Common Master-Detail Image in Email Document

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In this article, we will use GroupDocs.Assembly to generate a Common Master-Detail report in Email Document format.

Common Master-Detail in Email Document

Creating a Common Master-Detail

Please follow below steps to create Common Master-Detail Template in MS Outlook 2013:

  1. Create a new Email.
  2. Insert two shapes, one for holding image and other for holding other details.
  3. Save the Email.

Reporting Requirement

As a report developer, you are required to represent the information of the managers and clients with the following key requirements:

  • Report must be in .eml or .msg format.
  • It must add email recipient, css and subject of the email.
  • Report must show manager’s picture and name.
  • It must associate the managers with their clients.

Adding Syntax to be evaluated by GroupDocs.Assembly Engine

Warning
NOTE: Dynamic inserting of images is not supported yet.
<<foreach [in getManagers()]>>Manager: <<[getName()]>>
Clients: <<foreach [in getContracts()]>><<[indexOf() != 0 ? ", " : ""]>>
<<[getClient().getName()]>><</foreach>>
<</foreach>>

Download Common Master-Detail Template

Please download the sample Common Master-Detail document we created in this article:

Generating The Report

Note
The code uses some of the objects defined in: The Business Layer
// For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/groupdocs-assembly/GroupDocs.Assembly-for-Java
String srcDocument = "/Email Templates/Common Master-Detail.eml";
String docReport = "/Email Reports/Common Master-Detail_report.eml";
Object[] getDataSourceDetails = DataStorage.emailDataSourceObject("Common Master-Detail.eml", ".eml");
String[] dataSourceNames = DataStorage.emailDataSourceName(".eml");
DocumentAssembler assembler = new DocumentAssembler();
assembler.assembleDocument(CommonUtilities.getDataPath(srcDocument),
CommonUtilities.getOutPath(docReport), getDataSourceDetails,
dataSourceNames);