SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe

1 ... Introduction ... 17

2 ... Use of SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ... 23
... 2.1 ... PDF, PDF-Based Print Forms, and Interactive PDF Forms ... 23
... 2.2 ... Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Family ... 29
... 2.3 ... Examples of PDF-Based Print Forms and Interactive PDF Forms ... 34
... 2.4 ... Using Interactive Forms in Business Processes ... 40
... 2.5 ... Software Components and Architecture ... 46
... 2.6 ... Summary ... 60

3 ... Installation and Configuration ... 63
... 3.1 ... Prerequisites ... 63
... 3.2 ... Basic Configuration ... 64
... 3.3 ... Scenario-Dependent Configuration ... 72
... 3.4 ... Configuration for Parallelization ... 89
... 3.5 ... Optional Configuration ... 96
... 3.6 ... Error Analysis ... 105
... 3.7 ... Using ADS ... 107
... 3.8 ... Installation of Adobe LiveCycle Designer ... 110
... 3.9 ... Automatic Configuration via CTC ... 110
... 3.10 ... ADS Hub ... 111
... 3.11 ... Summary ... 114

4 ... Interface and Form Context ... 115
... 4.1 ... Structure of a Form ... 115
... 4.2 ... Interface of a Form ... 116
... 4.3 ... Context of a Form ... 134
... 4.4 ... Documentation of a Form ... 172
... 4.5 ... Summary ... 173

5 ... Creating Form Templates ... 175
... 5.1 ... Adobe LiveCycle Designer ... 175
... 5.2 ... The Basic Principles of the Form Template Design ... 182
... 5.3 ... Data Binding for Form Fields ... 195
... 5.4 ... Structuring Form Templates with Subforms ... 199
... 5.5 ... Using Master Pages and Rich Text Fields ... 209
... 5.6 ... Reusing Form Objects ... 213
... 5.7 ... Implicit Data Binding ... 217
... 5.8 ... Useful Functions in Adobe LiveCycle Designer ... 222
... 5.9 ... Summary ... 228

6 ... Form Output ... 229
... 6.1 ... Print Program ... 230
... 6.2 ... Spool System ... 244
... 6.3 ... Device Types for the Output ... 246
... 6.4 ... Special Output Scenarios ... 249
... 6.5 ... Error Analysis ... 254
... 6.6 ... Performance Optimization Through Bundling ... 263
... 6.7 ... Parallelization of Print Jobs ... 270
... 6.8 ... Translating Forms ... 281
... 6.9 ... XFP Output ... 285
... 6.10 ... Summary ... 287

7 ... Advanced Form Template Design ... 289
... 7.1 ... Advanced Techniques for Print Forms ... 289
... 7.2 ... Interactive PDF Forms ... 312
... 7.3 ... Using Script Programs ... 341
... 7.4 ... Using Barcodes ... 361
... 7.5 ... Tips for Increasing Performance ... 363
... 7.6 ... Introduction to Accessible PDF Forms ... 366
... 7.7 ... Additional Information ... 369
... 7.8 ... Summary ... 371

8 ... Integration with Web Dynpro ABAP ... 373
... 8.1 ... Web Dynpro ABAP ... 374
... 8.2 ... Scenarios for the Integration of Interactive Forms ... 385
... 8.3 ... The InteractiveForm UI Element ... 389
... 8.4 ... Interaction with Form Builder ... 391
... 8.5 ... Implementing Scenarios Using Web Dynpro ABAP ... 404
... 8.6 ... Summary ... 500

9 ... Internal Service Request ... 501
... 9.1 ... Introduction ... 502
... 9.2 ... SAP NetWeaver Portal Scenarios ... 506
... 9.3 ... Getting Started--Creating a Plain Scenario ... 518
... 9.4 ... Customizing and Programming a Scenario ... 529
... 9.5 ... Request Forms as Adobe Forms ... 551
... 9.6 ... Form Flow Logic ... 564
... 9.7 ... ISR Architecture ... 575
... 9.8 ... ISR in the Application Basis (ABA) ... 592
... 9.9 ... Summary ... 603

10 ... ABAP Offline Infrastructure ... 605
... 10.1 ... Offline Scenarios Using Email Messages ... 605
... 10.2 ... Address Updating in the Flight-Booking Model as a Sample Scenario ... 606
... 10.3 ... Configuring the Email Inbound ... 608
... 10.4 ... Using ABAP Offline Infrastructure ... 609
... 10.5 ... Testing the Offline Scenario ... 628
... 10.6 ... Summary ... 633

11 ... ABAP PDF Object ... 635
... 11.1 ... Overview ... 635
... 11.2 ... Instantiating the PDF Object ... 636
... 11.3 ... Creating a PDF Document ... 639
... 11.4 ... Processing an Interactive PDF Document ... 647
... 11.5 ... Certifying PDF Documents ... 653
... 11.6 ... Job Profiles ... 657
... 11.7 ... Additional Methods of the PDF Object ... 657
... 11.8 ... Summary ... 658

12 ... Offline Scenarios via Web Services ... 659
... 12.1 ... Overview ... 659
... 12.2 ... Using WSDL Data Connections ... 660
... 12.3 ... Using the SOAP Object in JavaScript ... 678
... 12.4 ... Tips for Using Web Services ... 692
... 12.5 ... Summary ... 693

13 ... Advanced Installation and Configuration ... 695
... 13.1 ... Configuring a Secure Connection to ADS ... 695
... 13.2 ... Managing and Creating Job Profiles ... 730
... 13.3 ... Installing and Using the XDC Editor ... 734
... 13.4 ... Summary ... 735

... The Authors ... 737

... Index ... 739