HCM Processes & Forms: Data Sharing
During my implementation of a position change process, I had a peculiar issue with data sharing that I would like to share with the SDN community. According to my knowlegde, there is no SAP documentation that covers Data Sharing in an HCM Processes & Forms context and therefore it seems relevant to write this blog in order to help others with Data Sharing related problems. The process involves updating infotype 0000 and 0001 using service SAP_PA in an ECC6 EhP 2 environment. Elvez in ABAP, Business Process Management, Organizational Change Management, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Nov. 15, 2009 03:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile Applications and Satellite Uplinks for Field Services
This article explores the reason Sear's Service Technicians use satellite uplinks with their mobile work order management application and the ROI. Kevin Benedict in Mobile, RFID, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Nov. 12, 2009 04:17 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Browser Support: Windows 7
SAP support for Windows 7 Peter Barker in ABAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Nov. 11, 2009 07:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Loading Dropdown value in HCM Forms from Generic Services
Loading Dropdown in HCM Form using Generic Services Mukesh mani in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Nov. 06, 2009 02:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Become part of the SAP BPM strategy!
Want to make your voice heard on BPM? Meet head of SAP BPM solution management Wolfgang Hilpert and his team at TechEd Phoenix to discuss and influence direction of SAP's BPM products. Harald Nehring in Business Process Expert, Visual Composer, Universal Worklist, Standards, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP Business Workflow, Eclipse, Composition Environment (CE), Business Suite 7, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Web Dynpro [Oct. 07, 2009 02:29 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Interactive Forms and Adobe at TechEd
This blogs talks about Adobe's TechEd 2009 activities related to Interactive Forms in Pheonix and Vienna. It let's you know that key (technical) people are there ready to meet you and which sessions are supported by Adobe experts. Juergen Hauser in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Web Dynpro [Oct. 04, 2009 01:47 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Interactive Forms integration with SAP MDM
This blog talks about a scenario wherein we integrated SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe with SAP Master Data Management alongwith Netweaver Portal for a centralization scenario. Arafat Farooqui in Enterprise Portal (EP), Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Oct. 03, 2009 09:38 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

The New Discovery System v4 at TechEd Phoenix 09
Want to hear about the new SAP Discovery System version 4 first hand? Come meet us at TechEd Phoneix either at the hands-on workshops or at the Expert Networking Sessions. Itai Sadan in Business Intelligence (BI), Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Solution Manager, SAP MaxDB and liveCache, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Java Programming, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Objects, Web Dynpro [Oct. 02, 2009 07:48 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechEd 2009, Expert Networking Session: Do you know how to use the security aspects in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
SAP TechEd 2009, Expert Networking Session: Do you know how to use the security aspects in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe Phoenix, Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 2:30 PM, Lounge 1 Angel Dichev in Composition Environment (CE), Java Programming, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP TechEd, Web Dynpro [Oct. 02, 2009 07:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: Making the case for Case Management
If you are new to HCM P&F, one of your first questions will often be "but how does the magic happen?" Where is the data stored? How does one form know what to pass to another? Where can I see the data before it gets saved? Those familiar with HCM P&F will enjoy having another tool at their disposal for support and auditing. This is the "magic" behind HCM P&F, better known as Case Management. Chris Solomon in Business Process Management, Business Solutions, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Sep. 28, 2009 07:42 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: Pest Control 101 (debugging)
When a HCM Processes & Forms process is working, it's a full orchestra making beautiful music. When it is not working, it's like watching a 12 car pile up and determining who was to blame...or worse yet, what little valve, gasket, hose, plug, or bearing in which part of which car caused the wreck. The purpose of this blog is to help provide pointers to more quickly sort through the "wreckage" and find our culprit. In a nutshell, this is debugging 101 for HCM P&F. Chris Solomon in Business Process Management, Business Solutions, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Sep. 22, 2009 09:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Design thinking, portals and UI: the Redmonk perspective and the Facebook disease
Design Thinking is a relatively new topic within the SAP ecosystem but one upon which Redmonk's James Governor is putting a placeholder to a future discussion. This video outlines James' current thinking. Dennis Howlett in Enterprise Portal (EP), Interoperability, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Sep. 11, 2009 08:50 AM | 3 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Support of Interactive Forms in SAP CRM 7.0
In SAP CRM 7.0 there are two nice tools that make use of Interactive Forms technology. This blog provides links to two Adobe Captivate recordings showing both tools in action and a link to a third example in Resource Planning using one of the tools. Juergen Hauser in CRM, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 19, 2009 06:29 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: Start Object?...we don't need no stinkin start object!
What if you want to start a HCM P&F process but don't need, want, or have an employee to select? How can you skip to part 2 or 3 without jumping through hoop 1? Well, learning to build a process to launch without a start object will allow you to do just that! And here's how it's done... Chris Solomon in Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Aug. 03, 2009 02:24 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Damaging your SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe project effectively
No more best practices. Learn how to damage your SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe project effectively and have fun. Bernhard Escherich in Business Process Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jul. 23, 2009 07:10 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: Processes in the Process Selection List...how do it know?
Ever wonder why or how those processes show up in your process selection list for HCM Processes & Forms? More importantly, ever wonder how YOU can control what's in that list? Well, ponder this "magic" no more! Lucky for you, there are a number of options at your disposal! Chris Solomon in Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jul. 22, 2009 01:00 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: Why HCM P&F often fails before it even has a chance
Every conference or sale call I attend here lately, HCM Processes & Forms is always the biggest buzz. It's the latest and greatest. The "must have". So why has HCM Processes & Forms not taken off? For once, it's not about the technology. It's about the dollars. In my opinion, this could be the death knell for HCM P&F before it ever really got it's time to shine. Chris Solomon in Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Ranting, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jul. 08, 2009 07:55 AM | 25 Comments | Permalink]

