Guidance Needed: Best Format for Storing Drag-and-Drop Invoice Templates and Generating PDFs

[Tejas]

I'm developing a system using React where users can create invoice templates using a drag-and-drop interface. I need help with the following:

1. Template Storage Format: What is the best format for storing these templates on the backend?

2. Backend Processing: Once the template is stored, the backend should be able to:

   • Receive the invoice amount and other relevant details.
   • Map these details to the selected template.
   • Generate a PDF based on the populated template.

Could you suggest an approach for handling these tasks effectively?

[Konstantin Dikov]

Hi Tejas,

Based on the provided information, I have to say that the Drag & Drop component from the KendoReact packages is responsible for the drag & drop only and how it is used afterward is up to the developer and their exact requirement.

Additionally, the KendoReact is UI library and it does not provide any options for server-side PDF export. This is possible only with our Document Processing Product:

• https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/overview

As for storing your templates, one thing that is commonly used is to store the structure of your layout in some kind of JSON format, but once again, this is not related with our products and the implementation will highly depend on the exact scenario and project requirements.

If any questions related with the KendoReact suite arise, do not hesitate to contact us again. 

 

Regards,
Konstantin Dikov
Progress Telerik