Form Return back the main screen of SFP and click on radio button for Form and provide name YDEMO_FORM and click on Mention Interface for Form Provide the description for the form and also the previously created Interface form. Click on Save as shown in below figure. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 7 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Mention Package and Provide the Request for the Form Here it is local object and hence forth no request is asked. Drag N Drop CARRID The screen appearing will have the two expand the YDEMO_INTERFACE and drag the CARRID on to the Form on right hand side. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 8 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Next screen is the resulting screen on dropping the CARRID. Go for the Layout Click on SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 9 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Go for the Form Designing Click on the Palettes Object Library You will find the Object library dialog click on the Standard tab. below figure depicts the same. Create a Title Text Select the Text from the standard tab and drag and drop on to the content area and edit the text. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 10 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Create Text Field Select the Text Field from the standard tab and drag on the content area as shown in figure below. Edit Object properties for Text field. Click on the Object tab Edit the text of text field to Carrier ID. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 11 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Click Object Tab Value tab Select the value type as Read only from the drop down list as shown in below figures. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 12 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Click Object Tab Binding SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 13 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Click on button next to the default binding select CARRID as shown in below figure. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 14 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Binding Properties Click on OK. Click on Save, Close & Activate SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 15 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Test the Form Click on Provide CARRID = AA Click on SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 16 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Print Preview Click on print preview Final Output... Journey starts now..... SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 17 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Related Content For more information, visit the ABAP homepage. PDF-Based Print Form http://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1497010 https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=444902 SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 18 Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP T-Code the Adobe form Builder Disclaimer and Liability Notice This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade. SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document, and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk. SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or code sample, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the content within this document and the materials and services offered by SAP. You agree that you will not hold, or seek to hold, SAP responsible or liable with respect to the content of this document. SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK © 2009 SAP AG SDN - sdn.sap.com | BPX - bpx.sap.com | BOC - boc.sap.com 19
