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APEX Email Custom PDF Report

Hi Everyone,
We are working on an invoicing application which can take a reports and email it as a PDF. Currently we run a crystal report which generates the invoice, then we save as a PDF and email it.
I have been trying to figure out how to create a custom report format which matches my invoice format and can be emailed as a PDF from my APEX application. Currently I am playing around with APEX Office Print (AOP) to see if this will do what I need. Its somewhat expensive though with the volume.
The following link discusses how to integrate with Crystal but it needs a Crystal Server. I am willing to redevelop my report in any format as long as I can customize the formatting and location of data on the page. I don't want the APEX downloadable report which spits out a table.
How to generate a PDF report from APEX using Crystal Reports
Is there a simpler way for me to use built in APEX functionality to generate a custom PDF and then send it with an email?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Best Answer
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If you have high volumes, you can always go on-premise. Either way, it's far cheaper than enterprise scale BI Publisher or Jasper. And AOP is the most tightly coupled to APEX.
Lino has a great comparison of options here
https://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=LS_DEMO:APEX5_PRINTING
If your reports are relatively basic, just printing lots of them, you might consider one of the PL/SQL options - it just requires more time to build.
Everything's a trade-off.
Answers
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If you have high volumes, you can always go on-premise. Either way, it's far cheaper than enterprise scale BI Publisher or Jasper. And AOP is the most tightly coupled to APEX.
Lino has a great comparison of options here
https://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=LS_DEMO:APEX5_PRINTING
If your reports are relatively basic, just printing lots of them, you might consider one of the PL/SQL options - it just requires more time to build.
Everything's a trade-off.
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Hi Scott,
Thank you so much for the comparison options. Really good overview. When you say "go on-premise", are you saying with Apex Office Print? I didn't know there was an option for that. My APEX is on premise.
Thanks again.
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Hi Scott,
Looked and I see the option. I totally missed it before.
Thanks again for your help!
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Also check out the Pricing tab at www.apexofficeprint.com
Ensure your scroll down far enough to see the prices in green, and observe the fine print.