Symptom
Transaction will provide Smartform to PDF conversion while the SAP Smartform output is being displayed on the screen in Print Preview mode. Tcode to convert Smartform to PDF file format and download Smartform as PDF is an easy method compared with printing SAP output document to spool and emailing the spool file to your.
- If you have convert PDF software in your system, then you can do it using Print. When you go to VF03- Issue output to- Click on the print button (not the Print preview), then it will ask for the printer to select, there you should be able to see PDF converter in the dropdown, select that and continue. Please let me know.
- See SAP Note 317851 for PDF output in older releases. You can return OTF as a table in the application program and convert this output to PDF. You can dynamically assign a device type for multi-lingual forms, using a function module (see Activities). You can activate a PDF conversion when printing a Smart Form using SAPconnect.
- Text is truncated when a report is exported to PDF format.
- Export to PDF truncates the text when the option: ForceLargerFonts key is set to: True.
- When exporting a report to PDF format from Crystal Reports, the text field is wrapped to the next line incorrectly, or truncated.
Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports 2011
- SAP Crystal Reports 2013
- SAP Crystal Reports 2016
- SAP Crystal Reports 2020
Reproducing the Issue
- In Crystal Reports, create a report off any data source.
- Add database fields and text to the report.
- Export the report to PDF format.
- When viewing the exported document in a PDF Reader, notice some of the text is truncated.
Cause
- When exporting a report to PDF format, the font size is reduced by default by a small factor in order to avoid truncating text.
- To retain the font size, it is possible to set the registry key: 'ForceLargerFonts', to True. But if the font size is retained, there is the potential to occasionally have text truncated on the right margin. This truncation occurs due to a mismatch of how character widths are calculated between PDF and Microsoft Windows, and the printer driver.
Resolution
- The most important factor in text rendering when exporting a report to PDF format, it's the printer driver, therefore the solution is to set the report to use a different printer driver. If after testing different printer drivers there are still text truncation, you can adjust the text positioning using the registry keys.
- The Crystal Reports PDF Export functionnality has been enhanced from Crystal Reports 2011 to incorporate a new algorithm that positions characters precisely to prevent truncation from occurring, while maintaining the correct font size. This algorithm is activated and controlled by two new registry keys: UsePrecisePositioningForText, and TruncationAdjustment
- To avoid truncating text when exporting to PDF format from Crystal Reports and retain the font size at the same time, add the following registry keys: UsePrecisePositioningForText, and TruncationAdjustment
WARNING:The following resolution involves editing the registry. Using the Microsoft Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk. For further information see the SAP Knowledge Base Article 1323322 - Open the Microsoft Registry Editor ( Regedit )
- In the Microsoft Registry Editor, navigate to the following path:
- For 64 bit version of MS Windows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSAP BusinessObjectsSuite XI 4.0Crystal ReportsExportPDF - For 32 bit version of MS Windows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESAP BusinessObjectsSuite XI 4.0Crystal ReportsExportPDF
Note: If the end of the path does not exist, add the directory. - Add the DWORD key: UsePrecisePositioningForText
- Set the value to: 1
- Add the DWORD key: TruncationAdjustment
- Set the value to: 2
- Restart Crystal Reports, and when exporting to PDF format, the text will no longer be truncated.
- Important Notes:
- The key: UsePrecisePositioningForText, turns on the new functionality when it is set to 1.
- When this functionality is activated, the registry key: 'ForceLargerFonts' is ignored.
- The 'TruncationAdjustment' key controls a width calculation rounding function in the new algorithm and accepts values between 0 and 10 inclusively.
- The default value of 2 has been tested to sufficiently eliminate most truncation issues.
- If truncation is still observed, this value can be increased for added granularity.
See Also
- 1334650 - Text truncated on the right, when exporting a report to PDF format from Crystal Reports
Keywords
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Product
Sap Pdf Printer
Hi,
PDF file is generated after the output is written to the spool… In your
case, in the Print Program , for every output a new spool is written… You
have to change the printer options (ITCPP-TDNEWID) as space. Once you do
this, the outputs would be accumulated in a single spool and a single PDF
will be created. You can design a logic to control the TDNEWID parameter
based on your requirement.
Kind Regards,
Tanuja
Hi,
Thanks for your reply and your advise seems reasonable.
But when I run VF31 , I get a list of billing doc. Then I choose one or more doc and click “process” button, the mail will be sent to customer.
During the process , I didn’t find where to set the printer options and in sp01
I didn’t find the spool.
Could you please explain more concretely ? Thank you again.
Besides, is it possible that 10 pdf fils are created and all attached in one mail ?
Sap Print To Pdf Output Device
after reading the response, it seems you managed to solve this on your own. Could you comment please for those going in similar direction?
Yes it will be possible to attach 10 or more PDF files in one email. instead seggregate on Customer and on date.
This requires some coding in the Program, take help of your abaper and try.