Prerequisites

To implement Microsoft Office applications for Web Dynpro ABAP using OfficeControl, you require the following:

Installation of Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office file, which can be found in the ABAP back end as XSTRING, for example, as an object in the MIME repository.
The front-end ACF components must be installed. SAP strongly recommends you use SAP ONE Support Launchpad for the installation.
- You can find the latest ACF version in SAP ONE Support Launchpad. Search for ACF in the Downloads area. After downloading it, open the file to run the installation. For more information about the ACF installation, see SAP Note 766191 .
- As an alternative to the recommended procedure, in exceptional cases you can install ACF using an automatic download function. However, additional browser prerequisites must be met for this. These are described in SAP Notes 1016683 and 1150277 .
ActiveX must be activated in your browser.

Note

Once you have ensured ActiveX is activated, browser applets are not required in this context.

Example

To activate ActiveX in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, proceed as follows:

Under Tools Internet Options go to tab Security, choose Custom level.... Under ActiveX controls and plug-ins, select options Download signed ActiveX controls (select Prompt) and Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins (select Enable) and Script ActiveX controls marked save for scripting (select Enable).

Example

You can find demo applications and components in the system in package SIOS. The basic functions of Office integration are described using the following examples:

IOS_TEST_HELLOWORLD_MS
IOS_TEST_WORDPROCESSING
IOS_TEST_EXCEL

Installation Check

To test whether the ActiveX installation was successful:

In the browser, open menu Tools Internet Options.
Choose the Programs tab.
Click Manage add-ons.
In the Show dropdown menu, choose All add-ons.
Under SAP SE, the entry SAP ACF must have status Status Enabled.