Automatic Reporting

KNIME Analytics Platform
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Hi guys,

I'm using KNIME to manipulate data from a database and I'm attaching them to an .xlsx file in which I have created a report that I convert to a .pdf and I share by email. 

My problem is that I would like to automate this process and maybe the reporting nodes may help me, but I don't know how.

For now the .xlsx file is created automatically (with a .bat file), so the only thing that I'm doing manually is:

1) Export it into a .pdf

2) Attaching one table of the .xlsx file into the body of an email

I don't know how to solve this two problems so I'm thinking to create a new report using "Data to Report" nodes.

Does somebody can tell me if in this wai it is possible to

1) add a part of the KNIME Report into the body of an email?

2) attach the KNIME Report to an email? 

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers

 

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Hi Annalisa,

For creating automated reports, you should have a look at the extended functionality provided by the KNIME Server Lite and the KNIME Personal Productivity Extension.

https://www.knime.org/knime-server-lite

https://www.knime.org/knime-personal-productivity

 

Cheers,

Roland

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Is there any update on this? It seems that there is a report server, https://www.knime.com/report-server, but I this still in use? And if yes, is there any documentation on how to automate reports?

Cheers,
Lukas

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Hi @Lukasa,

That page is very outdated (and shouldn’t be live anymore). Automated reports should be created with KNIME Server, see here for more information: https://www.knime.com/knime-server

Cheers,
Roland

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