PDF-based forms can be used in the following application scenarios:
Interactive online forms
The end user fills out the form online and sends it to the SAP system.
Interactive offline forms
The end user fills out the form offline, and sends it to the SAP system, for example by e-mail, or uploads it to the SAP system.
Print forms
The SAP system prints the forms using mass printing. The end user does not fill out these forms.
Basic Scenarios of Form-Based Business Processes
Interactive offline forms allow the entry of data by a user, who is not logged on to an SAP system.
The user can use Adobe® Reader® or Adobe® Acrobat® to open and fill out the form. The form is then transferred to the SAP system. You can trigger the transfer in the form by choosing a pushbutton. When you choose the pushbutton, the system sends the form by e-mail, or triggers an HTTP-POST command of the form. You can also gather forms in directories and then upload them to the system. The following figure illustrates these options.
Process Flow for Interactive Offline Forms