Form Bundling
Use
Forms are sent to Adobe Document Services (ADS) for processing. The function described here enables you to optimize communication with ADS by bundling forms in a single call. In an ABAP + Java system (double stack), the global directory is used to exchange data for bundling. From SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS 12 you can use the HTTP connection to ADS for bundling if AS ABAP and AS Java are installed on different systems.
Prerequisites
The user ADS_AGENT
must have the role SAP_BC_FPADS_ICF to use bundling if AS ABAP and AS Java are
installed on different systems. More information is available in the Adobe
Document Services Configuration Guide under
Creating the Service
User ADS_AGENT in the ABAP Environment (in English only).
Features
Forms with different form designs and different languages are bundled together. The data in the forms can be different.
Form bundling is supported for the following scenarios:
● Print and archive
● Archive only
● Create a PDF ("PDF Return")
Also read the prerequisites in the application program for bundling when creating a PDF.
In all other cases (such as print previews and output in XFP format), bundling is deactivated automatically by the system.
Activities
Enabling Form Bundling
You enable the bundling of PDF-based forms in the table FPCONNECT.
You edit this table in the view maintenance transaction (SM31):
Table FPCONNECT
Field |
Required Setting |
DESTINATION |
Connection to ADS |
DIR_GLOBAL |
X for bundling in an ABAP+Java system space for bundling in distributed systems |
BATCHING |
space (no longer used) |
MBATCHING |
X to activate complex bundling |
CACHING |
Not required for bundling. See Caching Forms. |
To deactivate a field, specify –; to use the system setting, specify space.
Using the Application Program to Enable or Disable Form Bundling
You can also use the application program that calls the form to define form bundling. This has the advantage that you can link the bundling of forms to your application. To do this, set the field BUMODE in the parameter of the function module FP_JOB_OPEN to one of the following values:
The fields DESTINATION and DIR_GLOBAL in FPCONNECT must be set to the appropriate values.
Permitted Values for BUMODE
Value |
Meaning |
X |
Obsolete |
M |
Bundling |
space |
Setting taken from field MBATCHING in FPCONNECT |
- |
No bundling |
Form bundling is particularly effective at improving performance for small forms. Any gains in performance are also system-dependent. If bundling has been enabled in the system (using the entry in table FPCONNECT), it may be a good idea to disable it occasionally for very large forms.