Combining PDF Attachments with DDX, then send separately with Document of Record in AEM OSGi Workflow

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September 15, 2020
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I have a dynamic number of pdf attachments as input from an adaptive form, and would like to merge all attached pdfs into a single pdf using DDX, then have it send separately with the Document of Record with the Send Email step. However I encountered an issue with the Send Email step with the following:

Caused by: com.adobe.granite.workflow.WorkflowException: GetPropertyValue failed as value corresponding to VARIABLE:attachments for type class java.lang.Object is NULL

The DDX is as follows:

<DDX xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/DDX/1.0/"> 
    <PDF result="Attachments.pdf"> 
         <PDF source="fileAttachment"/> 
    </PDF> 
</DDX>

Input map for invoke ddx:

The "attachment" path matches the output attachment folder of the adaptive form

Output map:

The output document is saved into the "attachments" document variable

Send Email step with Document of Record and attachments document:

I am unsure why the value for attachments is NULL. Any help on this is appreciated, thank you!

EDIT - testing workflowuser's process:

The following is the dynamic table with file attachments. The ordering is PDFs 1,2,3,4, but the resultant PDF from the process gives ordering 2,3,4,1.

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Best answer by GirishBedekar

please log a support ticket with Adobe if you are having problems with 20 or more attachments in the form

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workflowuser

Adobe Employee

in your crx go to

/var/fd/dashboard/payload/server0/<latest Date>/<mostrecentfolder>/

T

techddxAuthor

Level 4

Thanks, i found the payload path. How do I retrieve the Data.xml contents?

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workflowuser

Adobe Employee

just double click on the Data,xml file

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workflowuser

Adobe Employee

your Data.xml should look something like this. It should have fileAttachment elements in it

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<afData>
<afUnboundData>
<data>
<tableItem11>Testing</tableItem11>
<telephonebill>
<fileAttachment>aa.png</fileAttachment>
</telephonebill>
<Row2>
<bankstatements>
<fileAttachment>adls.png</fileAttachment>
</bankstatements>
</Row2>
<idcard>
<fileAttachment>etrade.PNG</fileAttachment>
</idcard>
</data>
</afUnboundData>
<afBoundData>
<data xmlns:xfa="http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-data/1.0/"/>
</afBoundData>
<afSubmissionInfo>
<computedMetaInfo/>
<stateOverrides/>
<signers/>
<afPath>/content/dam/formsanddocuments/assembleattachments</afPath>
<afSubmissionTime>20200920124211</afSubmissionTime>
</afSubmissionInfo>
</afData>