Appian Design to Create Bulk PDF Files

Certified Senior Developer

I have been asked to check feasibility to implement below requirement,

  • User will upload an excel file which can have records up to 2000. We have to read the parse the file and create separate pdf file for each of the record. The template of pdf file will be same for all.
  • In short we have to generate 2000 files in one go.
  • Once files are generated we need to display status of each record to user that file has been generated successfully or not.

I want to confirm if this is possible to generate 2000 files quickly. If yes then how to do it without getting performance issues.

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    Certified Senior Developer

    You can achieve this using batching and asynchronous execution approach in shorter time.

    I want to confirm if this is possible to generate 2000 files quickly. If yes then how to do it without getting performance issues.

    But if you want the user to wait (chaining) until everything is completed, it will impact performance for the end user.
    I would suggest, for a better user experience, that after the file is completed, you can generate a task for the user to review.

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    Certified Senior Developer

    You can achieve this using batching and asynchronous execution approach in shorter time.

    I want to confirm if this is possible to generate 2000 files quickly. If yes then how to do it without getting performance issues.

    But if you want the user to wait (chaining) until everything is completed, it will impact performance for the end user.
    I would suggest, for a better user experience, that after the file is completed, you can generate a task for the user to review.

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