Is it possible to Export PDF form with custom header/footer

[Shailender2]

Hi ,

We have platform offering "Export to PDF" in which I need to add custom header/footer.

I need to display company logo in the header and some confidential note in footer. Please let me know if any thoughts.

[Aoife]

Yes, there is a PDF API:

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/sandiego-employee-service-management/page/product/human-resources...

Requires an HTML template, from an HTML Script type field, or hand hacked.  Can add header, footer and logo.

Aoife

[Community Alums]

var PDF = Class.create();

PDF.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

 

_document : null,

 

example : function (){

this.createPDF('<p>Hello World!</p>', //HTML to convert to PDF

'incident', //Attach PDF to table

'd324db7d2b9aa20072675aa419da1547', //Attach PDF to record/sys_id

'myFile.pdf'); //attachment filename

},

 

createPDF : function(html, table, sys_id, filename) {

var pdfDoc = new GeneralPDF.Document(null, null, null, null, null, null);

this._document = new GeneralPDF(pdfDoc);

this._document.startHTMLParser();

this._document.addHTML(html);

this._document.stopHTMLParser();

this._saveAs(table, sys_id, filename);

},

 

_saveAs : function (table, sys_id, filename){

var att = new GeneralPDF.Attachment();

att.setTableName(table);

att.setTableId(sys_id);

att.setName(filename);

att.setType('application/pdf');

att.setBody(this._document.get());

GeneralPDF.attach(att);

},

 

type: 'PDF'

});

[Aoife]

Joro,

If you please, start posting code using the {;} code insert button on the editor, it makes it look much nicer and more readable.  Also, be sure to select the proper type once in the code editor.

Like this:

var PDF = Class.create();

PDF.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

    _document: null,

    example: function() {
        this.createPDF('<p>Hello World!</p>', //HTML to convert to PDF
            'incident', //Attach PDF to table
            'd324db7d2b9aa20072675aa419da1547', //Attach PDF to record/sys_id
            'myFile.pdf'); //attachment filename
    },

    createPDF: function(html, table, sys_id, filename) {
        var pdfDoc = new GeneralPDF.Document(null, null, null, null, null, null);
        this._document = new GeneralPDF(pdfDoc);
        this._document.startHTMLParser();
        this._document.addHTML(html);
        this._document.stopHTMLParser();
        this._saveAs(table, sys_id, filename);
    },

    _saveAs: function(table, sys_id, filename) {
        var att = new GeneralPDF.Attachment();
        att.setTableName(table);
        att.setTableId(sys_id);
        att.setName(filename);
        att.setType('application/pdf');
        att.setBody(this._document.get());
        GeneralPDF.attach(att);
    },

    type: 'PDF'

});

Aoife

[Community Alums]

You have a point - noted and fixed!