PDF Generation

LearningBuidler supports generating PDFs in the following ways:

Type	Description
Entity PDF	Custom PDF, one or more pages, that can be accessed via a workflow quick action, emailed as a publically sharable link
Template Attribute PDF	Uses the Template Attribute to produce a template. Can be shown on an entity view. Often used to display a certificate on the profile page or on the learning plan card.
Member Search PDF	Used a custom ASPX page on the file system and can be exposed as a downloadable PDF from the member search results such as a public in internal verification page.
Workflow Instance PDF	Complete downloadable and printable representation of a workflow, including all uploaded documents, and data from activity container attriibutes.
Upload PDF	PDF representation of any document uploaded into the upload attribute for which the document type is support (ex. Word, Excel, Jpg, Gif, Png, etc.)

Each of the different PDF generation methods supports various methods for access, customization, and usage. The chart below maps out how they are similar and different.

Feature / Type	Entity	Template Attribute	Member Search	Workflow Instance	Upload
Custom Look - allow custom HTML and images to produce a high quality certificate.
Based on Entity Views - requires no coding to configure but format is rigid.
Accessable from Workflow Form
Accessable via Template Attribute - useful to display anywhere an attribute can be displayed.
Accessable via Entity View - useful to display a PDF Certification on the Account Profile page.
Accessable via Workflow Quick Action
Accessable via LPI Activity Card
Accessable via Member Search Results
Accessable via Public Link
Accessable via Emailed Link
Accessable on Profile Page / Area
Includes Uploaded Document(s)
Can be Printed
Can be Batched for Printing
Configuration Location	SysAdmin Area	Template Attribute Editor	ASPX File on Server	Entity Views	Attribute Editor