How to display Smartform pdf output on iView of Webdynpro ?

[ajay_jangid]

Hi,

Scenario :

In a Webdynpro application, when a person selects a row in the Table, a smartform should display below the TABLE in the PDF format. (Neither in a New Window (as pop up) nor on the Same Window, but below the table - say in a iView Container)

What I have done till now :

On the FIRST_VIEW, I have inserted a VIEW_CONTAINER_UIELEMENT named PDF_VIEW. On click of a record in Table, I have navigated to PDF_VIEW and have done the following to generate PDF from Smartform:

1. Pick the data from the selected row using Context.

2. Set Controll Parameters and call Smartform FM to get Data in OTF format.

3. Call FM "CONVERT_OTF_2_PDF" to convert OTF data to PDF format.

Questions:

1. Is there any way by which I can display this PDF data (type xstring) on the iView PDF_VIEW ?

2. Is it possible to use INTERACTIVEFORM UI Element in this scenario, without compulsion of setting it's property templateSource ?

Regards,

Ajay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ajay,

You can display smartforms in WDA by using  CONVERT_OTF.

Please go through this..

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1893663

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-25759

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-32687

Cheers,

Kris.

[ajay_jangid · Accepted solution]

Hi Krish,

Well, thnx for replying to the post. But I have already done this much.

Method   cl_wd_runtime_services=>attach_file_to_response( ) gives a pop up, and I don't want that. If I make the parameter  I_IN_NEW_WINDOW = ' ', it will open the PDF on same window, but I don't want that either.

My requirement is that Smartform should be displayed as PDF file, below the table in a separate container on the same view.

Cheers,

Ajay Jangid

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ajay,

Please check below links..

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/WDABAP/A+Simple+Web+Dynpro+Application+to+display+a+pdf+file+in...

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1188249

Cheers,

Kris.

[former_member206479 · Accepted solution]

Hi Ajay,

Yes you can make use of Interactiveform ui element.

Place a Transparent container below the table and do some layout changes like matrix head data etc..

and place an interactiveform ui element and bind pdfsource property with XSTRING Attribute.

Regards

Venkat