PDF conversions and Watermark outside workflow

Dear All,

I have a requirement where user should be provided with below features:

1. A PDF icon near the document name, such that when he/she clicks it, he should be presented with a PDF render of the document on the fly, such that the PDF rendition is not stored in the repository, but just opened for the user, so that they can read/print the same.

2. In this PDF rendition mentioned above, certain watermark also needs to be inserted as a part of header/footer of the document read from a config file based on the document type. Also, a print watermark, displaying the validity of the document to be for next 24 hrs from current time when the the user prints, basically the current date and time will be presented along with message for 24 hrs validity.

I feel point 1 is possible with combination of Adlib and Rendition module with little customization to call the standard function from renditions module on the click event of a link/image in front of the document name so that at the end of the rendition, it opens the document instead of creating the rendition and storing it.

But for Point 2, I am not having any pointers from the forums I visited. Please share any approcah if you have earlier implemented something like this.

Sample Watermark:

Good for date printed only:

“Doc#: P2P-SOP-004 - Version: 4.0 - Revision Date: 5/1/2008 11:13:32 AM Approver: Ormary J Aponte/Corporate/Mead

Convenience Copy Only - Good for date printed 4/23/2013-10:07:20 AM”

Automatic generation of Header and /or Footer according to properties/location:

“Doc#: P2P-SOP-004 - Version: 4.0 - Revision Date: 5/1/2008 11:13:32 AM Approver: Ormary J Aponte/Corporate/Mead

Convenience Copy Only - Good for date printed 4/23/2013-10:07:20 AM”

Regards,

Arun Yadav

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Your requirements seems not to be that strange so I think OT’s ecosystempartner may have some built options.

If you have budgets for buying software I would look and see iffunctionality within Brava (Intergraph) is available. I see from Colin’s(colin.schmidt@mwv.com) post that he is having trouble installing /configuring Brava so check with himas well

The Rendition Web services or Rendition server Adlib has modes called DPIand/ or XML. It comes up with samples on how to insert watermarks Amongst many other useful things.

I have used it to make documents in livelink with lines originating fromconfig files like category/attribute data my project was in 2006/2007 so much water has since flowed under the bridge . I used the DPI options which was prevalent at that time and which I could understand.The best thing would be to play with the samples inside the Adlib folderdo it manually ,then try your hand with programming options.

If you do get comfortable with calling the adlib Webservices nowadayslivelink’s oscript packs a java call that we call the Oscript to Java Bridge.Your java class could call the adlib Webservices to do the actual work andyou could call it from oscript like a relay.

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On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:47 AM, eLink Entry: Content Server Development Forum <development@elinkkc.opentext.com> wrote:

PDF conversions and Watermark outside workflow Posted byarun.yadav@mwv.com (Yadav, Arun)On 09-19-2013 07:45

Dear All, I have a requirement where user should be provided with below features: 1. A PDF icon near the document name, such that when he/she clicks it, he should be presented with a PDF render of the document on the fly, such that the PDF rendition is not stored in the repository, but just opened for the user, so that they can read/print the same. 2. In this PDF rendition mentioned above, certain watermark also needs to be inserted as a part of header/footer of the document read from a config file based on the document type. Also, a print watermark, displaying the validity of the document to be for next 24 hrs from current time when the the user prints, basically the current date and time will be presented along with message for 24 hrs validity. I feel point 1 is possible with combination of Adlib and Rendition module with little customization to call the standard function from renditions module on the click event of a link/image in front of the document name so that at the end of the rendition, it opens the document instead of creating the rendition and storing it. But for Point 2, I am not having any pointers from the forums I visited. Please share any approcah if you have earlier implemented something like this. Sample Watermark: Good for date printed only: “Doc#: P2P-SOP-004 - Version: 4.0 - Revision Date: 5/1/2008 11:13:32 AM Approver: Ormary J Aponte/Corporate/Mead Convenience Copy Only - Good for date printed 4/23/2013-10:07:20 AM” Automatic generation of Header and /or Footer according to properties/location: “Doc#: P2P-SOP-004 - Version: 4.0 - Revision Date: 5/1/2008 11:13:32 AM Approver: Ormary J Aponte/Corporate/Mead Convenience Copy Only - Good for date printed 4/23/2013-10:07:20 AM” Regards, Arun Yadav
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Thank you for your reply. I will look into the Adlib web services so that i can call it from the Oscript through a Java class as you said. Regarding Brava, we have production license count but will have to purchase more, not sure that option is open as also the watermark feature I am not sure can be implemented with Brava. I will let you know if i am able to figure out your approach. Thanks.