Change form layout directly in production system possible?

[Former Member]

Hi!

I have a scenario where some PDF-based print form layouts (ABAP based maintained in Form Builder transaction SFP) need to be changed as often as 3 times per day and its only the layout and not the form data interface...

Is it possible to set up that form layout changes are possible even in productive client since this scenario makes lenghty transports from development to QA and then finally production infeasible?

Thanks & Regards,

Christian

[Former Member]

Hello Christian!

The description of the problem depicts that your scenario and solution (or approach to it) is pretty strange.

From technical point of view you of course can switch productive system to changeable mode, but from all others - you can't. This is not correct and in terms of SAP religion sounds like heresy.You'd better not do it or they'd burn you.

I think you have to revise your approach and not make form changeable in productive system, but include design variants in it (or even make them as separate forms) to cover the dynamic(?) changes you need. That should work in 99% of cases.

For those 1% left (which are as possible as Loch Ness monster) you can check [Program-Driven Generation of Form Templates|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/07/bf5bfa83404c6a9ed9858bcb0d46d1/frameset.htm] and [Runtime API of the PDF Document Object |http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/46/14f68e8d484250e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm]. This is going to be something.

P.S. If you can explain you task in more details maybe we can together find better solution.

Regards,

Petr Perstnev