Exploiting adobe technologies in SAp

1. Exploiting adobe technologies in SAp Andy Gardner Head of Technology Arch 24th June 2010

2. Agenda • PDF Overview • A brief history of SAP-Adobe integration • FLM: born from experience • Opportunities • Future Applications

3. PDF Overview • Adobe Reader 9.3 download is 45Mb • Look and feel of forms has been consistently excellent • What else is going on in there?

4. Ispo facto delto Ispo facto delto Ispo facto delto Ispo facto delto Business Benefit Capability Tailored user experience Dynamic Template R/3 Application Integration Data bindings for SAP If x > 0; box.colour = 255.255.255; Else; box.colour = 0.0.0.0; Endif; Intelligent data capture Business Logic Leverage external apps SOA Data bindings Centralised data container Unstructured Data Repository Secure transactions Digital Signature Repository

5. A Brief History of SAP-Adobe Integration <2004 Before NetWeaver 640 there was no integrated capability 2004 At NW 640 ‘Adobe Document Services’ (ADS) first shipped* 2006 NW 700 had Adobe capabilities integrated into ESS/MSS 2007 FLM launched as the only cross-application pure-play form server for SAP 2009 Latest integration for HR online forms is HR Forms & Processes *do not use if at all possible!

6. Some Definitions: ADS => Adobe Document Services => name of the engine that creates PDFs SIFbA => SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe => name of SAP’s forms proposition

7. FLM: Born from Experience • ADS is a great engine • Arch implemented ADS between 2004 to 2007 using different modelling • technologies • Experience teaches us that ADS is only a small part of the solution • Customers require a full feature set, for example • Save-to-draft • Audit Trail • Attachment/annotation handling • Controlled SAP updates • Mixed Online and offline • Notifications, Reminders and Escalations

8. Business Logic Data Store Update Control Form Routing Form Dispatcher Form Transport Options Templates Schemas Render Control Business Logic FLM Template/Data Management Template/Data Management FLM: Born from Experience ADS Monitoring & Reporting ADS ADS ADS Business Logic Template/Data Management ADS Technology Business Solution

9. FLM: Born from Experience Form Design Form System Administration Form Features Form Process Integration Form Template WebdynPro Integration Business Logic Save to Draft User Authorisations User Groups WebdynPro Integration Save to Draft User Authorisations User Groups Monitoring Tools Form Data Schema Routing UWL Integration Versioning Audit Trail Monitoring Tools Routing UWL Integration Audit Trail Update Management Versioning Escalations & Reminders PDA Support Form Status Network Attachment & Annotation Handling Update Management Escalations & Reminders PDA Support Attachment & Annotation Handling SAP Gui Integration Form Status Network Launch by URL Off Line SAP Gui Integration Digital Certificates Digital Certificates Launch by URL Off Line Item to Bespoke Classic Approach Delivered with FLM FLM Approach

10. Opportunities are Arch being asked to Address: • Security outside of the firewall • Document Creation • Mobile workers • Cross Company Horizontal Processes • Complex Processes • Collaborative Processes

11. 2010 Future Applications: • v295 of FLM basis March • FLM Correspondence Generator June • FLM Mobile September