Specifying the Fonts to Use in PDFs on Linux/UNIX

Use

If you are running SAP Strategy Management on a Linux/Unix platform, and you print reports, email reports, and use Briefing Books, you may notice font issues in the generated PDFs. This occurs because fonts can be stored on a Linux/UNIX server in varying places and the strategy management application requires the exact location of the fonts to run properly.

Follow these steps to find the system fonts you want to use on the Linux/UNIX system and make those fonts available to the strategy management application.

Prerequisites

You are running SAP Strategy Management on a Linux/Unix platform and you are familiar with Java and UNIX.

Procedure

Find the fonts on the Linux/Unix server that you want to use by running the following font resolution routine. This Java program, which you run in a terminal window, identifies the fonts that are installed on the system and that are visible to Java. The results are saved in an Excel .CSV file. Run the program using:

Java GetAllFonts > allfont.<OS>.csv
Access the strategy management properties in SAP NetWeaver and modify the following Java System Properties.

pd4ml.fontconfigpath = java:/<Install-Directory>/fontconfig.<OS>.properties

pd4ml.fontdir = file:/<FontDirectory>/fonts
Note
The application uses the following Java Properties files to locate and load TrueType font files:
- The fontconfig.<OS>.properties file specifies the location of the fontseeker.<OS>.properties file. It also contains a mapping of TrueType Font names and font files. The full path of the font file is determined by the pd4ml.fontdir Java System Property and the file name defined in the fontconfig.<OS>.properties file. The location of this properties file is defined by the pd4ml.fontconfigpath Java System Property.
- The fontseeker.<OS>.properties file contains a mapping of the strategy management internal font names and TrueType font names. For the AIX server, the default font properties files assumes you use font files that are shipped with Java 5, and Java 5 is installed under /usr/java.
For information about these Java System Properties and setting strategy management Java System Properties, see Configuring the Application Properties.
If the new font configuration does not take effect, restart SAP NetWeaver.