Bundling Form Templates in a Call 
The form processing framework transfers the form templates called by the applications to Adobe Document Services (ADS) for processing. You can optimize communication with ADS by bundling forms in a single call.
In a double stack system (ABAP and Java), the global directory is used to exchange data for bundling. If AS ABAP and AS Java are installed on different systems, you can also use the HTTP connection to ADS for bundling.
You can bundle form templates regardless of the form design, language, or contained data.
Availability
Form bundling is possible for the following scenarios:
Print
Print and archive
Archive only
Create a PDF ("PDF Return")
Read the prerequisites in the application program for bundling when creating a PDF.
In all other cases (such as print previews and output in XFP format), bundling of form templates is deactivated by the system.
Prerequisites
If AS ABAP and AS Java are installed on different systems, the user ADS_AGENT must be assigned to the role SAP_BC_FPADS_ICF.
More information: Creating the Service User ADS_AGENT in the ABAP Environment (only available in English)
Procedure
Activating Form Bundling
You set the bundling of PDF-based forms in the table FPCONNECT.
To do this, use the view maintenance transaction (SM31).
Field in Table FPCONNECT |
Required Settings |
|---|---|
DESTINATION |
Connection to ADS |
DIR_GLOBAL |
X for bundling in an ABAP+Java system space for bundling in distributed systems |
BATCHING |
space (no longer used) |
MBATCHING |
X to activate bundling |
CACHING |
Not required for bundling. See Caching Forms. |
Note
To deactivate a field, specify - ; to use the system setting, specify space.
Activating and Deactivating Form Bunding Using the Application Program
You can also use the calling application program to control form bundling. This means you can decide whether you want to perform form bundling depending on your application. Set the field BUMODE in the parameter of the function module FP_JOB_OPEN to one of the values described below:
Caution
The fields DIR_GLOBAL and FPCONNECT in DESTINATION must be set to the appropriate values.
Values for BUMODE |
Description |
|---|---|
X |
Obsolete |
M |
Bundling |
space |
Setting taken from field MBATCHING in FPCONNECT |
- |
No bundling |
Recommendation
Form bundling is particularly effective at improving performance for small forms. Any gains in performance are also system-dependent. If bundling has been activated in the system (using the entry in table FPCONNECT), it may be a good idea to deactivate it occasionally for very large forms.