This page is for administrators who want to enable PhixFlow to convert Excel files to PDFs when exporting from analysis models.
Overview
When creating analysis models, data modellers can configure a file exporter to export data from PhixFlow in several different formats, such as CVS or Excel. For Excel files, there are options to convert the file to PDF format:
- Convert To PDF
- PDF Target Path
For information about these options, see File Exporter.
Configuration
PhixFlow uses LibreOffice libraries to convert an Excel file into a PDF.
To configure PDF conversion:
- Install LibreOffice Version 6.4 on the PhixFlow server. It is available from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/
- Add the path for the LibreOffice program folder to the Tomcat classpath.
For example, you can add the add the path to the:- system's CLASSPATH environment variable
- common class loader in catalina.properties, which is a standard part of the Tomcat server configuration.
Monitoring
PhixFlow reports on the PDF conversion process in the system console PDF Chore tab.