Generate output document for a given language by REST api

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Generate output document for a given language by REST api#791829

By surena - Fri Jun 02, 2017 4:06 pm

- Fri Jun 02, 2017 4:06 pm #791829

hi

In the processmaker web console, output documents are generate according to the language of the user logged in. i.e. create RTL pdf for the RTL languages and LTR PDF for LTR languages. But when generating output document by rest API, the documents are always generated with EN language. How can we generate an RTL output pdf document?

thanks.

Re: Generate output document for a given language by REST api#791830

By amosbatto - Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:01 pm

- Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:01 pm #791830

Create a separate Output Document for each language. If needing a RTL document, use this code in the HTML code for the template:

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<body dir="rtl">

This Output Document doesn't need to be assigned as a step in the process, but it can be. Then use REST to generate the Output Document file.

If needing an Output Document in multiple languages, while running cases inside the PM interface, there are two options. Either generate all the HTML content dynamically in a trigger based on the system language or create multiple output documents in different languages and use conditions to display only one of them based on the system language.

For example, the following trigger generates the HTML content dynamically in Spanish and English:

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if (@@SYS_LANG == 'es') {  
   @@fileContent = "<p><b>Nombre del Cliente:</b> ".@@clientName."</p>\n".
       "<p><b>Dirección del Cliente:</b> ".@@clientAddress."</p>\n";
}
else { 
   @@fileContent = "<p><b>Client Name:</b> ".@@clientName."</p>\n".
       "<p><b>Client Address:</b> ".@@clientAddress."</p>\n";
}

Set this trigger to fire before the Output Document step. Then, place @#fileContent in the Output Document template.

The other option is to create separate Output Documents for each language and then use the following condition for the step of the Spanish Output Document:

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@@SYS_LANG == 'es'

Then use the following condition for the English Output Document step:

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@@SYS_LANG != 'es'

Re: Generate output document for a given language by REST api#791831

By surena - Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:28 pm

- Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:28 pm #791831

Actually the html template has dir="rtl" attribute in body tag. but the generated pdf document is RTL only when you login with an RTL language in the login screen.The resulting html and doc files are RTL but the pdf file is LTR.

Re: Generate output document for a given language by REST api#791833

By amosbatto - Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:42 pm

- Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:42 pm #791833

I haven't tried using an RTL language, but I imagine that you can do this. Create a trigger like this in your process:

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$docId = '954109698491477e1986b43042252891'; //set to the Output Document's unique ID
$_SESSION['SYS_LANG'] = 'he'; //set to your RTL language
$caseId = @@APPLICATION;
PMFGenerateOutputDocument($docId);
//find the generated Output Document in the wf_&<WORKSPACE>.APP_DOCUMENT table
$query = "SELECT MAX(DOC_VERSION) AS MAX_VERSION, APP_DOC_UID FROM APP_DOCUMENT
   WHERE APP_UID = '$caseId' AND DOC_UID='$docId'";
$result = executeQuery($query);
if (is_array($result) and count($result) > 0) {
   $fileId = $result[1]['APP_DOC_UID'];
   $version = $result[1]['MAX_VERSION'];
   @@outDocUrl = "http://{$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']}:{$_SERVER['SERVER_PORT']}/sys" . @@SYS_SYS .
   "/neoclassic/en/cases/cases_ShowOutputDocument?a=$fileId&v=$version&ext=pdf";  //change to =doc if Word Document
}

Then you can call PUT /cases/{app_uid}/execute-trigger/{tri_uid} to execute the trigger and GET /cases/{app_uid}/variables to get the value of the "outDocUrl" variable and then use that URL to download the generated Output Document file.

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