Hi there,
I have a best practice question.
I have implemented a few product-dependent references which collect some data and write it into the OrderDetail1 of a pwo in a custom-defined xml-schema.
A approver can edit this by updating the orderdetail1 and a process does something. Because the product is reusable and not unsubscribeable the pwo is dead after the orderproduct-worklfow.
So far so good. This is nothing more than the default Order-Properties ( ACCPProductParameters ) with a few enhancements and because of the amount of Information (Collections), validation- Dataquality and Display-Issues my preferred choice.
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But I think that I will run into a problem because the schema of my XML-OrderDetail1 is going to change in future.
So my idea is to write these data into a PDF by using the report engine, and reference them to the PWO for history views. (Personwantsorg-Information-Popup)
The creation of PDFs is quite clear to me by using the export function of the report component and defining a report template.
But I’m not sure where to store the pdf-files and how to handle them in the Web-Designer?
Has anyone built something like this before?
Is it problematic to keep the PDFs in the database (Filesize/Performance)?
Are there any StandardScripts to put a File into the Database?
Should I better put the files in the file system and provide a link in the portal?
What do I have to do to get the webportal to fetch the pdf-files from the database and open them in a new frame?
Thx for your answers....