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Quote File Service (QFS)

It is common to want to add some files from DynaMaker to another system, for example a CPQ, when a configuration is completed or a quote changes status. While using the client-side postMessage API is the most simple way of sending quotation files between DynaMaker and your other systems, it is not always possible to use. If the files need to be generated and sent at some point after the user has ended their browser session, Quote File Service can be used to generate the files on the server via a simple REST API.

Plugin​

The first step in setting up QFS for your DynaMaker application is to enable its plugin in the dashboard. Simply follow the QFS plugin's tutorial to do so.

REST API​

After the plugin has been enabled and at least one task has been implemented as per the section above, we can use the Quote File Service REST API to create jobs. A job is defined by a task, for example generate-pdf, and some configuration data.

Authentication​

To authenticate your requests to QFS, copy the API Key from the QFS plugin in the dashboard and include it in the header of your requests. Be mindful of how you store and share your key!

qfs-api-key: <my-qfs-api-key>

Create job​

To create a job, send a POST request to https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs with your API Key in the header and with the following data in the JSON body:

  • applicationId The ID of your DynaMaker application
  • environment Either test or production
  • task The name of the task that you implemented in your application code using the QFS plugin
  • configuration The configuration data that should be used for this particular job. This is the same configuration data that you get as an argument to the task callback inside your DynaMaker code.

Example request:

POST https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs
{
  "applicationId": "SaOrCvlMUl3",
  "environment": "test",
  "task": "generate-pdf",
  "configuration": {
    "height": 500,
    "width": 2000
  }
}

Example response:

{
  "id": "5IhgHvhnn3quGuDvtxWirDtl4PwkJhJbxlCO",
  "url": "https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs/5IhgHvhnn3quGuDvtxWirDtl4PwkJhJbxlCO"
}

Get job status​

By doing a GET request to the url specified in the response of the POST request above, we can check the status, which can be one of the following:

  • queued The job has been created but has not started yet.
  • processing The job is currently running.
  • finished The job has finished and the response will include a result property with an URL where the resulting data can be fetched.
  • failed The job failed and an error message is included in the message property of the response JSON.

Example request:

GET https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs/5IhgHvhnn3quGuDvtxWirDtl4PwkJhJbxlCO

Example response:

{
  "id": "5IhgJvhnn2quGuDvtxVirDtl8PwkJhJbxlCM",
  "status": "finished",
  "result": "https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs/5IhgHvhnn3quGuDvtxWirDtl4PwkJhJbxlCO/result"
}

Get job result​

Example request:

GET https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs/5IhgHvhnn3quGuDvtxWirDtl4PwkJhJbxlCO/result

The response will be the PDF data.

Webhook​

By including a callbackUrl when creating a job, QFS will send a POST request with the result to that URL when the job has finished. If the job was successful, QFS will include success=true in the URL parameters and the body be the data produced by the job. If there was an error, success=false will be sent instead and the body will be a JSON object including a message property.

Successful example​

Create job request

POST https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs
{
  "applicationId": "SaOrCvlMUl3",
  "environment": "test",
  "task": "generate-pdf",
  "callbackUrl": "https://mycompany.com/api/webhook?id=abc123",
  "configuration": {
    "height": 500,
    "width": 2000
  }
}

Responding webhook request

POST https://mycompany.com/api/webhook?id=abc123&success=true
<pdf data>

Example where task name was misspelled​

Create job request

POST https://qfs.dynamaker.com/jobs
{
  "applicationId": "SaOrCvlMUl3",
  "environment": "test",
  "task": "generate-pd",
  "callbackUrl": "https://mycompany.com/api/webhook?id=abc124",
  "configuration": {
    "height": 500,
    "width": 2000
  }
}

Responding webhook request

POST https://mycompany.com/api/webhook?id=abc124&success=false
{
  "success": false,
  "message": "'The task generate-pd' is not implemented in the DynaMaker application"
}

Power Automate​

The REST API described in the section above can be used together with no-code solutions such as Microsoft Power Automate for easy integration.

Free template for Elfsquad integration​

To help you get started using QFS together with Elfsquad, we have created a template flow that you can use. At the very least, you will have to update the "Flow Settings" block with your specifics to get it running. When that information is filled in, you may of course modify the flow freely to make it suit your specific needs; please refer to the official documentation for that.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can get started with the template:

  1. Download the template flow.

  2. Go to "My flows" and click "Import Package".

  3. Select your Elfsquad Data and Elfsquad Product Configurator connectors.

  4. Click on the Import button to import the flow.

  5. Update the "Flow Settings" block and save your flow.

    • configurationModelId - This is the same as the "Feature Model ID" that you specified in your Elfsquad Plugin settings.
    • applicationId - The ID of your DynaMaker application.
    • task - The QFS task that should be used.
    • environment - Specifies which version of your deployed app should be used, test or production.
    • qfs-api-key - The API Key that can be found in your QFS Plugin settings in the dashboard of your DynaMaker application.

  6. Enable your flow from the flow info page.

  7. Test your flow by using the button in the upper right corner while on the edit flow page.

As usual, feel free to send an email to support@dynamaker.com if you get stuck or have questions.