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General Board / Generate document from multiple PDFs

« on: October 17, 2024, 01:54:14 am »

Morning all!
I have a requirement to create a single document from multiple PDFs. Here's how I started.
Each item has a block where I set some tagged values: Manufacturer, Model Number, Cost.
I then grab the PDF from the website for that item and add it as an Artifact. I then move the artifact so it is a child of the block in EA.
Now, I model the device by adding blocks to a diagram as a PropertFlow. This allows me to nest items into others to create components.
(Any suggestions for doing this differently would be appreciated.)
Now, I need to combine the PDFs, for items used, into one long PDF. I want to write a script that will determine the PDFs needed from the model design, and then combine those into one PDF.
I already have a script that generates a CSV of the items being used in the model. I then use a tool to combine the PDFs into one. But I'm hoping to automate this whole process.
Thanks,
Jenny

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / script to get list of dynamic content

« on: September 17, 2024, 07:29:47 am »

Hey all. I have been asked to create a script that will search all documents to see if they are being used as a dynamic content.
Let's call the piece of text being inserted "boilerplate". I have a document template that inserts the boilerplate into the document. It appears in the Content pane. I can easily get the document itself, but I need to know what templates are linked to it, or what other CustomDocuments are dynamic content.
Any suggestions?

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Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools / Add Table of Acronyms

« on: September 17, 2024, 05:37:23 am »

Hi all! Hoping for a suggestion or two about how I can solve this requirement.
I have a glossary with definitions. I have a document that includes some of those acronyms in the glossary. I have written a script that identifies all acronyms that are in the document AND have a glossary entry. Right now, this script outputs to the script pane.
I want to create a table in the document rather than output to the script pane.
I am not sure how to do this and my search has been unfruitful. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Jenny