Merge PDF Datalist Action

Introduction

The Merge PDF Datalist Action plugin is designed to merge all uploaded PDFs in a file upload form element when the user clicks on the Merge button in a datalist.

Plugin information

• Plugin Name: Merge PDF Datalist Action
• Joget DX Compatibility: Joget DX 8

Get started

Where to get the plugin

You can download the latest release of the plugin from GitHub.

How to install

1. Download the plugin JAR file from the releases page.
2. Go to Settings > Manage Plugins > Upload Plugin.
3. You can import the demo app or create the app from scratch.

How to use it

Importing the demo app

1. Download the demo app (.jwa file) from GitHub.
2. In Joget, go to Home or All Apps and click Import App to upload the .jwa file.

Creating an app from scratch

1. Create a form with a File Upload field for uploading PDF files.
   
2. Click Generate App > Generate CRUD.
   
3. Go to the List Builder and drag the Merge PDF Datalist Action plugin into the datalist.
4. Drag it to the column for individual record row downloads or to the bottom for downloads based on selected records. 
   See Merge PDF Datalist Action Properties for plugin configurations.
   
5. Publish and run the UI. 
6. Go to the CRUD and click New. 
7. Add a new record and upload multiple PDF files.
   
8. Add another record to showcase downloading the zip file of all PDFs when all records are selected.
   
9. Click the Merge PDF button for the record1.
   
   

    The two PDFs on the left are the original PDFs, and the PDF on the right is the merged PDF that has just been downloaded.
   

10. Click Download the merged PDF in Zip, which will download all the merged PDFs in each record as a zip file.
    
11. The ZIP file will download. Extract the file to retrieve all merged PDFs.
    

Configure merge PDF datalist action properties

Fields to configure:

• Label: Datalist button label.
• Form: Select the form containing the file upload field. Mandatory field.
• Field: The file upload field where the PDF is uploaded. Mandatory field.
• Record Id Column: Defaults to the primary key of the configured binder if not set.
• Confirmation Message: Confirmation message before performing the action (e.g., "Are you sure?").
• File Name: If not set, the default file name will be based on the record ID.
• Zip File Name: The file name of the zip file. If not set, the default name will be the button label.

Expected outcome

After completing the configuration, you can merge PDFs directly from the datalist and download them individually or as a zip file.

Download plugin

• Merge PDF Datalist Action - Releases.

Download sample app