Question regarding Data Source Integration in Content Form Templates

[Karti]

Is it possible to include data from 'View Browser' and custom CDS Views as data sources in Content Form Templates for displaying on forms/documents?
(It's acceptable to follow the flow: Table Data → Custom Logic → Form Data Source)
If possible, please explain the scope of what can be developed.

I will describe the specific requirements and questions below. 

Requirements:

• Need to detect and print "Reprinted" on documents when they are reprinted
• Need to detect and print modified areas on documents when they are changed

Question: "In the on-premise SAP system, it's possible to:

1. Print 'Reprinted' on documents using records from NAST (Output Management Table)
2. Print modified areas on documents using records from CDHDR (Change Document Header Table)

How can we utilize these records for document printing in the SAP Public Cloud version?"

Thank you.

[PrasanthPadmanabhan]

HI Karti,

You can query released CDS views via custom logic and populate custom fields in your custom form. Additionally, you can create a custom CDS view to store your custom status, query it at runtime and populate your custom form.

Is this what you were looking for?

Thanks.
Prasanth 

[Karti]

Hi Prasanth @PrasanthPadmanabhan 

Thank you for your response. Yes, that's the information that I want, could you provide more details about it?
I understood that released CDS views can be output to forms.

As additional questions:
1. Is it possible to output custom business objects (custom tables) to forms as well?
2. When outputting data to forms, is the process correct where data flows from CDS views/tables through custom logic to custom fields in transaction documents? In other words, if the form output application doesn't support custom fields/custom logic, is my understanding correct that such implementation would be impossible?
3. If there are other methods to output fields not present in standard form data sources to forms, please let me know.

BR,
K

[Meghana]

Hi,

Please check if data source extension is possible for the form you are customizing. Reference link: SAP Help Portal.

Best regards,

Meghana