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June 27th, 2013 11:00

Issues with WCF PDF Layout (Multiple pages)

Hi,

I'm returning to trying to solve a issue that has followed me for quite some time.

I've created a PDF Layout view in Foglights Web Component Framework that lists alarms in a given virtualcenter. This view then holds a header, footer and a body. I want this body to expand onto several pages.

This is a supported feature that is explained partly in: http://edocs.quest.com/vfoglight/680/doc/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/frameset.htm?context=Core&file=WCF/Renderers.116.11.php&single=true but also in the Web Component Tutorial.

I've read the instructions and tried to append these to my case, but no success. I've given some serious thought to why this is but hasn't come up with an answer and are now turning to the community to se if you can help me.

Some information around the structure of the body:

The view that is set as the body in the PDF Layout view is a columns layout component witch in turn consists of  two other columns layout components and finally a row oriented table component. (This complexity in order to get the preferred layout, see the reports images).

Here follows some screens of the components of the PDF Layout Body:

1. PDF Layout Layout View
PDFLayoutBody.png
2. First Columns Layout component
ColumnsLayoutView1.png

3. Second Columns Layout component
ColumnsLayoutView2.png
4. Third Columns Layout component
ColumnsLayoutView3.png
5. The Row-Oriented Table
RowOrientedTable.png

How do I make the body iterate over several pages?

Attempt made

I've already tried with placing all these views in an iterator and using this to make the body automatically iterate, but no success.

In the URL link in the beginning they're reffering to the following:

When you generate a PDF file for a table that exceeds the number of rows that fit on a single page, specify the table as either a top level view or include the table in the PDF Layout container.

I've tried to include the Row-Oriented Table component in the PDF Layout View Component and that make the table to iterate just fine but ofcourse without the layout options that the other columns layout components holds

The Report

This is how the report is looking today without it expanding over into several pages:

Report.png

This is how the report looks like when the Row-Oriented Table is in the PDF Layout Component Layout tab and is expanding over several pages:

Report2.png

I really hope someone out there can give me some advise how I should conquer this problem.

If there's anything that is unclear or there's some missing information please let me know!

Thanks!

Erik Alm

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