How to call report from gateway event script [SOLVED]

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if i can’t call “system.gui” on a gateway event script, is there an alternative on how i can call the report? what i’m trying to do is when a user clicks on a button from the edge client, the report created on the central server would send the report.

so far i got the other stuff working - the report is able to send when i have a client open on my central server but i can’t always have that open so i thought the script should be added on the gateway event under the tag change script.

this is currently what I need help with

report = event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Report Viewer’)
attachmentData = [report.getBytesPDF()]
attachmentNames = [event.source.parent.getComponent(‘Report Viewer’).suggestedFilename + “.pdf”]

how would i convert this so it would work on the gateway event script?

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There are two functions you can use: system.report.executeReport() and system.report.executeAndDistribute()

The first just returns the bytes of the report for you to do what you want with it; the second handles sending the report out for you instead of returning the bytes. That’s usually more convenient if your goal is to email or save the report.

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awesome it worked! thank you! i used system.report.executeAndDistribute()

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quick question tho, how come its sending me two emails instead of 1?

5

You probably have something misconfigured – when I test it, it only sends me one.