Merging two or more PDF files in Alteryx designer ( Urgant please )

I need any method to merge pages of two PDF files or more simply ( the
requirements are very simple
- input two or more pdf to Alteryx
- merge these inputs to one pdf as output

Any ideas and help, please ??

* This is not for image processing or data mining purposes ( just a simple combination of pdf files pages )

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RobertOdera

Hi, @ahmadhw

For this, you will need Computer Vision tools.

Image Input --> Transformations --> Image Output.

You will need an Alteryx Designer Intelligence Suite license for that.

Cheers!

apathetichell

I'd recommend using Python or R and using one of the PDF packages there to combine pages as PDF. The computer vision package is really geared towards getting data out of the .pdf whereas you are looking to keep the .pdf in the .pdf format - and just combine them as is...

Raj

You can use the "PDF Tools" tool in Alteryx to merge pages of two or more PDF files into a single file.

Here's how:

In Alteryx, add the "PDF Tools" tool to the canvas.
Connect the tool to the input sources containing the PDF files that you want to merge.
In the PDF Tools configuration window, select the "Merge PDF" option.
Specify the output PDF file path.
Run the workflow.

The merged PDF file will be generated in the specified output path.

caltang

If it's a simple combination of PDF files, I think you are over-engineering the solution. You can look at sites like ilovepdf to merge PDFs.

However, if you're using it for some other purpose like to read what's inside the PDF, look towards the Alteryx Intelligence Suite.

ahmadhw

I didn't find any tools called ( pdf tools) !! can u please share an example workflow?!

ahmadhw

I'm not over-engineering the solution😓 but my client is a bank and he needs these PDF files to be merged inside the ETL step in Alteryx itself they put many restrictions due to security issues

* Can't download any python or R library ( Alteryx built-in python and R dependencies are allowed - but No external installation )
* No internet connection to any site on the internet ( Downloading not allowed )
* PDF files are exported every day from power bi as dashboards, then they need all these in one PDF file (simple merging )

apathetichell

This cannot be done with the restrictions you've provided. As the Alteryx consultant you should know that.

You can ask your client to put the dashboards in .jpg or .png format and then use the image input (or blob input/convert) and then combine/output in .pdf.

ahmadhw

good solution, how can I merge many images and export it as pdf ?

apathetichell

I never clarified this - as images this process should be straight forward. images are loaded into the image reporting tool. a union tool combines them. a render tool to .pdf outputs them to .pdfs.

Yes - my bold statement that an Alteryx consultant should know what they are doing may sound confrontational - but I think for anyone who is an Alteryx consultant, was an Alteryx consulant, may become an Alteryx consultant, has hired, will hire, currently engages a consultant, etc... - a level of cursory platform knowledge should be expected.

jsilavong

Hi,

could you provide an example workflow? What should we be setting for the Transformer tool?

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jsilavong

Could you please provide an example?

apathetichell

@jsilavong - hey - this thread is on combining jpgs into multiple pages. I think you are looking for a thread on openai/chatgpt/huggingface - some other encoding? One hot encoding would take a categorical field and turn it into a numeric grid layout of either have/don't have the categories.

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