Why should I use this
The Common Document Generation Service has been developed and tested to make it easy to integrate with your line of business systems. You use familiar office programs to create and edit files while the service is managed centrally to ensure an efficient, reliable process.
A library of file formats including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF is available for you to jumpstart creation of custom reports, requests for information and many other documents.
The component is available as a hosted service or the source code can also be incorporated into your own application.
About this component
Price
Free
Price details
The Common Document Generation Service is available for free to ministry teams.
Service level support
The Natural Resource Sector Common Services Showcase team offers comprehensive documentation and support Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm on through:
Additional technical information
Capabilities
The API can generate any PDF or XML-based documents such as docx, xlsx, pptx, odt, ods, odp, and html. Examples of XML-based editors include Microsoft Office™, LibreOffice™ or OpenOffice™.
The CDOGS API can do the following:
- Merge complex datasets into document templates
- Supports any XML-based document templates including but not limited to Microsoft Office™, LibreOffice™ or OpenOffice™
- Rich templating library support leveraging the Carbone JS library
Usage
Requirements and restrictions
The Common Document Generation Service is available for free to ministry teams.
Getting started
The Common Document Generation Service is available as a REST web service, you can download the code to incorporate into your own application, or you can use a Docker image.