GenDoc and PDF output

GenDoc Template Merge

Purpose:	Get the binary representation of a template with records from a GenDoc supported module.
Profile:	getmergedtemplate(template, crmids, output_format)
Send as:	GET
Parameters:	template – document web service ID that contains the template to merge crmids – comma-separated list of records to merge with the template output_format – pdf, odt, onepdf, oneodt
Response:	array – message: yes/no result, file: file name to a zip archive that contains the merged document(s)

Purpose:	Allows a web service client to send an OpenOffice/LibreOffice document for it to be converted into any format supported by unoconv and retrieve the resulting file
Profile:	gendoc_convert(file: encoded, convert_format: string)
Send as:	POST
Parameters:	file – file structure - name: filename - size: size - type: type of the document - content: base 64 encoded content of the file convert_format: string, format to convert input file
Response:	result: result of operation (success\|error) file: file: resulting file structure (same as input parameter)
Comments:	one of the unoconv alternatives must be installed and functional in the coreBOS install

Purpose:	Get the PDF representation of an inventory or supported module record.
Profile:	getpdfdata(id)
Send as:	POST
Parameters:	id – quote, salesorder, invoice, purchaseorder or custom module web service ID. CustomerPortal_PDF_Modules – global variable defines more modules supported by this endpoint. CustomerPortal_PDF – global variable defines how to get the PDF: PDFMaker, GenDoc, or Native CustomerPortal_PDFTemplate_{module} – defines the templateID to use for GenDoc and PDFMaker
Response:	array – recordid: ID passed as parameter, modulename: name of the module of the ID, pdf_data: base64 encoded string representing the PDF
Comments:	The user must have read access to the ID and the ID must belong to a supported module. There are 4 Global Variables that permit defining what method and template to use for the output.
Example	see 400_getpdf.php and 400_getpdfdirect.php in coreBOSwsBrowser