Print work bench

[Former Member]

Hi Group,

Can any body please give me the clear idea about the print workbench,why we need to go for the print work bench.

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Purpose

The Print Workbench is the central development environment for creating standardized outgoing correspondence. To configure the correspondence forms, the Print Workbench uses the SAP standard components for configuring forms – SAPscript or Smart Forms.

The Print Workbench is subdivided into the following subobjects:

· Form classes

Form classes are defined by SAP applications and contain a modeling as well as access instructions for all of the data that belongs to an application or an application process. You can use form classes to create application forms where you access the data defined in the form classes. Invoices, dunning notices, and account statements are examples of form classes. The form classes are delivered with each application component that use the Print Workbench. Changes to form classes delivered have modification status.

· Application forms

You create application forms based on the form classes delivered. You can define several application forms for each form class, for example, different invoices for different business partner groups. SAP delivers example forms that you can use as a reference for your own application forms. You can use user exits to adjust the application forms to your requirements. Numerous help functions simplify form creation.

You can call up the Print Workbench via the area menu PWB.

check this sap help....

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e4/a45a36998cf732e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm

Regards

Vijay

[Former Member]

Hi,

Any body can explain with some example.Also let me know which on is better to use either Smart forms or Scripts

[Former Member]

Hi,

The Print Workbench is a central development environment for creating standardized outgoing correspondence. To configure the forms, the Print Workbench uses the SAP standard components for configuring forms – SAPscript, Smart Forms, and PDF-based forms.

Purpose:

This component contains the following tools:

· Print Workbench for printing forms, bills, and letters.

·Data Archiving for SAP Utilities

·Migration of data from your old system to the Utilities Industry (IS-U) component

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/85/7c70af466a4f489da605d4c019ea21/frameset.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/forumsearch

Regards,

Gayathri

Message was edited by: Gayathri Hariharan

[Former Member]

Hi,

Refer this thread:

SAP Smart Forms have the following advantages:

1. The adaption of forms is supported to a large extent by graphic tools for layout and logic, so that no programming knowledge is necessary (at least 90% of all adjustments). Therefore, power user forms can also make configurations for your business processes with data from an SAP system. Consultants are only required in special cases.

2. Displaying table structures (dynamic framing of texts)

3. Output of background graphics, for form design in particular the use of templates which were scanned.

4. Colored output of texts

5. User-friendly and integrated Form Painter for the graphical design of forms

6. Graphical Table Painter for drawing tables

7. Reusing Font and paragraph formats in forms (Smart Styles)

8. Data interface in XML format (XML for Smart Forms, in short XSF)

9. Form translation is supported by standard translation tools

10. Flexible reuse of text modules

11. HTML output of forms (Basis release 6.10)

12. Interactive Web forms with input fields, pushbuttons, radio buttons, etc. (Basis-Release 6.10)

It does not mean that SAPscript is removed from the Basis shipment. Even as of Basis Release 4.6C, SAPscript remains part of the SAP standard and there are no plans to remove it. Since Smart Forms is currently, and will continue to be, the tool for form maintenance for mySAP.com solutions, our further development efforts will focus on Smart Forms, not on SAPscript.

There is no point in migrating all SAPscript forms already in use. Since SAPscript can still be used and will be available in the future, there is no need to. If you plan to migrate a SAPscript form, it is recommended that you check whether benefit is worth the effort involved.

Regards,

Gayathri

Message was edited by: Gayathri Hariharan

[Former Member]

Hi Gayatri,

Thank you for your response,but still I am not getting

clear idea about print workbench,why we actually going for print workbench

[Former Member]

Hi gayratri,

Can you please send me some example with screen shots of print workbench