Editor Implementation

An editor enables you to create and edit text for standard elements in the following:

Document Builder Cockpit (/IPRO/WD_COCKPIT)
Customizing for Document Builder Content Management under Regulation Sets and Elements Standard Elements
Document Summary screen of the SAP Document Builder interface

The editor you use is based on the complexity of the required word processing features. Microsoft Word DOCX is recommended to generate professional documents. You can implement any editor that fulfills your requirements For more information, see the following:

Tool	Description	Advantages	Limitations	Requirements
Microsoft Word 2007	Generates Microsoft Word output in DOCX format for legal documents containing Microsoft Word-based elements and forms	No requirement for third-party ActiveX Control for editing Supports advanced text and document formatting Element texts appear similar to how they appear in the final document Spell checker Generates separate PDF files Customers can create forms in Microsoft Word instead of PDF	Possible cost	Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Word and ActiveX Control	Generates Microsoft Word output in WordML for legal documents containing Microsoft Word-based elements and forms	Supports advanced text and document formatting Element texts appear similar to how they appear in the final document Spell checker Generates separate PDF files Customers can create forms in Microsoft Word instead of PDF	Requires ActiveX Control for editing Possible cost	ActiveX Control Microsoft Word 2003 Professional SP02 or Microsoft Word 2007
SAP BTF	SAP editor that provides basic formatting functions including bold, italics, underlining, text alignment, paragraph numbering, bullets, indent, and variable fill-ins	Default implementation No additional software costs No additional software required on customers' computers	SAP BTF editor not supported in Document Builder Cockpit No spell checker Document formatting output may not be similar to final document output Simple formatting supported, but not as sophisticated as in Microsoft Word	Default SAP editor
Other	Customers choose a third-party editor and create their own implementations	Customers choose their own tool to meet their requirements	Requires time and effort to create implementation	Depends on the implementation