Defining Form Templates

The form object Form Template defines the form context (for the data fields relevant for the layout) and the form layout, based on a form interface.

Prerequisites

You have provided the required layout technology.
More information: Providing Layout Technologies for Form Templates
You have created a form interface for one or more applications.
More information: Defining Form Interfaces
You have called the Form Builder.
More information: Calling Form Builder to Edit Form Objects

Procedure

Select the form object Form and enter the name of the form template.
Choose the editing function Create or Change.
If you are creating a form template:
- Enter the description.
- Enter the Form Interface.
- Save.
Select the Properties tab page and make sure that the following properties are set correctly.
- Layout Technology, for example XFA for layout creation with Adobe LiveCycle Designer
- Layout Type Standard Layout for output forms and interactive offline forms
  More information: Layout Type of a Form Template
- Inbound Processing
  
  Note
  If the template is for an interactive offline form (to be completed by users or customers), enter the name of the class that processes the inbound form. This class must implement the interface IF_FP_OFFLINE.
  
  More information:
  
  Implementing Inbound Processing for Interactive Offline Forms
  
  See the interface and method documentation in the SAP system.
  
  End of the note.
Select the Context tab page and define the form context.
More information: Defining the Context of a Form Template
Select the Layout tab page and define the form layout.
More information: Defining the Layout of a Form Template
Activate the form template.