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Matthias Zeller,
Sr. Product Manager
Klaus Hartig,
Product Manager
Agenda
Adobe SAP Partnership Business Scenarios Overview Architecture Investment Protection Demo
Details
Adobe and SAP agreed on a global technology and go-to-market strategy
Automate and streamline document-based business processes Integration of Adobe PDF technology into SAP solutions Combination of both well-known expertise to enable new collaborative business scenarios for highest customer satisfaction
Adobe and SAP jointly work on the integration of PDF technology into SAP solutions
Support for offline and online collaborative business scenarios based on interactive PDF forms Ability to define round-trip PDF forms and enable automatic data integration into SAP solutions using XML Usage of digital signatures and encryption in supported business scenarios Ability to create sophisticated multi-page PDF documents Enhanced printing solution
Customer Benefits
Standard PDF file format including XML data
Printable
format
Re-use 500
Easy-to-use tools, reduces significantly TCO New collaborative business scenarios can be supported using interactive PDF based forms (for example in SAP for Public Sector, mySAP HR, etc.) Enhanced printing solution, for example logos and bar codes
Information Integration
Business Intelligence Knowledge Management
WebSphere
ABAP
Forms Designer
Process Integration
Integration Broker Business Process Management
.NET
Application Platform
J2EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction Abstraction DB and OS
DB and OS Abstraction
Agenda
Adobe SAP Partnership Business Scenarios Overview Architecture Investment Protection Demo
W4 Form, Vacation Request DMV license, Contract Collaboration, RFQ receipt, German parking permit renewal Payroll/paycheck, Order, Invoice 401(k) beneficiary form Document Builder, Records Management
Business driver
Visiting an authority is often inconvenient because of poor opening hours, waiting lines Forms are difficult and complex to fill in
Example
Registration at the office for registration of residents Ask for income-tax card Passport, Drivers License
Business value
Citizens spend less time waiting in lines (send forms directly from home) More flexible work for civil servants Citizens make less mistakes by filling in the form
Authority
Citizen
Further steps: notification to the citizen, remittance of required documents, Information about next steps,....
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Agenda
Adobe SAP Partnership Business Scenarios Overview Architecture Investment Protection Demo
ABAP
Forms Designer
Layout Designer
Schema
XFT
Graphics
DTR
DTR: Design Time Repository
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Data Schema
ABAP
Forms Designer
Data Expert
Layout Designer
Schema
XFT
Data Collections
ABAP Data Dictornary
Graphics
System DB
MIME Repository
Interface Description
Context Information
Field Description
Field Description
ABAP
Forms Designer
ABAP Stack
Application Code (ABAP) Post Processing Framework PDF Object (ABAP) Web Services
7. Application picks up PDF document from inbox and passes it to ADS 6. PDF document is received by e-mail inbox in BCS
4. PDF Document, e.g. NDA is sent via email to new employee, who saves it locally
Example 2: Interactive Online Form (e.g. I.R.S. W-4 form) mySAP Business Suite
1. HR system submits request for W-4 to Web Dynpro
2. Web Dynpro extracts data (XML) and submits it with template to ADS 3. ADS renders data into form returning PDF to Web Dynpro
4. Web Dynpro displays W-4 form in browser using the Adobe Reader plug-in
Example 3: Creation of documents (e.g. Paystubs or Invoices) mySAP Business Suite SAP Web AS
Post Processing Framework
3. ADS renders data into form and returns data (PDF, PS, PCL or ZPL) to PPF 1. Business Application submits processing request to PPF
2. PPF gets application data (XML) via callback and submits it with form template to ADS.
PS, PCL, ZPL 5. Documents, e.g. Paystubs or Invoices, get printed, emailed, archived or faxed
Agenda
Adobe SAP Partnership Business Scenarios Overview Architecture Investment Protection Demo
Investment Protection
Migration of existing Adobe and SAP forms will be supported Existing printing solutions (Adobe: Output Pak, SAP: Smart Forms) will be supported in the future SAP advises customers to exploit new PDFbased solutions as soon as they are available
Joint Solution
Migration Path
SAPscript
Smart Forms
Output Pak users will have their investments in layout and formatting preserved Output Pak forms based on SAPscript will move to the new system with no changes in layout based on version 5.4 and later versions of the Output Pak Forms with specially coded preambles may require some custom effort The print program and SAPscript will need further conversion efforts Output Pak forms based on Smart Forms will move over easily to the new system. The forms will move over directly as will the Smart Forms that generates the data. Forms with specially coded preambles may require some custom effort
Investment Protection through Migration Support Automated Conversion from Smart Forms to the Joint Solution Semi automatic conversion from SAPscript to Smart Forms, then conversion to the Joint Solution
Summary
New collaborative business scenarios using interactive off-line and online forms are supported in SAP applications using this new joint developed solution New graphical designer speeds up form development process Adobe PDF-based technology is fully integrated into SAP NetWeaver (SAP Web AS 6.40) Investment Protection for existing Adobe and SAP forms solutions
Agenda
Adobe SAP Partnership Business Scenarios Overview Architecture Investment Protection Demo
Citizen
Adobe Reader
4) Form XML data is imported into CRM application / Original PDF form is saved as an attachment to the new service order
mySAP CRM
6) Government case worker starts working on case in the mySAP CRM system. In addition to the data view, the original PDF document is also available through the SAP UI
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Further Information
Public Web:
SAP Customer Services Network: http://service.sap.com/adobe
permission of SAP AG. The information contained herein may be changed without prior notice.
Some software products marketed by SAP AG and its distributors contain proprietary software components of other
software vendors.
Microsoft, WINDOWS, NT, EXCEL, Word, PowerPoint and SQL Server are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
IBM, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, OS/2, Parallel Sysplex, MVS/ESA, AIX, S/390, AS/400, OS/390,
OS/400, iSeries, pSeries, xSeries, zSeries, z/OS, AFP, Intelligent Miner, WebSphere, Netfinity, Tivoli, Informix and Informix Dynamic ServerTM are trademarks of IBM Corporation in USA and/or other countries.
ORACLE is a registered trademark of ORACLE Corporation. UNIX, X/Open, OSF/1, and Motif are registered trademarks of the Open Group. Citrix, the Citrix logo, ICA, Program Neighborhood, MetaFrame, WinFrame, VideoFrame, MultiWin and
other Citrix product names referenced herein are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc.
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Enabling Collaboration with Interactive Forms using the new Adobe-SAP Solution
Matthias Zeller,
Sr. Product Manager
Klaus Hartig,
Product Manager