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Prerequisites:

• Kindly install grafana-image-renderer plugin before starting Grafana. This can’t be bundled as part of package since this is huge in size.

  • cd grafana/bin

  • grafana-cli plugins install grafana-image-renderer

• Start the Grafana

• Configure datasource.

  • Name - PDF_ENDPOINT

  • url - http://DOMAIN_NAME/PlatformService/datasource/exportPDF/getDashboardAsPDF(Note: if App is configured with domain name use that to configure)

  • No Auth is required. Click on Save and Test.

• Make sure you have workflow and report jar are running to receive mails.

• Configure your mail id in Grafana → Preference → email. ( For this you need admin permission)

• Configure work type in table INSIGHTS_WORKFLOW_TYPE - > GRAFANADASHBOARDPDFREPORT.

• Configure work flow task in INSIGHS_WORKFLOW_TASK table as below

  • Code Block
    language json
    { "description":"GRAFANA_PDF_Execute", "mqChannel":"WORKFLOW.TASK.GRAFANAPDF.EXCECUTION", "componentName":"com.cognizant.devops.platformreports.assessment.core.GrafanaPDFExecutionSubscriber", "dependency":"0", "workflowType":"GRAFANADASHBOARDPDFREPORT" }

  • Code Block
    language json
    { "description":"Grafana Email_Exeute", "mqChannel":"WORKFLOW.TASK.EMAIL.EXCECUTION", "componentName":"com.cognizant.devops.platformreports.assessment.core.ReportEmailSubscriber", "dependency":"1", "workflowType":"GRAFANADASHBOARDPDFREPORT" }

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• Check smtp configurations in server-config.json .

  • For more details on SMTP config, please see here Server-Config.json Components

• Start the Grafana

• There are 2 options to generate PDF

  • Grafana Dashboard - Immediate dashboard pdf emailed to the user who is downloading it.

  • Through Configuration - Scheduled dashboard reports with mailing preferences as shown in below screens.

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Usage:

From Customized Grafana :

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UI for creating and scheduling customized reports:

From the menu select Dashboard Report Download:

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