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Hi everyone,I tried to use the XML:FO to PDF transformations as suggested elsewhere in the forums, but using the sample files provided in the same suggestion, I got stuck with this error:
2020-06-22 14:46:22,525 [ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-1823] ERROR com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItemListener - The following exception occurred while attempting to complete work item [(WorkId: 226, WorkType: {Process Id:268491485,Point Id:268446635} Activity Metadata:{Id:268446635,ACPs:{ActivityClassParameter[name=XmlDocument,it=13,v=149781],ActivityClassParameter[name=XslDocument,it=13,v=149998],ActivityClassParameter[name=XslParameters,it=5147,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=CreateNewDocument,it=26,v=1],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentName,it=3,v=test01.pdf],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentDesc,it=3,v=xyz],ActivityClassParameter[name=SaveInFolder,it=12,v=149780],ActivityClassParameter[name=ExistingDocument,it=13,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=PauseOnError,it=26,v=0]},ARVs:{ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorOccurred,it=26,v=<null>],ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorText,it=3,v=],ActivityReturnVariable[name=NewDocumentCreated,it=13,v=<null>]}}, Response: null, ServerName: execution01)] - Exception: javax.resource.spi.work.WorkCompletedException: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$BundleClassLoaderJava5) of the current class, org/apache/batik/anim/dom/SVGOMDocument, and the class loader (instance of <bootloader>) for interface org/w3c/dom/events/DocumentEvent have different Class objects for the type org/w3c/dom/events/Event used in the signature at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:247) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) Caused by: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$BundleClassLoaderJava5) of the current class, org/apache/batik/anim/dom/SVGOMDocument, and the class loader (instance of <bootloader>) for interface org/w3c/dom/events/DocumentEvent have different Class objects for the type org/w3c/dom/events/Event used in the signature at org.apache.batik.anim.dom.SVGDOMImplementation.createDocument(SVGDOMImplementation.java:140) at org.apache.fop.fo.extensions.svg.SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory$Handler.startElement(SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory.java:121) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder$MainFOHandler.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:317) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:179) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.closeStartTag(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:206) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToSAXHandler.flushPending(ToSAXHandler.java:279) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:350) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:320) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1317) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.transformSelectedNodes(ElemApplyTemplates.java:395) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.java:178) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.applyTemplateToNode(TransformerImpl.java:2272) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(TransformerImpl.java:1358) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:711) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1275) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1253) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transform(XmlFoConverter.java:205) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transformXslFoToPdf(XmlFoConverter.java:212) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromXslFoTransformation.runSmartService(PdfFromXslFoTransformation.java:40) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration.run(AbstractDocumentGeneration.java:49) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.lambda$call$0(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.plugins.PluginUsageLogger.runWithPluginInformation(PluginUsageLogger.java:52) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:84) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) ... 3 more Exception in thread "ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-1823" java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$BundleClassLoaderJava5) of the current class, org/apache/batik/anim/dom/SVGOMDocument, and the class loader (instance of <bootloader>) for interface org/w3c/dom/events/DocumentEvent have different Class objects for the type org/w3c/dom/events/Event used in the signature at org.apache.batik.anim.dom.SVGDOMImplementation.createDocument(SVGDOMImplementation.java:140) at org.apache.fop.fo.extensions.svg.SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory$Handler.startElement(SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory.java:121) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder$MainFOHandler.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:317) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:179) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.closeStartTag(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:206) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToSAXHandler.flushPending(ToSAXHandler.java:279) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:350) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:320) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1317) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.transformSelectedNodes(ElemApplyTemplates.java:395) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.java:178) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.applyTemplateToNode(TransformerImpl.java:2272) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(TransformerImpl.java:1358) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:711) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1275) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1253) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transform(XmlFoConverter.java:205) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transformXslFoToPdf(XmlFoConverter.java:212) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromXslFoTransformation.runSmartService(PdfFromXslFoTransformation.java:40) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration.run(AbstractDocumentGeneration.java:49) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.lambda$call$0(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.plugins.PluginUsageLogger.runWithPluginInformation(PluginUsageLogger.java:52) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:84) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
I checked the files (XML and XSL) on an online transformation site and they seem to be working OK.
Do you have any suggestions about what to check? Thanks in advance for your help
Do we have any function which can be used on interface level without calling the smart service on process model level?
HI Michael Chirlin,
Is there a way I can generate(embed) images into the PDF created by the plugin - PDF from HTML Transformation?I tried base 64 string but can't get this working.
Do you mean 1.8.0 rather than 1.8.8?
If so, just ignore the -SNAPSHOT. It will be removed in the next release.
