Advanced Document Templating

Overview

This plugins allows to generate DOCX files from a DOCX template and an XML data model from Appian. It also allows to convert a DOCX into PDF through an opensource (with limited capabilities) library.

Key Features & Functionality

  • Smart Service to Generate a DOCX from a DOCX Template and an XML data model
  • Smart Service to convert DOCX to PDF through an opensource (with limited capabilities) library
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  • A customer is facing an issue with the 3.0 version regarding the font while converting a DOCX to A PDF. Is there any workaround to address this missing feature?

  • After updating the plug in we can no longer convert a docx with a background image inside to a pdf. In particular, it interprets the image as a separate block, which is probably why it separates the background and text into different pages. With the old version, on the other hand, it could overlay the text on top of the background because it would seem that iText fixes the background behind it. Could someone help me figure out if this is just happening to me or is this actually the case, because if it was a common problem then I think a fix is needed. For me personally it is causing serious troubles to the project I am following.

  • Hi Alexism have you solved your issue?
    I have the same now.

    Thanks,
    Roman

  • Hi,

    I am facing an error in Generate a DOCX from a DOCX Template.

    Null arguments are Invalid.

    It works with same xml and template when I pass from a test interface but fails(with above mentioned error) from actual process model. I have checked all inputs params to smart service, all the data looks good.

    Any clues pls?

    Thanks,

    Keerthi

  • Hi Dharan,

    I have tried table format(docx) with fixed column sizes, it worked in PDF generated file.

    Image - tried in a header, it worked for me.

    Thanks,

    Keerthi

  • Hi Keerthi,

    In the latest version 3.0.0

    • The overlapping text issue got rectified Heavy check mark
    • But still the right side content from docx file is getting shifted into next page in PDF.
    • Images were inserted in different positions.

    Did you find any solution?

  • v3.0.0 Release Notes
    • Upgraded the PDF conversion implementation using docx4j and removed vulnerabilities caused by itext dependency.
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  • Hello  ,

    We are also seeing same issues in the generated PDF from docx file.

    1. Overlapping texts.

    2. Right side content from the docx file page is shifting into next page in PDF.

    Did you find any solution? 

    Any help here would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Keerthi

  • Hello everyone, I have a specific requirement. I need to add signature images to the docx document which is working as per the list of images in the documentation template. However, I have no control over the image size and it is either too big with preserve image size = true or too small with preserve image size = false. Is there any way to control image sizes better? maybe a specific compatible XML tag I might be unaware of?