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Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document from SFP Layout

nikhilscania_27 — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:19:37 GMT

Dear SAP Support,

I am facing an issue while opening Adobe Form layouts from transaction SFP.

SAP GUI Version: 800 PL9

Adobe LiveCycle Designer: 11.0 for SAP Solutions

Issue:
When opening the Layout in transaction SFP for any Adobe Form, Adobe LiveCycle Designer throws the error: "Error While Opening Document"
Troubleshooting performed:
1. Reinstalled Adobe LiveCycle Designer 11.0 for SAP Solutions.

2. Reinstalled SAP GUI 800 PL9.

3. Executed SAP GUI Installation Check.

4. Restarted VDI.

Important Observation: The Adobe Form opens successfully when SAP GUI is started using "Run as Administrator". The issue occurs only under normal user privileges.

Could you please advise whether there are known issues related to SAP GUI 800 PL9, Adobe LiveCycle Designer integration, plugin registration, or frontend authorization requirements? Screenshots and frontend traces can be provided if required.

Regards,

Nikhil Tripathi

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document from SFP Layout

Sandra_Rossi — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:25:26 GMT

The note 2187332 - Adobe LiveCycle Designer 11.0 - Installation / Patch - SAP for Me says:

"Standalone installation / patch

Attention: Make sure that you have administrator rights on your PC."

My ALD 11 32 bits is installed with administrator rights:

It can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Designer 11.0\FormDesigner.exe
regedit registry is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Designer\11.0

Adobe LiveCycle Designer 11.0 for SAP solutions

SFP:

NB: I don't run SAP GUI as administrator and it works.

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document...

sravan_aleshwaram — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:07:14 GMT

Hello @nikhilscania_27

Adobe Form opens successfully only when SAP GUI is run as Administrator, the issue is most likely related to frontend permissions, registry access, or Adobe LiveCycle Designer integration, rather than the form itself.

The behavior strongly indicates a Windows authorization/registration issue on the frontend. Engage the desktop/VDI team to validate user permissions and component registration rather than focusing on SAP backend configuration.

Thanks,
Sravan

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document from SFP Layout

nikhilscania_27 — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:05:38 GMT

Hi Sandra! I am having all the settings same but then also same problem happening.

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document from SFP Layout

Sandra_Rossi — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:03:40 GMT

@nikhilscania_27 VDI then? Contact SAP Support and revert back.

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document...

nikhilscania_27 — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:24:22 GMT

Issue is resloved by Rebuilding the Windows by Admin Team. Other methods didn't work like they try component registration and all.

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document...

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:09:34 GMT

@nikhilscania_27 what does "Rebuilding the Windows" mean?

EDIT: here is your answer (in short: your Windows user profile was reset/recreated)

Re: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Error While Opening Document from SFP Layout

nikhilscania_27 — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:45:56 GMT

Thanks for asking @Sandra_Rossi . In my case, the issue was resolved by rebuilding my Windows user profile. The admin team first tried other approaches, including component registration, but those did not help. After the profile was reset/recreated, the application worked normally again. So it seems the problem was related to profile corruption rather than the application itself.