Downloading the latest version as of 04-Jun-2020 via the Admin console, though the version 1.8.8 is shown in the wizard, it installs version 1.8.0-SNAPSHOT in the Appian environment. Michael Chirlin please let us know if both these versions are the same.
Are you generating the pdf from a word document?
Is there an example of how I can use this plugin to generate a PDF that has a table with text and pictures?
Update: The Appian Health Check report was reporting back false positives as high risk. Please ignore my original message.
We are using this plug-in, and in Appian health check report it's flagged as high risk because it's referencing the removed/deprecated Appian APIs. So, will there be an update that will address these issues?
Would someone please help here?I get the following error while using DOCX from XHTML:bundleName for SmartServiceException, builder.smartServiceClass=class com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration Appian Version: 19.4
Apppian Versin: 19.1Plugin Version: v1.7.5Smart Service: PDF from HTML
Getting a java.lang.Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException error when trying to run the smart service. I am passing a sample html document stored in the Appian KC. Mapped this document to a variable and passed the variable to the smart service inputs. I have not mapped an input to the "Existing Document" parameter as i am hoping a new pdf document will be generated.
Can anyone advise what the issue is?
Hi Ilan,
Would like to mention that we have encountered the below error while re-deploying the plugin to version 1.7.5 in one of the environments.
We had saved XSLParameter CDT initially. Then to upgrade the plugin, i tried to redeploy the same but got the error as mentioned below.
Hence, have deleted the CDT from Appian Designer and tried to redeploy the plugin. It seems like the old version of CDT still exists in the environment and is not allowing to deploy the plugin.
Please let us know if you have the resolution.
2019-12-01 15:22:01,697 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] INFO com.appiancorp.plugins.AppianPluginManager - Updating plugin 'DynamicDocumentGen:1.7.5 There was a problem loading the module descriptor: TextDocFromXslt.<br/>com.appiancorp.suiteapi.type.exceptions.InvalidTypeException: com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.exceptions.AppianException: Invalid Type: Unsupported type [Lcom.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.types.XslParameter; (APNX-1-4047-000)' to 'DynamicDocumentGen' 2019-12-01 15:22:01,902 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.plugin.PojoDatatypesConfig - The data type [uuid={urn:appian:ps:dynamicdocgen}XslParameter] in plug-in [key=DynamicDocumentGen, module=XslParameter] was not imported because it or another data type in the plug-in module was already present on the system with a different structure, and the version number of this plug-in is not greater than the deployed plug-in that last updated this data type. You must increment the plug-in version number in the appian-plugin.xml file and deploy this plug-in again. If the problem persists after incrementing the version number, check that all data type precedents of the data type are declared in the same plug-in module or are listed before this data type in the appian-plug.xml. (APNX-1-4165-004) 2019-12-01 15:22:01,922 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] INFO com.appiancorp.process.admin.LoadACSchemas - Attempted to skip registration of [com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromDocx3] as it is current [1.7.5], but the ActivityClassSchema was not registered, so re-registering 2019-12-01 15:22:01,958 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] INFO com.appiancorp.process.admin.LoadACSchemas - Attempted to skip registration of [com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.DocxFromXhtmlWithStyling] as it is current [1.7.5], but the ActivityClassSchema was not registered, so re-registering 2019-12-01 15:22:01,987 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] INFO com.appiancorp.process.admin.LoadACSchemas - Attempted to skip registration of [com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.DocxMergeWithSeparator] as it is current [1.7.5], but the ActivityClassSchema was not registered, so re-registering 2019-12-01 15:22:02,016 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] ERROR com.atlassian.plugin.manager.DefaultPluginManager - There was an error loading the descriptor 'TextDocFromXslt' of plugin 'DynamicDocumentGen'. Disabling. com.atlassian.plugin.PluginException: com.appiancorp.suiteapi.type.exceptions.InvalidTypeException: com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.exceptions.AppianException: Invalid Type: Unsupported type [Lcom.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.types.XslParameter; (APNX-1-4047-000)
I am using the PDF from Docx smart service included in this plugin. One of the inputs is "P D F Options". I cannot find any documentation or comments explaining how the Options are configured. Does anyone have more information on this?
DOCX from dynamic template seems to be turning single spaces into double spaces randomly. Any advice on how to fix this. Our template is very simple.
Hey Illan, your post was probably the most helpful among anything else I found on the web. So thanks for that! I do have one question though: Do you know a way to insert a page break into docx so that the first element on the new page is a Heading1 element? The problems I've encountered so far is that if I wrap a page break around <p> tags, the first line of the new page is empty. And if I put in multiple classes inside a <p> tag, only the first class renders. Let me know if you know of any workarounds!