3.7. pdfgen – PDF generation

This application adds the following features:

• export of the “attributes” page as PDF
• export of the BOM page as PDF
• merge of several PDF into a single one.

3.7.1. Dependencies

This application depends on xhtml2pdf and pyPDF.

3.7.2. settings.py

To enable the pdfgen application, it must be enabled in the settings file: add 'openPLM.apps.pdfgen' to the list of installed applications (INSTALLED_APPS).

3.7.3. Testing

To test this application, create a part. Then visited its “attributes” page and click on the “Download as PDF” button. If all is ok, you should download a PDF similar to the “attributes” page