PDFContentCreator
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Function |
This Integration Unit creates PDF documents from CSV, FixRecord (Fixed-length), or from plaintext. |
Description
Introduction: Integration Units. Set the Content in the Content settings of a Response Route in phase 6 to Output of IU.
This Integration Unit creates PDF documents from CSV, FixRecord, or from plaintext. The parameters Font and Font size are mandatory. A title for the PDF document is optional.
Important note: This Integration Unit creates binary data. If the content of the Integration Unit is used in a Response Route, file encoding 8859_1 has to be chosen.
Note: In different versions of the Integration Unit, the layout of the PDF may change. For guaranteed layouts, please switch to alternatives such as JasperReports (please contact our support).
Parameter Description
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Parameter name |
Allowed values |
Default value |
Description |
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Font |
Times-Roman, Times-Bold, Times-Italic, Times-BoldItalic, Helvetica, Helvetica-Bold, Helvetica-Oblique, Helvetica-BoldOblique, Courier, Courier-Bold, Courier-Oblique, Courier-BoldOblique, Symbol, ZapfDingbats |
Helvetica |
The font (mandatory). Important note: Please use the exact spelling. |
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Font size |
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10 |
The font size (mandatory). |
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Input format |
Plain-Text, CSV, FixRecord |
Plain-Text |
The input format. The input data comes from the target structure. Let's assume we have three fields there with the values 111, 222 and 333. With Plain-Text, the Integration Unit is passed the text 111222333, with CSV the text 111;222;333 and with FixRecord the text 111 222 333 (depending on the field length). Note: See also function concat( a, b, [CR-support c] ) (control characters). |
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Title |
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The title of the document (optional). |