Merge documents into one PDF
A handler on a case often has to send one file that holds several documents: the application, the decision and the attachments, in a set order. Filinq merges them into one PDF and puts it beside the first document.
On a case page
The Merge to PDF leaf shows up on the page of any object whose app places
it (id filinq-merge-to-pdf, surfaces detail-page and single-entity).
- Tick the documents that go in. Only documents you may open are listed.
- Put them in order with Move up and Move down. The PDF follows the list under "In the PDF, in this order".
- Pick a cover page template, or leave "No cover page".
- Leave "A bookmark per document" on to get one bookmark for each document.
- Give the PDF a name, or leave it empty for the default name.
- Choose Merge. You need at least two documents.
A small merge is done at once and the leaf links to the PDF. A large one is queued: the leaf says so, and the PDF appears beside the first document when the background job has finished. A merge that fails says why and writes no file.
Through the API
POST /apps/filinq/api/merge takes inputs (each {fileId, label}, in
order), options (coverTemplateRef, bookmarks, name, targetFolder)
and hostObject (register, schema, id). It answers 200 with the
finished job or 202 with the queued job; GET /apps/filinq/api/merge/{id}
reads a job back.
Next step: ask the app that shows your cases to place the leaf on its case page, then merge the documents of one case to try it.