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--- annual_school_census_pdf_developer_manual [2024/11/17 07:21] – created ghachey
+++ annual_school_census_pdf_developer_manual [2025/01/27 23:33] (current) – ghachey
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 More like notes for now. Technology for the new version of the PDF surveys are developed in iText C#.
+===== REST API =====
+The REST interface has these methods, which are not authenticated yet, so you can use them directly from the browser address bar.
+This repairs some structural issues in the older template of the PDF survey (i.e. 2024). This was executed ones and should never be needed again.
+<code>
+/api/pdfSurvey/fix/<<year>>?version=<<SEC|PRI>>
+</code>
+The following one takes a survey, reload its data into the current version of the form. This was used to reload data into "fixed PDF templates.
+<note important>Will it retain other uses? Or does the generate version handle all future cases?</note>
+<code>
+/api/pdfSurvey/reload/<<schno>>/<<surveyYear>>?TargetYear
+</code>
+Create a new survey using the school No and survey year template, reading the data from the database. Note the PDF survey template must be in ''C:\inetpubwww\<<context>>\assets\<<context>>''
+<code>
+/api/pdfSurvey/generate/<<schno>>/<<surveyYear>>
+</code>
 ===== Lookups Handling =====