Convert Project Data to PDF

This article shows how to render project data to PDF using Aspose.Tasks for Java. The API provides the following capabilities while rendering project data to various output formats including PDF.

PDF Creator Information

• Please note that you cannot set values against the Application and Producer fields, because of Aspose Ltd. and Aspose.Tasks for Java x.x.x will be displayed against these fields.

Saving a Project as a PDF

The Project class exposes the Save method which is used to save a project in various formats. The Save method allows you to render project data to PDF using the SaveFileFormat enumeration type.

To save a project to PDF:

1. Load a Microsoft Project file.
2. Save the project to PDF using SaveFileFormat.PDF.

The following lines of code show how to achieve this.

// For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-tasks/Aspose.Tasks-for-Java
// The path to the documents directory.
String dataDir = Utils.getDataDir(SaveAsPdf.class);

// Read the input Project file
Project project = new Project(dataDir + "project6.mpp");

project.save(dataDir + "Project5.pdf", SaveFileFormat.PDF);

// Fitting contents to cell size
Project project1 = new Project(dataDir + "project6.mpp");
SaveOptions o = new PdfSaveOptions();

// Set the LegendOnEachPage property to false to hide legends

// Set the row height to fit cell content
o.setFitContent(true);
o.setTimescale(Timescale.Months);
o.setPresentationFormat(PresentationFormat.TaskUsage);
project1.save("result_months.pdf", o);
o.setLegendOnEachPage(false);
project1.save(dataDir + "result_months_WithoutLegend.pdf", o);

// Display result of conversion.
System.out.println("Process completed Successfully");

Supported Graphical Column Indicators

Aspose.Tasks draw graphical column indicators while rendering project data to PDF. The following are the graphical indicators supported by Aspose.Tasks.

Indicator Type	Graphical Representation
Task Indicators
Resource Indicators
Assignment Indicators

Saving to Multiple PDF Files

To save the project data to multiple PDF files, set the SaveToSeparateFiles flag to true.

// For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-tasks/Aspose.Tasks-for-Java
Project project2 = new Project("RenderMe.mpp");
PdfSaveOptions saveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions();
saveOptions.setSaveToSeparateFiles(true);
ArrayList<Integer> arl = new ArrayList<Integer>();
saveOptions.setPages(arl);
saveOptions.getPages().add(1);
saveOptions.getPages().add(4);
project2.save("result.pdf", saveOptions);

Customizing TextStyle for Project Data

Aspose.Tasks allows you to customize the text style for overallocated resources. By default, the style for overallocated resources is similar to Microsoft Project (MSP), that is, it is red and bold. TextItemType.OverallocatedResources enables you to customize the color and style for overallocated resources. The example below shows how.

// For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-tasks/Aspose.Tasks-for-Java
Project project3 = new Project("Advanced Assignments A_Start.mpp");
SaveOptions options = new PdfSaveOptions();
options.setPresentationFormat(PresentationFormat.ResourceSheet);

TextStyle style = new TextStyle();
style.setColor(Color.ORANGE);
style.setFontStyle(1);
style.setItemType(TextItemType.OverallocatedResources);

options.setTextStyles(new ArrayList<TextStyle>());
options.getTextStyles().add(style);
project3.save("temp.pdf", options);

Customizing Date Format

Aspose.Tasks give developers control over date formatting when rendering project data to output. The following example shows how to use the DateFormat enumerator to specify the date format.

Project project = new Project();
Date date = new Date();
project.setStartDate(date);
// By default project.DateFormat == DateFormat.Date_ddd_mm_dd_yy (Mon 09/22/14)
// customize DateFormat (September 22, 2014)
project.setDateFormat(DateFormat.Date_mmmm_dd_yyyy);
project.save("saved.pdf", SaveFileFormat.PDF);
//Export to date format 19/07/2016
project.setDateFormat(DateFormat.DateDdMmYyyy);
project.save("p2.pdf", SaveFileFormat.PDF);