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As Cinnamon Reporting is built to be multi-channel and multi-lingual, the concept of an Abstract Report is very important.

What is an “Abstract Report”?

An Abstract Report contains like any other PDF or HTML-report:

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Topic

Abstract Report

Rendered Report

File formats

Json file including

  • A tree of Report Nodes that define the structure of the output

  • Data for all images and files to be included into the rendered report

Currently Cinnamon Reporting produces the following rendered report formats:

  • Word

  • PDF (from Word)

  • HTML

Tables

The tables structure defined by a Vertical Table Node

  • Columns (and Column Groups)

  • Rows (and Row Groups)

  • Facts (Data for cells) including the value to be shown as well as the Value Type to be used for formatting the value

  • Titles, Footer based on Translatable Texts (for later translation)

  • A named Style to be applied (if different from default styling)

Structure plus Layout:

  • Table and cell borders, background coloring

  • Sizing: column widths, row heights

  • Formatted and translated data

Charts

The structure of the chart defined by a Chart Node

  • Chart type (Pie, Line, etc.)

  • Series data

  • Titles, Footer based on Translatable Texts (for later translation)

  • A named Style to be applied (if different from default styling)

Graphics showing:

  • The chart as SVG data (Scalable Vector Graphics)

  • Surrounding (table-styled) elements to show titles and footers

  • All data is translated and formatted

Text (Paragraphs, Sections etc.)

The text defined by a Paragraph Node or Section Node

  • Translatable texts (including values to be placed when translating)

  • Rich texts supporting a small set of html-type tags (like <h1>, <ol>, <ul> etc.)

  • A named Style to be applied (if different from default styling)

  • Translated text

  • Text formatting (Font, Font-size, colour)

  • Paragraph formatting (indents, tabs, before/after spacing)

Layouts

A Layout Node defines an abstract layout, e.g.

  • Two columns defined by the Slots {left} and {right}

  • A formatted layout, e.g. two report nodes rendered into two columns where the report node marked for the Slot {left} is shown on the left column while the node marked {right} is shown in the right column.

How is an Abstract Report produced?

When producing an Abstract Report the Cinnamon Reporting services are following this procedure:

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