2. Scenario - XMLToPDF

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XMLToPDF

last modified by Rabie Chettahi

on 2022/06/13 13:18

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Definition

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Configuration

XSL-FO structure

Example

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Definition

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Configuration

XSL-FO structure

Example

Definition

XmlToPdf connector is to transform data from xml to pdf format, this connector has a specific xsl format called xsl-fo (eXtensible Stylesheet Language - Formatting Objects),

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Configuration

Generally the XmlToPdf Connector is used with an XmlToXml to adjust the xsl-fo elements.

After adding the xsl-fo to the XmlToXml connector we need to add an output file name in XmlToPdf connector

XSL-FO structure

-"fo:root" : Mandatory element for the FO-xsl

-"fo:layout-master-set" : for page information like height and width

-"fo:page-sequence" : the content of the pdf page

-"fo:static-content" : for a static content as like in the beginning ( flow-name="xsl-region-before" ) or the footer of the page (flow-name="xsl-region-after")

-"fo:flow" : the Dynamic content of the pdf pages.

Example

Please find in the attachment the xml fo (Order_FO_for_PDF.xml) to generate this following pdf: