Saving SAPSCRIPT to a PDF file using ADS

[Former Member]

Hello,

I had posted this message on thread but i was adviced to post it here.

I need to know whether a SAPSCRIPT (Work Order) in SAP ECC ABAP can be saved as a PDF form if ADS is installed and Configured?

We have a 3rd party converter installed on users desktop which converts it into PDF so when user goes to IW32 to print WO, they get a print pop-up and they select this 3rd party converter which gives them the option to save it as PDF file.

We need to know (since we have ADS installed/configured), whether it is possible to save this SAPSCRIPT WO to PDF instead of using this 3rd party tool? We dont want people to install the 3rd party converter since we have over 5000 users.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

WR

[Sandra_Rossi]

I read your other thread, but I don't understand why you absolutely want to use ADS to convert a sapscript!

ADS is just to generate a PDF from an XDP (the document template) and XML data (that means you should re-create a form, so just create the interactive form!)

Solution by Otto (CONVERT_OTF) is just fine.

[Former Member]

Hi Sandra,

Well we already have ADS configured in the system and we want to know whether it provides any functionality to Save a Sapscript/WO as a PDF. When other 3rd party converters can do this, why not ADS?

Using a Convert PDF function module will involve programmatic conversion or save as, can ADS not provide the same?

I hope i am explaining correctly:

User is in IW32, enters a Work Order, hit enter to display (this is sapscript), click the Order -> Print Order. A small window asking the printers/output device pops-up. If user selects LOCL, then all printers defined on users desktop/computer shows up. If user selects any Desktop printer, it prints a PDF. If user selects this 3rd Party PDF converter, it gives option Save As (.PDF). This is what we want - We want that users dont have to select this 3rd party converter since we have to install it on every PC. So we are thinking if ADS offers anything that can act as a Converter and maybe we can define a printer or output device with this converter function or something so users can save as PDF these sapscript work orders.

I hope this is clear. If you still think we cannot use ADS as a PDF converter (so we can save as..) then we will close this thread.

Regards

WR

[Sandra_Rossi]

Well, ADS is not a converter (as far as I know). It is used to generate PDFs from interactive forms (SFP transaction in ABAP). As I said the input format is XFP, XML.

Note: you may display a PDF from smart form preview (!PDF okcode), but it doesn't work for SAPscript preview if I remember well. So, a little modification of the standard to make it available in SAPscript preview...