how to create a pdf document from abap report

[mark_fryu]

hello everyone,
I would need to know all the ways to create a pdf document through abap report or function module

for example with smartforms, are there other ways besides using smartforms?

thank you

[Sandra_Rossi]

Adobe form (SFP) and 2 converters, one from OTF i.e. Smart Forms and SAP Script, one from ABAP List, that's it. Also, one guy started an ABAP PDF API at https://github.com/beraadim/zcl_pdf.

[raymond_giuseppi · Accepted solution]

Mostly using the FM of group STXW you can convert most spools to pdf.

• native abap spool - CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF (report RSTXPDF5)
• Smart Forms or Sap Script - CONVERT_OTF_2_PDF / CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF (report RSTXPDF4)

Of course you could use Adobe LiveCycle Designer.

[Sandra_Rossi · Accepted solution]

@mark_fryu For your information, here is the PDF from an ABAP program which does only WRITE to a spool request and calls CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF to generate the PDF ("very sober" presentation, frames, monospaced font; there could also be some colors):