PDF Creator

How to set up PDF creation in fylr

The PDF-Creator is officially supported and guaranteed only in Google Chrome. In Firefox and other browsers, the PDF-Creator generally works as well, but full functionality—especially the preview—is not guaranteed, and related issues are not covered by support.

Installation (if not yet installed)

1. Got to Plugin-Manager and if there is no Server PDF Plugin yet, press the + button at the bottom:

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1. Choose type "url" and paste the URL of the latest release zip: https://github.com/programmfabrik/fylr-plugin-server-pdf/releases/latest/download/fylr-plugin-server-pdf.zip

2. Make sure both the plugins "Server PDF Plugin" and "PDF Creator Plugin" are marked as enabled.

Create a PDF template

1. Go to Rights Management (the 3 people icon, NOT the gear cogs icon) - Object Types - choose one object type - go to the tab named PDF Creator (see screenshot)

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1. Click the + button.

2. Name your template.

3. Do not forget to click Save at the end.

Usage

1. Go to Lists - Object Types - choose a type with template - Select one Object - right click - Print

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1. In Custom Layouts - open the dropdown - choose one (pdf template 1 in below example) - click Print

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Then a PDF is created and downloaded.

If the PDF is too empty, you can edit the template and add content: Rights Management (the 3 people icon) - Object Types - choose the object type - go to the tab named PDF Creator.

The PDF-Creator is officially supported and guaranteed only in Google Chrome. In Firefox and other browsers, the PDF-Creator generally works, but full functionality is not guaranteed.

Related issues are not covered by support.