Adobe Forms: The First Step - SFP

T-Code the Adobe form Builder

Applies to:
SAP ABAP, Adobe Live cycle Designer ES, mySAP ECC 6.0, SAP NetWeaver 2004s. For more information,
visit the ABAP homepage.

Summary
Adobe forms is very efficient alternative for the Smartforms and also allows other good features for the next
generation document services with SAP technology but for the exploration of those future possibilities you
need to know the basics of the Adobe forms. This tutorial is first step toward adobe forms and will help
beginners to ABAP and SAP builds confidence in developing new age solutions in SAP.

Author: Gaurav Patwari

Company: Torrent Power Ltd.
Created on: 15 December 2009

Author Bio
By education Gaurav is B.E. Information Technology, He is working as a Chief SAP ABAP
Developer, SAP XI developer as well as SAP HCM Functional team member with Torrent
Power Ltd. India’s one of the best Power Industry. His current technical work includes
development with following ABAP, ABAP HR, SAP XI, ABAP Objects, Smartforms, Adobe
forms BDC, BAPI, SAP Enterprise Portal, and SAP Web dynepro for Java.

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Table of Contents
SFP: Adobe Form Builder ................................................................................................................................... 3
SFP: Adobe Form Builder ............................................................................................................................... 3
Form Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Create Interface .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Select the Package ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Default Initial Screen for the Interface............................................................................................................. 5
Create New Parameter ................................................................................................................................... 5
Append Row for CARRID ............................................................................................................................... 6
Save, Check & Activate................................................................................................................................... 6
Create Form .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Mention Interface for Form .............................................................................................................................. 7
Mention Package and Provide the Request for the Form ............................................................................... 8
Drag N Drop CARRID ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Go for the Layout ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Go for the Form Designing ............................................................................................................................ 10
Create a Title Text......................................................................................................................................... 10
Create Text Field........................................................................................................................................... 11
Click Object Tab  Value tab ....................................................................................................................... 12
Click Object Tab  Binding .......................................................................................................................... 13
Binding Properties ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Click on Save, Close & Activate .................................................................................................................... 15
Test the Form ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Print Preview ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Final Output... ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 19

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SFP: Adobe Form Builder

SFP is nothing but the form builder with Adobe live cycle designer. As Adobe form builder is new and
evolving technology there's scarcity for the guide for the new developers and the solution architects in SAP
and as adobe is lead document services software vendor interesting features are available with it and can be
provide to the client for the betterment of the custom solution proposed.
Before starting this tutorial, please ensure that Adobe life cycle designer is installed on your system and
Adobe designer is configured on your server.
In this tutorial, we would pass a parameter (CARRID) to the form and print the same with a page heading.

SFP: Adobe Form Builder

Enter the T-code in SAP command bar as SFP.

Form Interface
For every form, an interface is mandatory. First step to create a custom adobe forms is to create form
interface. Click on form interface radio button. Provide name YDEMO_INTERFACE and click on

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Create Interface
Provide the description and select the interface type as ABAP Dictionary-Based Interface.

Select the Package

As it is sample form I am providing it Local Object and Same way for the request in the next step.

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Default Initial Screen for the Interface

You will find the upcoming screen as show below divided into two one having parameters which will have
one default parameter as show in below figure.

Default Parameter available on creation of interface.

Create New Parameter

For example create CARRID, click on Append Row

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Append Row for CARRID

Follow as per below show figure.

Save, Check & Activate

Click on to Save.

Click on to activate

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Create Form
Return back the main screen of SFP and click on radio button for Form and provide name YDEMO_FORM
and click on

Mention Interface for Form

Provide the description for the form and also the previously created Interface form. Click on Save as shown
in below figure.

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Mention Package and Provide the Request for the Form

Here it is local object and hence forth no request is asked.

Drag N Drop CARRID

The screen appearing will have the two expand the YDEMO_INTERFACE and drag the CARRID on to the
Form on right hand side.

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Next screen is the resulting screen on dropping the CARRID.

Go for the Layout

Click on

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Go for the Form Designing

Click on the Palettes  Object Library  You will find the Object library dialog click on the Standard tab.
below figure depicts the same.

Create a Title Text

Select the Text from the standard tab and drag and drop on to the content area and edit the text.

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Create Text Field

Select the Text Field from the standard tab and drag on the content area as shown in figure below.

Edit Object properties for Text field.

Click on the Object tab  Edit the text of text field to Carrier ID.

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Click Object Tab  Value tab

Select the value type as Read only from the drop down list as shown in below figures.

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Click Object Tab  Binding

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Click on button next to the default binding select CARRID as shown in below figure.

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Binding Properties
Click on OK.

Click on Save, Close & Activate

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Test the Form

Click on

Provide CARRID = AA

Click on

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Print Preview
Click on print preview

Final Output...

Journey starts now.....

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Related Content
For more information, visit the ABAP homepage.
PDF-Based Print Form
http://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1497010
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=444902

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice

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