topic How to generate pdf from node and workflow metadata in Alfresco Forum https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-generate-pdf-from-node-and-workflow-metadata/m-p/58678#M20864 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello everyone!</P><P></P><P>I am new to alfresco and received a task in which I have to implement a way to generate a report (preferably a pdf document) containing metadata from a node and it's associated workflows.</P><P>The closest&nbsp;issue I found on the forum is&nbsp;<A href="https://migration33.stage.lithium.com/thread/209895">Generate PDF from the node</A>, however no one answered.</P><P></P><P>To elaborate:&nbsp;</P><P>- I want to create an action that is available from the document-details view of every document in the repo</P><P>- On clicking this action,&nbsp; a pdf should be generated and presented for downloading</P><P>- The pdf should contain some of the document's metadata, properties, comments and information from all the workflows associated to that document (workflow description, events, comments).</P><P></P><P>Is something like this possible?</P><P>Are webscripts the way to go?</P><P>What could I use to generate the pdf (preferably, something built-in)?</P><P></P><P>Any answer that could get me started or point me in the right direction is most welcome!</P><P></P><P>Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:30:24 GMT lex91 2018-03-07T11:30:24Z How to generate pdf from node and workflow metadata https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-generate-pdf-from-node-and-workflow-metadata/m-p/58678#M20864 Hello everyone!I am new to alfresco and received a task in which I have to implement a way to generate a report (preferably a pdf document) containing metadata from a node and it's associated workflows.The closest&nbsp;issue I found on the forum is&nbsp;Generate PDF from the node, however no one answered.To e Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:30:24 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-generate-pdf-from-node-and-workflow-metadata/m-p/58678#M20864 lex91 2018-03-07T11:30:24Z Re: How to generate pdf from node and workflow metadata https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-generate-pdf-from-node-and-workflow-metadata/m-p/58679#M20865 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can use any java based library and create a webscript/action-executor which will generate pdf based on the metadata of document or the workflow details.</P><P></P><P>Below is one of those library.</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="http://www.dynamicpdf.com/Index.aspx?tab=java" title="http://www.dynamicpdf.com/Index.aspx?tab=java" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">.NET (C#, VB.NET), COM &amp; Java PDF Libraries, Components &amp; APIs</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:48:01 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/how-to-generate-pdf-from-node-and-workflow-metadata/m-p/58679#M20865 krutik_jayswal 2018-03-07T18:48:01Z