difference between pdfsource & datasource in adobe forms - web dynpro abap

[Former Member]

Friends,

Please let me know the difference between the adobe form attributes pdfsource and datasource. What is the significance of specifying both and the difference between them.

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Thanks.

[thomas_jung · Accepted solution]

Dear SAP Programmer,

A real quick search of the online help is all that was required to find the answer to this question.

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/e4/529d41c8f2a209e10000000a155106/frameset.htm|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/e4/529d41c8f2a209e10000000a155106/frameset.htm]

For the future, please remember that all Web Dynpro UI Element Properties are documentated in the online help.

[Former Member]

hi,

In adobe forms pdf source propery is for the pdf that is generated.the pdf generated is stored in this attribute of type xstring.

datasource property is the property where we mention the context node for which the pdf form has to be created.if we want the attributes of a node to be as input fields or any UI elements in adobe form then we will bind this node to the data source property so that both are of same type.

Go through following links u wil understand more.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/media/uuid/a3e2f018-0b01-0010-c7a8-89deb...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/interactiveforms-elearning

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regards,

Anusha

[abhimanyu_lagishetti7]

Hi

pdfSource is the entire PDF output.

dataSource is the Context Node which u can see in the dataView of the Adobe Live Cycle Designer, is used to supply/get SAP data to your Interactive form.

Abhi

Edited by: Abhimanyu Lagishetti on Jun 23, 2008 7:05 AM