ADS ECC6 and NW7.3 Java Concerns

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Hopefully you have some insight, notes, experience or advice on assisting us on dealing with the following:

ADS Issue and background

We require a technical guideline to install ADS so that we can print our ECC6 output forms (ABAP forms) using ADS.

- We are currently running ECC6 EhP3 on NW 7.01, ABAP stack only

- We need at least ADS 9.x on NW 7.3 Java in order to meet all the requirements for printing.

- We are not ready/able to upgrade ECC6, eg. to ECC6 EhP6 on NW 7.3

What are the options/restrictions?

• Can we install NW 7.3 Java stack as standalone to host ADS, then get ECC6 NW 7.01 ABAP system to talk to ADS?

OR

• Since we are restricted to ECC6 EhP3 on NW 7.01, is the only option available is NW7.01 Java with ADS 8.x, which may not provide some of the functionality that we are asking for (eg. double sided printing?).

Thanks in advance.

[Reagan · Accepted solution]

Hello

You need to install a separate Java stack with the ADS usage type and connect it to the ABAP stack in order to use the ADS functionality.

Pick up the installation guide for Java stack based on the OS and DB from here:

http://service.sap.com/guidefinder

Download the installation media, the JCE Jurisdiction Policy Files and start the installation using SWPM. To download the JCE files refer to this SAP note

1240081 - Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Jurisdiction Policy Files

Refer to the below links for configuration

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/30a9630b-4f89-2a10-6fab-e311b3ffd...

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/30ec0508-9438-2c10-f393-a41fb2556...

Adobe Document Services for Form Processing - SAP Library

Good Luck

RB

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Reagan,

What we need to understand is that if we install the latest 7.3Java to run ADS will an old ABAP ECC6 NW7.1 system be compatible as we cannot afford to upgrade the ABAP stack at this time?

I personally do not believe that there would be an issue as ADS config does not have too many interdependancies from what I can see. I however need to find documentation or a reference to support this, however I cannot.

[former_member209962 · Accepted solution]

Dear Douglas,

As Reagan Benjamin said you can installed JAVA standalone and connect ur erp

therer wont be any issue, even you can use solman as its abap+java

@Reagan Benjamin please correct me if i am worng.

Thanks

Tabrayz

[Reagan · Accepted solution]

Hello Douglas

The ADS functionality is provided using an Java stack system with the usage type ADS.

I would make use of the UDA tool to understand whether the existing ABAP stack has dependency with the Java stack used for ADS.

I did a quick check and found out there is no dependency involved.

But for a concrete answer I suggest you to raise an OSS message with SAP and get this clarified.

As far as I know there shouldn't be a problem.

Regards

RB

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Reagan. Appreciate your feedback and help mate.