Hello,
We are trying to use cuba reporting for creating letters. We simply created docx report templates for each letter type. This seems to work fine. Now I have two questions:
1. Meta Template
The basic structures of most letters are the same (header, footer). There are only a few structures that have each many templates. We could include the header and footer in each template. But when the basic structure changes (e.g. new CEO) we would have to change all templates.
Is there a strategy to define such a “meta template” that defines the structure of a report and separate it from the “content template”?
2. Postprocessing
After the letter (report) has been created, we store it as FileDescriptor. Our users would like to edit the letter after is has been created (e.g. correct spelling, add sentence). They could simply download -> edit in Word -> upload the letter. But this is quite complicated for the user.
I could think about two alternatives:
- Using a web-based word editor (like onlyoffice)
- Using html as report format an use the rich text for postprocessing. After that the html could be converted to docx.
Do you have any ideas / experiences how to improve the postprocessing of letters?
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Yours,
Joerg