How to create a multipage PDF with same template but dynamically varying data?

[Former Member]

Hello,

I need to create a multi-page PDF where I need to use the same template but dynamically varying data.

Eg Scenario:

1. I have data for 5 material in my ABAP program.

2. I have a PDF template in SFP which has a 2 page structure.

3. Based on the number of materials (5 in this case), I need to generate a PDF which will have 10 pages (2 for each material).

4. the generated PDF should be like the one shown below:

e.g.  MATERIAL_PDF (pdf name)  

      -----------------------------------------

      |  Page1(Mat1[View1].data)

      |  Page2(Mat1[View2].data)

      |  Page3(Mat2[View1].data)

      |  Page4(Mat2[View2].data)

      |  Page5(Mat3[View1].data)

      |  Page6(Mat3[View2].data)

         .. and so on...

Thanks,

Aniket

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

     This requirement was put on the back burner by the client due to other urgent development.

This came back a few weeks ago.

Finally got a solution for this. SAP already provides an option to bundle PDFs (one or more templates). Sadly I didn't know it back then.

I created a new method in my web dynpro view to bundle the PDF(s) using 

FM 'FP_CHECK_BATCH_PDF_RETURN'  as reference. And it worked fine   

Regards,

Aniket

[Florian]

Isn't it just by setting the two pages into a form ( like an subform in the content ) and put the settings in a proper way?

There is this setting, that the masterpage comes up everytime the pagecount is done.

Example

Page 1 3 5 --> Masterpage 1

Page 2 4 6 --> Masterpage 2

And the designview with the flowing data, you can do it by scripting to get to the next page after the pos is finished.

Unfortunaly I do not got a system atm, so I hope the explaination give you a clue, where to search.

Regards

Florian