Overview
This version is for Appian 22.3 and above. Cloud customers on a lower version of Appian that want to install this plugin should open a support case. Self-managed customers can find the latest jar for Appian 22.2 and lower version in the folder pre-22.3
Convert, merge and generate DOCX, PDF and XML files automatically in an Appian process
Key Features & Functionality
Function: xsltransform - Transform source XML using XSL Transform
Hi Michael,
I have been trying to use "PDF from EML" smart service and getting this error "An error occurred in executing an Activity Class." in Appian.
Here are logs from the server -
2020-09-01 14:57:27,655 [ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-140] ERROR com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItemListener - The following exception occurred while attempting to complete work item [(WorkId: 3, WorkType: {Process Id:536870922,Point Id:536871072} Activity Metadata:{Id:536871072,ACPs:{ActivityClassParameter[name=SourceDocument,it=13,v=2175],ActivityClassParameter[name=CreateNewDocument,it=26,v=1],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentName,it=3,v=New EML PDF Generated],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentDesc,it=3,v=],ActivityClassParameter[name=SaveInFolder,it=12,v=2177],ActivityClassParameter[name=ExistingDocument,it=13,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=PauseOnError,it=26,v=1]},ARVs:{ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorOccurred,it=26,v=<null>],ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorText,it=3,v=],ActivityReturnVariable[name=NewDocumentCreated,it=13,v=<null>]}}, Response: null, ServerName: execution02)] - Exception: javax.resource.spi.work.WorkCompletedException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.<init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;Z)V 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.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.<init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;Z)V at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.load(InternetHeaders.java:422) at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.<init>(InternetHeaders.java:380) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.createInternetHeaders(MimeMessage.java:2304) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.parse(MimeMessage.java:353) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.<init>(MimeMessage.java:223) at org.nickrussler.mimeparser.MimeMessageConverter.convertToPdf(MimeMessageConverter.java:93) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromEml.runSmartService(PdfFromEml.java:39) 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$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:93) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) ... 3 more Exception in thread "ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-140" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.<init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;Z)V at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.load(InternetHeaders.java:422) at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.<init>(InternetHeaders.java:380) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.createInternetHeaders(MimeMessage.java:2304) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.parse(MimeMessage.java:353) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.<init>(MimeMessage.java:223) at org.nickrussler.mimeparser.MimeMessageConverter.convertToPdf(MimeMessageConverter.java:93) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromEml.runSmartService(PdfFromEml.java:39) 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$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:93) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Can you please help if I am missing something?
Thanks
Yogesh
btw, I'm using a constant with the fonts as they appear in the Windows Fonts folder
hi,
I'm testing the smart service "PDF from single DOCX with Fonts", with a DOCX with text in Calibri Bold and Calibri, but the generated PDF doesn't use the bold font.Am I missing something?
DOCX:
PDF:
Hi everyone,I tried to use the XML:FO to PDF transformations as suggested elsewhere in the forums, but using the sample files provided in the same suggestion, I got stuck with this error:
2020-06-22 14:46:22,525 [ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-1823] ERROR com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItemListener - The following exception occurred while attempting to complete work item [(WorkId: 226, WorkType: {Process Id:268491485,Point Id:268446635} Activity Metadata:{Id:268446635,ACPs:{ActivityClassParameter[name=XmlDocument,it=13,v=149781],ActivityClassParameter[name=XslDocument,it=13,v=149998],ActivityClassParameter[name=XslParameters,it=5147,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=CreateNewDocument,it=26,v=1],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentName,it=3,v=test01.pdf],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentDesc,it=3,v=xyz],ActivityClassParameter[name=SaveInFolder,it=12,v=149780],ActivityClassParameter[name=ExistingDocument,it=13,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=PauseOnError,it=26,v=0]},ARVs:{ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorOccurred,it=26,v=<null>],ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorText,it=3,v=],ActivityReturnVariable[name=NewDocumentCreated,it=13,v=<null>]}}, Response: null, ServerName: execution01)] - Exception: javax.resource.spi.work.WorkCompletedException: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$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.