SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe

Learn how to design forms with confidence! Hone your skills from creation to output with this comprehensive guide to SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. See how to set up the software and configure your system, then start building forms and templates-whether you're working with Adobe LiveCycle Designer Structure or using more advanced script programs. Get the latest updates, including cloud services, implementation for SAP S/4HANA, and new tools like SAP Forms Service by Adobe. With detailed, step-by-step instructions throughout, this book is the perfect resource for anyone who works with SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe!Highlights include:1) Adobe Document Services2) Adobe LiveCycle Designer3) Adobe Acrobat Reader4) SAP Gateway service5) SAP S/4HANA6) SAP Forms Service by Adobe7) ABAP offline infrastructure8) ABAP PDF object9) Form templates10) Script programs11) Output management12) Web services

Implement SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe in SAP S/4HANA

... Introduction ... 17... Structure of This Book ... 18... Reading Paths ... 20... Information Boxes ... 21... System Requirements and Sample Files ... 21... Acknowledgments ... 211 ... Using SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ... 231.1 ... PDF, PDF-Based Print Forms, and Interactive PDF Forms ... 231.2 ... Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat Pro ... 291.3 ... Examples of PDF-Based Print Forms and Interactive PDF Forms ... 331.4 ... Using Interactive Forms in Business Processes ... 391.5 ... Software Components and Architecture ... 441.6 ... Form Templates in SAP S/4HANA ... 571.7 ... Summary ... 592 ... System Preparation ... 612.1 ... Installing Adobe LiveCycle Designer ... 612.2 ... Install Adobe Acrobat Reader DC ... 642.3 ... Summary ... 653 ... Installing and Configuring Adobe Document Services ... 673.1 ... Automatic Configuration ... 673.2 ... Basic Configuration ... 693.3 ... Scenario-Dependent Configuration ... 753.4 ... Parallelization Configuration ... 913.5 ... Optional Configuration ... 983.6 ... Operating Adobe Document Services ... 1053.7 ... Hub Concept ... 1083.8 ... Summary ... 1114 ... Interface and Form Context ... 1134.1 ... Form Structure ... 1134.2 ... Form Interface ... 1144.3 ... Context of a Form ... 1294.4 ... Documentation of a Form ... 1614.5 ... Summary ... 1615 ... Creating Form Templates ... 1635.1 ... Adobe LiveCycle Designer Structure ... 1635.2 ... Basics of Form Template Creation ... 1705.3 ... Data Bindings for Form Fields ... 1825.4 ... Structuring Form Templates by Subforms ... 1865.5 ... Using Master Pages and Rich Text Fields ... 1965.6 ... Reusing Form Objects ... 2005.7 ... Implicit Data Binding ... 2035.8 ... Tips for Working with Adobe LiveCycle Designer ... 2085.9 ... Summary ... 2156 ... Form Output ... 2176.1 ... Print Program ... 2176.2 ... Spool System ... 2326.3 ... Device Types for Output ... 2346.4 ... Additional Printing Options ... 2376.5 ... Special Output Scenarios ... 2426.6 ... Error Analysis ... 2516.7 ... Performance Optimization through Bundling ... 2596.8 ... Parallelization of Print Jobs ... 2676.9 ... XPF Data Streams ... 2766.10 ... Summary ... 2787 ... Advanced Form Template Creation ... 2797.1 ... Advanced Techniques for Print Forms ... 2797.2 ... Interactive PDF Forms ... 3017.3 ... Using Script Programs ... 3307.4 ... Using Barcodes ... 3507.5 ... Using Label Printers ... 3527.6 ... Tips for Improving Performance ... 3537.7 ... Introduction to Accessible PDF Forms ... 3547.8 ... Further Information ... 3577.9 ... Summary ... 3598 ... ABAP Offline Infrastructure ... 3618.1 ... Example Scenario: Address Update in the Flight Booking Model ... 3618.2 ... Configuring the Email Inbound ... 3638.3 ... Using the ABAP Offline Infrastructure ... 3648.4 ... Testing the Offline Scenario ... 3838.5 ... Summary ... 3879 ... ABAP PDF Object ... 3899.1 ... Instantiating the PDF object ... 3909.2 ... Creating a PDF Document ... 3929.3 ... Processing an Interactive PDF Document ... 4039.4 ... PDF Document Certification ... 4129.5 ... Further Methods of the PDF Object ... 4219.6 ... Summary ... 42110 ... Offline Scenarios Using Web Services ... 42310.1 ... Using Web Service Definition Language Data Connections ... 42410.2 ... Using the Simple Object Access Protocol Object in JavaScript ... 44110.3 ... Tips for Using Web Services ... 45210.4 ... Summary ... 45311 ... Form Templates in SAP S/4HANA ... 45511.1 ... Adobe LiveCycle Designer for SAP as a Standalone Application ... 45511.2 ... Fragment-Based and Standalone Form Templates ... 45711.3 ... Downloading Form Templates and Uploading Them to the Design Environment ... 46011.4 ... Editing Form Templates in Adobe LiveCycle Designer ... 46411.5 ... Uploading Form Templates in the Maintain Form Templates App ... 48811.6 ... Transport Connection ... 49511.7 ... Summary ... 50612 ... Translating Form Templates ... 50712.1 ... Translating Classic Form Templates ... 50712.2 ... Translating SAP S/4HANA Form Templates ... 51812.3 ... Dealing with Problems in Translations ... 53712.4 ... Customizing Solutions for Translation Maintenance ... 53812.5 ... Origin of a Translation ... 54112.6 ... Summary ... 54413 ... Setting Up SAP Gateway Services ... 54513.1 ... Data Supply for Form Templates in SAP S/4HANA ... 54513.2 ... SAP Gateway ... 54613.3 ... Custom Fields and Logic App ... 56213.4 ... Summary ... 58714 ... Configure Output Control in SAP S/4HANA ... 58914.1 ... Basic Settings ... 58914.2 ... Configure Background Remote Function Call ... 60314.3 ... Set Up Filing System and Filing Category ... 60414.4 ... Output Management Activation ... 60614.5 ... Customizing the Output Types ... 61114.6 ... Define Business Rules for Output Parameter Determination ... 61814.7 ... Assign Output Channels ... 64114.8 ... Define Determination Rules for Master Form Template ... 64214.9 ... Assign Form Templates ... 64914.10 ... Assign Email Templates ... 65414.11 ... Customizing and Data Maintenance in the Productive Systems ... 65514.12 ... Troubleshooting and Error Handling ... 65614.13 ... Summary ... 664... Appendices ... 667A ... SAP Cloud Platform Forms by Adobe ... 669B ... Important SAP Notes ... 701C ... Further Information and Sources ... 705D ... The Author ... 709... Index ... 711