Vehicle inspection report

Objectives

Generate a vehicle inspection report with images, featuring:

• Objects stored in an array
• Vertical loop
• Checkboxes

Solution

Here’s how to construct a template for this with Carbone:

1. Structure the template with a main table ensure the best layout

   • Insert a Table, with as many colums as needed to display the data (e.g., 2). Only one row is required, as the entire table will be repeated
   • In the Table Design menu, select No border for better integration

2. Insert a placeholder

   • In the first cell, insert a temporary picture. This picture will be considered by Carbone to display the images.

     Note: to display the pictures in a specific format (e.g., rounded rectangle), insert a Shape . Then, go to Format Shape submenu, under Shape Option > Fill&Line tab > Fill section. Select Picture or texture fill, click the Insert button in the Picture source section and choose a temporary image

   • Right-click on the picture, go to the View Alt Text menu and specify the path of the image to display with a Carbone tag

   Example : {d.image[i].pic}

3. Insert data and checkboxes

   • Insert appropriate Carbone tags to read data in the second column

   Example: {d.image[i].location}

   • Use :ifEM and :ifEQ formatters to test and display checkboxes using :show and :elseShow formatters

4. Define the Repetition

   • Define the iteration using [i+1] after the table to loop through the entire table

   Example: {d.image[i+1]}

And there you go!

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