Create a Columnar Report
Create a columnar report using DynamicPDF Designer.In this sample you a columnar report. The produced report is a two page PDF.
Sample Project
The sample is available from the designer-usersguide-examples GitHub project (designer-usersguide-examples) and consists of the following two files.
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Sample Description
The sample consist of a Report containing a four columns.
The first column contains the RecordBox elements that display the data from the JSON data.
{
"ReportName": "Monthly Beverage Order List",
"Date": "09/21/2021",
"Author": "John Doe",
"Coffees": [
{
"ProductID": 568,
"Type": "Arabica",
"Variety": "Arusha",
"Price": 7.33,
"upc": "12345678901"
},
{
"ProductID": 120,
"Type": "Arabica",
"Variety": "Blue Mountain",
"Price": 12.21,
"upc": "22345678901"
},
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The report's dataName is Coffees and each element in the Coffees array contains the details of the particular coffee.
The finished PDF consists of the report with the values from the JSON data displayed as columns.
More Information
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