In realtime business scenarios, Adobe Forms offers
a great deal of
flexibility and can be useful for automating intricate business procedures.
I demonstrated how to use Java Scripts for dynamic l
ayout changes and validations in one of my earlier blogs.
I demonstrated the use of Interactive
Adobe Forms in a different scenario.
I recently developed Adobe F
orms using an XML schema as an additional functionality. T
his category allows us to bind the necessary data from an
XML file and supply the driver data via an XML file.
When data is supplied in XML format and can be converted
to PDF,
these forms are frequently utilized.
XML is also the foundation of Adobe
Forms gateways in S/4HANA Output Management.
PDF to XML Conversion:
Nevertheless, the PDF data is likewise returned into XML by Adobe forms
.Adobe Document Services (ADS) can offer this.
Creating PDF and other print-ready documents using XML form templates and existing system data,
as well as extracting user-entered data from interactive PDF forms for rendering and creating
Adobe Forms, are the main functions of the ADS. Additionally,
SAP has made it possible for developers to interact with ADS using a single programmatic interface known as
PDF Document Object (or PDF Object).
Both Java and ABAP versions of the PDF Object are available.
The two primary interfaces that SAP offered in ABAP
were IF_FP (Form) and IF_FP_PDF_OBJECT (PDF object).
I want to utilize these interfaces, and in this post,
I’ll also give a brief synopsis of the methodology.
Business Scenario:
This article uses an offline scenario as its business example, where a client can fill out bank information and submit it back to have it changed in the customer master.
- The form already has the SAP customer number and invoice number entered.
- The customer receives the form via email. The client fills out the form and returns it.
- The client master is updated after the data from the PDF form is obtained.
- Web Dynpro development, which is utilized for online scenarios for interactive Adobe forms, is not necessary for this.
Process Flow Diagram:
This post serves as the introduction to more fascinating and engaging follow-up lectures, and this is merely an initial process flow diagram. In my upcoming post, I will provide a more thorough and sequential execution of this business process. I promise you can wow your manager and client by creating an end-to-end offline SAP PDF Form interface. 🙂
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