Adobe Document Services (ADS) Configuration for SAP NW 7.5 Step by Step

Adobe Document Services

(ADS) Configuration

Step by Step

Contents

Adobe Document Services

(ADS) Configuration

(Step by Step)

Prerequisites

Configuration Steps

Configuring: ADS to ABAP

Checking ADS Configuration in an ABAP Environment

Checking the Destination Service and the ICF Service

Intro:

   Adobe Document Services (ADS) enable form-based processing of business data triggered by both ABAP and Java based applications. As ADS are running on an Netweaver AS Java, the basic configuration differs dependent of the environment, that needs to communicate with ADS Server (NW AS).

Procedure

   If form processing is performed in an ABAP environment, configure the communication between the Form Processing Framework running on AS ABAP and the ADS running on AS Java, to process forms in an ABAP environment, the ABAP transaction Dynpro or Web Dynpro ABAP applications call the ADS. The generation of forms is based on form templates designed with Adobe LiveCycle Designer and business data provided by the applications.

   If form processing is performed in a Java environment, configure the communication between the Form Processing Framework and ADS, both running on AS Java.

Prerequisites

1. SAP Netweaver 7.5 AS Java System Installed.
2. SAP S4HANA or any NW AS 7.5 ABAP System.
3. Suitable PDF output device created on ABAP based system.

Configuration Steps

On NW 7.5 JAVA System - ADS

   Login on to the portal system Java Stack http://:/useradmin (port: 500 eg. If instance number is 00 so the port will be 50000)

Create ADSUSER and assign the SAP_ADSCALLER and SAP_ADSMONITOR in the role tab.

Change Security Policy to be: Technical User

Change Security Policy to be: Technical User

On ABAP System (S4 or Any NW AS ABAP)

Login to S/4HANA System or (ABAP NW 7.5 AS) and enter transaction “SM59” to maintain RFC Connection

RFC destination: ADS

Connection type: G

Target Host: Enter the host name of the JAVA System that runs the Adobe document services ADS or of the SAP Web dispatcher if applicable

Service No.: Enter the HTTP port number of the Target Host you have specified (The following naming convention applies: 5<Java_instance_number>00 (50000, for example, if your Java instance is 00)

– Path Prefix: /AdobeDocumentServices/Config?style=rpc

-          Enter the user created in portal system. ADSuser

Go to PFCG tcode and create an empty role named as ADSCALLERS

Create a user account in SU01

ADS_AGENT

The user should be system user.

Assign the role

ADSCALLERS

SAP_BC_FPADS_ICF

SAP_BC_FP_ICF

SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION

Activate the service in SICF

Call transaction SICF Next navigation step Activate the following services:

default_host → sap → bc → fp

default_host → sap → bc → fpads

Configuring: ADS to ABAP

Go to portal page (NW JAVA System) http://:/useradmin (port: 500 eg. If instance number is 00 so the port will be 50000)

Create a new destination with destination name FP_ICF_DATA_ with destination type as HTTP

SID is of S4HANA system or Any ABAP System

Maintain the connection URL along with port of http service of ABAP System.

URL is your S4 or NW ABAP AS hostname and port number eg. http://:> port number is 80

Eg. http://sapservers4:8001 (hostname: sapservers4 and instance number 01)

Maintain details of ADS_AGENT user details which was created in ABAP System.

Also, open SLD functions with the following URL http://host:port/sld/fun

Click on enable automatically

Also, login to NWA… Select SOA Management -> Technical Configuration -> Destination Template Management.

Click on Security Tab

Select Authentication ‘HTTP Authentication’ and ‘User ID/Password (Basic)’

Select ‘Details’ and enter the user ADSUser and the corresponding password

Click finish

Testing ADS Configuration:

Checking ADS Configuration in an ABAP Environment

1.  Log on to the AS ABAP system.

2. Start the transaction SA38.

3. Enter the program name FP_TEST_00.

4. Choose Program Execute (F8)

5. Make sure, that the following default values are entered in the respective fields:
   Form: FP_TEST_00
   ADS Connection: ADS or the RFC Destination name specified in your system (if it does not correspond to the default entry)

6. Choose Program Execute (F8)

7. Enter the Output Device.

8. Choose Print Preview.

9. If the system displays a form containing several lines on two pages, the ADS configuration is correct. Otherwise, perform the
   tests described below.

Checking the ABAP Connection to ADS

1. Log on to your SAP system.
2. Start the transaction SA38.
3. Enter the name of the test report FP_PDF_TEST_00.
4. Enter the name of the connection. Enter the default name ADS, or, if you have specified another name, the one you are using in your system.
5. Choose Execute (F8).
6. If the configuration is correct, the system displays the version number of the Adobe Document Services.

Checking the Destination Service and the ICF Service

1. Log on to your SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP system.
2. Call transaction SA38.
3. Enter the name of the test report
4. Execute the test without choosing the option With
   Destination Service.
5. The system renders a test form in the background
   without using the destination service and displays the size of the created PDF.
6. Execute the test again. Now select the option With
   Destination Service.
7. If the settings of the destination service are
   correct, the system displays the same message as before (see step 5).