Joget DX 8 Stable Released
The stable release for Joget DX 8 is now available, with a focus on UX and Governance.
This PDF File Add Image Tool plugin is used to add uploaded images on every page of an uploaded PDF File. Supports multiple file uploads. File extensions supported include pdf and image files.
To see how the PDF File Add Image Tool actually functions, we should first create an app. Here are the steps for this process:
1. Go to the website https://github.com/jogetoss/pdf-file-add-image-tool
2. Go to the "Releases" page (See Figure 1).
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3. Click on the .jar file to initiate the download (see Figure 2).
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4. Go to your Joget localhost or server and login as admin.
5. In Joget Console navigate to "Admin Bar>Systems Settings>Manage Plugins" and click the "Upload Plugins" button.
6. In "Upload Plugin", select the plugin .jar file you downloaded, then click "Upload".
7. You should be able to view the newly installed plugin under the Installed Plugins tab.
8. Remember to always uninstall the old plugin before uploading a new version.
The Joget Knowledge Base has more information on managing and developing plugins.
1. Start the Joget server and open the App Center.
2. Login as admin and click on Design New App or click on existing application (See Figure 3).
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3. For new applications, fill up the App ID and App Name then proceed to click on the Save button (See Figure 4).
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4. Let's start with creating a form that'll serve for uploading the original PDF and obtaining the edited PDF, fill up the form ID and form name and Save the form (See Figure 5).
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5. Add 2 File Upload elements to the form and name them PDF Upload and PDF Output, then Save the form (See Figure 6).
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6. After saving the form, use the Generate menu to Generate a List for this form (Figure 7).
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7. Now let's create another Form to upload the image that shall be added to the PDF, fill up the form ID and form name and Save the form (Figure 8).
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8. Add a File Upload element to the form and name it Image Upload (Figure 9). Save the form, and then from the Generate menu, generate a List (Figure 10).
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9. Go to the List that has just been created (List - Add Images), and add the ID column to the list and then Save the List (Figure 11).
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10. Navigate back to the Add PDF Form, and select Settings > Advanced. Select PDF Add Image File as the Post From Submission Processing Tool (Figure 12).
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11. Configure the plugin as shown in Figure 13.
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12. Now let's create a UI to interact with all the components we just created. After creating the UI, Create 2 UI Categories, Name one PDF Setup and the other Image Setup (Figure 14).
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13. Add a Form UI Menu and a CRUD UI menu to the PDF Setup Category , and configure them as shown in Figures 15 &16.
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14. In the Image Setup Category, add a Form UI Menu and a List UI Menu. Configure them as shown in Figures 17 & 18.
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15. Save the UI, and Launch the Application.
16. Start with uploading your chosen image to add to the PDF in the Add Image Form (Figure 19).
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17. Navigate to the Images List, Take note of the Record ID and save it to your clipboard (Figure 20).
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18. Navigate back to the Add PDF Form, and add the saved Record ID to the plugin settings as shown in Figure 21. Save the Form.
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19. In the Application, navigate to the Add PDF Form UI menu, upload your chosen PDF to the PDF Upload element (Figure 22) and Save your addition.
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20. Navigate to the PDF List CRUD Menu, and select the record you have just created. There you should see the edited PDF in the PDF Output element Figure 23.
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Below, You can download the completed sample application created in this guide.