SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe

Dr. Jürgen Hauser has worked for Adobe Systems since 2005. His responsibilities include representing Adobe at SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany; product management for SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, and additional duties, such as local contact for Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR. He has presented SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe at numerous conferences worldwide. He previously worked as a project manager and system architect for a large German consulting firm. After finishing his studies in computer science, with a minor in mathematics, he participated in the Distributed Systems research group. He earned his doctorate in multimedia systems from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Andreas Deutesfeld studied physics and computer science at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. After finishing his studies, he joined SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany, in 1996. His work focused on form technologies in the development of SAP NetWeaver. He has conducted numerous workshops and classes and consulted for many projects on this topic. Since 2003, he has been heavily involved as a development architect in the design and implementation process of the new form solution, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. He lives in a small town on the Rhine with his wife and son. Thomas Szücs was senior software developer at SAP AG for the Web Dynpro ABAP division where he was in charge of Adobe integration, among other things. After almost nine years at SAP working on SD, CRM, and SAP NetWeaver, he now works as a senior solution architect at Corporate Business Solutions GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany. He is married and lives near Bruchsal, Germany, with his wife. Dr. Stephan Rehmann holds a PhD in low-temperature physics from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. He joined SAP AG in 1998 and worked in the development division of the overhead cost-controlling product team. At present, he is responsible for the ISR framework for SAP ERP, among other things.

Introduction
Use of SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
PDF, PDF-Based Print Forms, and Interactive PDF Forms
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Family
Examples of PDF-Based Print Forms and Interactive PDF Forms
Using Interactive Forms in Business Processes
Software Components and Architecture
Summary
Installation and Configuration
Prerequisites
Basic Configuration
Scenario-Dependent Configuration
Configuration for Parallelization
Optional Configuration
Error Analysis
Using ADS
Installation of Adobe LiveCycle Designer
Automatic Configuration via CTC
ADS Hub
Summary
Interface and Form Context
Structure of a Form
Interface of a Form
Context of a Form
Documentation of a Form
Summary
Creating Form Templates
Adobe LiveCycle Designer
The Basic Principles of the Form Template Design
Data Binding for Form Fields
Structuring Form Templates with Subforms
Using Master Pages and Rich Text Fields
Reusing Form Objects
Implicit Data Binding
Useful Functions in Adobe LiveCycle Designer
Summary
Form Output
Print Program
Spool System
Device Types for the Output
Special Output Scenarios
Error Analysis
Performance Optimization Through Bundling
Parallelization of Print Jobs
Translating Forms
XFP Output
Summary
Advanced Form Template Design
Advanced Techniques for Print Forms
Interactive PDF Forms
Using Script Programs
Using Barcodes
Tips for Increasing Performance
Introduction to Accessible PDF Forms
Additional Information
Summary
Integration with Web Dynpro ABAP
Web Dynpro ABAP
Scenarios for the Integration of Interactive Forms
The InteractiveForm UI Element
Interaction with Form Builder
Implementing Scenarios Using Web Dynpro ABAP
Summary
Internal Service Request
Introduction
SAP NetWeaver Portal Scenarios
Getting Started--Creating a Plain Scenario
Customizing and Programming a Scenario
Request Forms as Adobe Forms
Form Flow Logic
ISR Architecture
ISR in the Application Basis (ABA)
Summary
ABAP Offline Infrastructure
Offline Scenarios Using Email Messages
Address Updating in the Flight-Booking Model as a Sample Scenario
Configuring the Email Inbound
Using ABAP Offline Infrastructure
Testing the Offline Scenario
Summary
ABAP PDF Object
Overview
Instantiating the PDF Object
Creating a PDF Document
Processing an Interactive PDF Document
Certifying PDF Documents
Job Profiles
Additional Methods of the PDF Object
Summary
Offline Scenarios via Web Services
Overview
Using WSDL Data Connections
Using the SOAP Object in JavaScript
Tips for Using Web Services
Summary
Advanced Installation and Configuration
Configuring a Secure Connection to ADS
Managing and Creating Job Profiles
Installing and Using the XDC Editor
Summary
The Authors
Index