Experimenting with Digital Signatures in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
This blog is discusses problems in implementation of digital signatures in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe in Web Dynpro JAVA applications. Kapil Kamble in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Jul. 08, 2009 02:55 AM | 7 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Lean Offline Scenarios for SAP CRM 7.0
This blog provides a short overview of one of the many ways to realize Lean Offline Scenarios for SAP CRM using SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. Sandeep Nargund in CRM, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Service-Oriented Architecture [Jul. 07, 2009 05:39 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: The Evolution of Necessity to Enhancement Pack 4 and beyond
How has HCM Processes and Forms evolved through Enhancement Packages and why was this so necessary so quickly? It's all part of evolution and product maturity pushed by customer demand and expectations. Chris Solomon in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 30, 2009 12:51 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Understand validity of a ReaderRights Credential in a PDF generated from SAP Adobe Document Services(ADS)
In this weblog I discuss about validity of ReaderRights Credential in a PDF generated from SAP Adobe Document Services(ADS). Also the need for server and client time to be in sync will be discussed. Shubham Tripathi in Application Server, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 29, 2009 08:04 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: User Exits, Dynamic Actions & Change Pointers.....Please check your expectations at the door!
I have yet to be on a project, talk to a client or prospective client, or hear about other projects where at least one person was not under some kind of assumption that HCM Processes and Forms simply worked "just like regular HR" especially in regards to user exits, dynamic actions, change pointers, and the like. Please check those expectations at the door! Chris Solomon in Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 24, 2009 08:52 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: Required fields aren't what they use to be!
To me, a "required" field means it is required to have some entry in it before you move forward with anything. Apparently for Adobe Interactive Forms within the HCM Processes and Forms Start/Form application, that's not quite true...and here's why... Chris Solomon in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 22, 2009 08:36 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: You spin me right round, Baby, right round, like a record, Baby, right round, round-round
What better way to start a blog than with a "cheesy" 80's song? (1985 by Dead or Alive) But it fits right in with this "cheesy" little problem that often stumps HCM Processes and Forms developers.....the never ending spinning wheel! Chris Solomon in Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Enterprise Portal (EP), JavaScript, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 18, 2009 07:52 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

On the Road with the SAP TechTour 2009
SAP TechTour roadshows feature premium content from SAP TechEd delivered free of charge, in local languages around the globe. Follow our "On-the-Road" blog series, a clearinghouse for: session snapshots with content experts, attendee feedback, access to presentations, and more. Christine Godek in ABAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Management, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechTour [Jun. 04, 2009 09:37 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Inside Track: Adobe Interactive Forms and Netweaver Portal access and navigation using metadata
SAP Insisde Track 2009 in Palo Alto is only a day away and if you are lucky enough to be attending this event then please check out the sessions I am offering. Harald Reiter in Beyond SAP, Community Day, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 28, 2009 09:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

An Interactive PDF to guide your configuration of the ADS
Step by step configuration of the ADS using a interactive PDF. George Quaye in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, ERP, Application Server [May. 27, 2009 07:05 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Why SAP chooses Adobe technology on top of their applications.
The best ever additional tools for SAP Enterprise Application development have been created by Adobe. SAP Interactive Forms, Adobe Flash Islands for Web Dynpro, Web Dynpro Flex generated code of Visual Composer, SAP Business Objects xCelsius and SAP Acrobat Connect applications by Adobe are all based on products of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Platform. These tools are optimized to build Online Rich Internet applications and offline desktop application uniformly. This will keep development cost at a minimum. This article will tell the background for building first class Enterprise applications on top of SAP. Robert Eijpe in ABAP, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Interoperability, ERP, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Beyond SAP, Analytics, Web Dynpro [May. 14, 2009 07:50 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Finally available: A book on Interactive Forms
The long wait for a book on SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe is over. Key experts teamed up and published their knowledge in a comprehensive book. Juergen Hauser in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [May. 09, 2009 09:39 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Highlights from SAP Forum Turkey 2008
SAP Turkey Forum is a trademark event, for the 13th year in Istanbul, part of the SAP World Tour and TechTour event series. The increasing number of participants, as well as the excellent reputation of the event in the business and IT sector made SAP Forum the second largest IT event in Turkey. Christine Godek in SAP TechEd, Business Process Management, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechTour [May. 07, 2009 07:17 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: The Three Scroll Bars
A workaround for the dreaded three scroll bars in HCM P&F. Bryan Cain in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Universal Worklist, Web Dynpro, Business Solutions [May. 05, 2009 06:43 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Swine flu, pandemic preparedness and SAP
Outbreaks of swine flu cause major concerns all around the globe. Based on the former pandemic preparedness work with several companies and organizations SAP solutions and concepts which could help are introduced. Bernhard Escherich in Business Objects, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Public Sector, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Defense, Business Solutions, Business Process Expert, Security [Apr. 27, 2009 12:44 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe - Job Profiles
The purpose of this blog is to describe the general concept of job profiles that can be used in conjunction with SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, its usage from an ABAP application, and a user interface that is available to create new or modify existing job profiles. Philipp Thun in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Apr. 27, 2009 11:26 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

