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Jenny.Lucas

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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