WebDynpro Java - Create PDF without loading Interactive Form

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

We are using Java WebDynpro and we need to create some PDF in Portal KM.

We would like to to show a button that, if pressed, will create different PDF reports in Portal KM.

To do so we would like to capture the DataStream (from pdfSource) of Interactive Form, without showing it to the user.

After some tests it seems to be not possible, the Context Attribute 'pdfSource' is populated just if the UI component Intercative Form is loaded on the User Interface.

Could you give us some help\suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Best Regards.

AT

[Former Member]

I have never worked on WD Java but otherwise having worked on other Java Enterprise Applications, I thought we could do it with Ajax or Javascript and I just did a google search and it seems its possible.
Try searching for calling http without opening a browser/window, may be you will get the pdfSource in response.