ADS Hub - Central Installation of Adobe Document Services
The ADS hub is a concept defining rules to share a central ADS instance between multiple SAP systems. Andreas Deutesfeld in Interoperability, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Apr. 27, 2009 05:40 AM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

Introduction to Digital Signatures and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
A hot topic is the use of digital signatures and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. In this blog Juergen Hauser gives an overview and some links to further information. Juergen Hauser in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Apr. 22, 2009 11:34 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Printing using specific printer trays
Describes how to set up forms for printing to a specific printer tray. Blair Powell in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Feb. 27, 2009 07:06 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8.1 is available
This blog gives an introduction to new features made available with the Adobe LiveCycle Designer as part of SAP NetWeaver Enhancement Package 1. Juergen Hauser in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Feb. 17, 2009 01:51 AM | 18 Comments | Permalink]

Introduction to barcodes in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
This blog gives an introduction to barcodes in SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. A must read for everyone working with Interactive Forms and barcodes. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Feb. 05, 2009 06:28 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

CRM 7.0: How-to SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe in the Resource Planning
In this blog I want to share an example of the set up of the resource planning application including the SAP Interactive Form by Adobe. Alexander Biesinger in CRM, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Feb. 03, 2009 09:59 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP CRM 7.0: SAP interactive Forms by Adobe in the Resource Planning
Here I want to show a nice way to use SAP Interacive Forms by Adobe in the area of service. The resource planner dispatches one of his technicians. After releasing the created assignment a mail is sent out automatially, which contains a SAP Interactive Form. The technician than can directly work with the form and create his confirmation. Alexander Biesinger in CRM, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jan. 27, 2009 06:32 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

XML Schema-based and WSDL-based Data Connections in Interactive Forms
Discussion on XML Schema-based and WSDL-based Data Connections in Interactive Forms. The blog provides background information and guidance on when and why to use them. Juergen Hauser in Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 02, 2008 02:47 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Adobe to discontinue ADS...
Currently Adobe released a statement about End of Life of their product Adobe Document Server (ADS) on their website. This further on results in confusion for our SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe(IFbA) customers who also use an internal Adobe component called ADS (Adobe Document "Services"). This blog is an attempt to clarify the confusion. Nikhil Dhairyawan in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Apr. 21, 2008 11:07 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Using Web Services with SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe- Overview & Tips
This blog gives an overview on using web services with Interactive Forms. It includes useful tips and tricks. Juergen Hauser in Enterprise Service Community, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Feb. 25, 2008 12:36 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Accessing data nodes in SAP Interactive Forms
This blog discusses how to access data nodes using scripting in SAP Interactive Forms. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Application Server, Composition Environment (CE), Web Dynpro, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Sep. 03, 2007 08:53 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Some thoughts on validations for SAP Interactive Forms
This blog discusses validations for SAP Interactive Forms. It contains an introduction to validations and a step by step form design example. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Aug. 31, 2007 02:55 PM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

Dynamically populating the email address of an email button on a SAP Interactive Form
This blog describes how to dynamically change the submit-to URL of an email submit button on an SAP Interactive Form. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 03, 2007 09:06 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Useful documentation for developing Interactive Forms
A collection of useful links on scripting for developing SAP Interactive Forms Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [May. 30, 2007 03:37 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Avoiding Common Mistakes When Using Tables on SAP Interactive Forms
Tables in SAP Interactive Forms are a quite new feature. This blog gives some insight and takes a look at common mistakes. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Sep. 12, 2006 12:58 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Growing (Rich) Text Fields in Adobe Interactive Forms
I was asked a lot about growing text fields and how to use rich text fields so I put together this blog that discusses things you need to know to use growing text fields and rich text fields when designing Adobe Interactive Forms. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Mar. 01, 2006 07:59 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

Access Mode and Presence of Fields on Adobe Interactive Forms
Setting the access mode or the presence of fields on Adobe Interactive Forms can be done by scripting. For the presence of fields there is a more elegant way: A data-driven approach. This blog shows how to do both. Juergen Hauser in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jan. 31, 2006 08:00 AM | 12 Comments | Permalink]