non-interactive adobe form display

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I'd like to call an adobe form via WDJ to a non-SAP portal. I believe I need to do the following:

-create web dynpro application and define context.

-create form.

-create webdynpro controller to enable display form.

Excuse the basic nature of question; I'm a HR consultant. If anyone could clarify or confirm my understanding, it would be greatly appreciated.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Acrobat Reader is a software to to open the Adobe Forms, it is not realted to ZCI.

Please refer the below links:

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_NW70EHP1core/helpdata/en/73/852854f9d6418b9574dab0d321d258/frameset.htm]

[http://www.erpdb.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ADOBEinteractiveform.ppt]

Regards,

Bala Baskaran.S

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes, thanks Bala, I understand now.

many thanks

[Former Member]

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[Former Member]

Hi again,

Iu2019ve reopened this thread as I have a few doubts to clear-

Iu2019d like to clarify whether ZCI installation means that Adobe Reader does not need to be installed client-side in this scenario. Also, would this expose XML or PDF file to portal?

Apologies if questions repeated elsewhere.

thanks

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[Former Member]

Thanks John and Bala, much appreciated.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Pre-requisited to work with Adobe Forms:

-Check Adobe Live cycle designer is installed in your system.

-Check whether ADS(Adobe Document Services) is configured properly and running on the SAP WebAs j2ee engine.

- Acrobat Reader to view the Form.

-Create a Webdynpro Project or Development Component.

-Insert Interactive Form UI element in View.

-Create Context Node of Cardinality 1..1, and below it create nodes and attributes to be used in Adobe Form

-Create Context Attribute under the root context node of type binary.

Example Context Design

Context
   DataSource(1..1) 
    Student(1..1)
      Name(Type:String)
      Age(Type:Int)
 PdfSrc(Type:binary)

-Bind the Datasource node to the Datasource property of Interactive Form UI element.

-Select the Display Type property as Native

ActiveX - can be rendered only if ActiveX Component Framework is installed in the client

Native - can be rendered if ZCI(Zero Client Installation) is installed in the server side

-Bind pdfsrc attribute to pdfsource property of interactive form UI element.

-Set Height and Width property for the form.

-In Outline Window right click the interactive form UI element and select Edit

Adobe Live cycle designer opens and Form layout can be designed.

Build and Deploy the Application to view the Adobe form.

Regards,

Bala Baskaran.S

[junwu]

i think your understanding is ok.