Adobe forms is a technology used for developing the forms and now it has become the current standard in SAP for form development. To use these forms, a Java stack must be first installed in SAP Basis. Along with that, developers need to configure the Adobe Document Service(ADS). Adobe LiveCycle Designer(LCD), GUI(graphical user interface) for Adobe Forms- must also require to be installed separately as the application will run on Windows.
Using Adobe Forms, we can create the forms in companies, fill out the form, output as a print form, show it as a PDF file on screen, or even it can be sent. Such forms will include purchase orders, orders, and invoices.
From the SAP system, it reads the associated master data and transaction data. The data will be displayed by the application in the predefined and desired form, for example, as a print form. Entering data in forms is also allowed.
Adobe has become the successor to SAPscript and SmartForms. This technology has surpassed its two predecessors SAPscript and SmartForms in various areas like performance and design.
We can separate design and programming by using Adobe forms in SAP. Also, Interactive Forms by Adobe in SAP provides different suitable tools and functions for the easier design of a form.
It is possible to customize the forms by form developers with the help of their own programming by using two script languages Adobe FormCalc or JavaScript. The developer tool for Adobe Forms will be accessed through SFP(SAP tcode-Form Builder) transaction.
