We're storing pictures that are taken with our mobile app during inspections in Maximo, in the IMGLIB table (1 to many for a work order). This way we can generate automated inspection reports for customers that contain all defects and display pictures of each defect in line in the reports. We have created a nicely working BIRT report that does its job well.

However, for large inspections, we often end up with a couple of dozen pictures in the report (all defects during an inspection visit using a route with assets). We notice that PDF output from BIRT generates very large files when these images are included (e.g. 25-75 MB). Often exceeding the email attachments limits. As a workaround, we use a method to first generate a .DOCX from the BIRT preview, open this in MS-Word, and then save it as PDF. This hugely decreases the file size (e.g. A BIRT PDF is 85MB, when BIRT->DOC->PDF is only 3,5 MB). Downside is that this requires trial and error each time.

My question is if/how we can tune BIRT to render these images more efficiently, so that we end up with a manageable file size, like an MS-Word PDF.

Thanks for any feedback.
Ruud


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Ruud Peters
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#AssetandFacilitiesManagement
#Maximo

Good day,

Don't you have issue with the large image files within your imglib Table? I noticed that during the change on mobile devices pictures can become larger. We have made a solution that based on the upload of the image it allready downsize and rotate the image based on java and opensource solution. We are now able to present the pictures within Maximo and print them out to reports.

Kind regards, 

Berry Kleuver

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Berry Kleuver
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri June 04, 2021 04:19 AM
From: Ruud Peters
Subject: Extremely large PDF's via BIRT when images are included

We're storing pictures that are taken with our mobile app during inspections in Maximo, in the IMGLIB table (1 to many for a work order). This way we can generate automated inspection reports for customers that contain all defects and display pictures of each defect in line in the reports. We have created a nicely working BIRT report that does its job well.

However, for large inspections, we often end up with a couple of dozen pictures in the report (all defects during an inspection visit using a route with assets). We notice that PDF output from BIRT generates very large files when these images are included (e.g. 25-75 MB). Often exceeding the email attachments limits. As a workaround, we use a method to first generate a .DOCX from the BIRT preview, open this in MS-Word, and then save it as PDF. This hugely decreases the file size (e.g. A BIRT PDF is 85MB, when BIRT->DOC->PDF is only 3,5 MB). Downside is that this requires trial and error each time.

My question is if/how we can tune BIRT to render these images more efficiently, so that we end up with a manageable file size, like an MS-Word PDF.

Thanks for any feedback.
Ruud


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Ruud Peters
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#AssetandFacilitiesManagement
#Maximo

Hi Berry

Our mobile solution (Interloc mobile informer) is already taking care of the picture size itself. It appears to be that BIRT blows up the size while rendering the images. I had an example of 85 MB report that has 62 pictures. When we run is first through MS-Word and then generate a PDF from Word, the size reduced to 3,5 MB

Rgds, Ruud


Original Message:
Sent: 6/7/2021 4:46:00 AM
From: Berry Kleuver
Subject: RE: Extremely large PDF's via BIRT when images are included

Good day,

Don't you have issue with the large image files within your imglib Table? I noticed that during the change on mobile devices pictures can become larger. We have made a solution that based on the upload of the image it allready downsize and rotate the image based on java and opensource solution. We are now able to present the pictures within Maximo and print them out to reports.

Kind regards, 

Berry Kleuver

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Berry Kleuver
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri June 04, 2021 04:19 AM
From: Ruud Peters
Subject: Extremely large PDF's via BIRT when images are included

We're storing pictures that are taken with our mobile app during inspections in Maximo, in the IMGLIB table (1 to many for a work order). This way we can generate automated inspection reports for customers that contain all defects and display pictures of each defect in line in the reports. We have created a nicely working BIRT report that does its job well.

However, for large inspections, we often end up with a couple of dozen pictures in the report (all defects during an inspection visit using a route with assets). We notice that PDF output from BIRT generates very large files when these images are included (e.g. 25-75 MB). Often exceeding the email attachments limits. As a workaround, we use a method to first generate a .DOCX from the BIRT preview, open this in MS-Word, and then save it as PDF. This hugely decreases the file size (e.g. A BIRT PDF is 85MB, when BIRT->DOC->PDF is only 3,5 MB). Downside is that this requires trial and error each time.

My question is if/how we can tune BIRT to render these images more efficiently, so that we end up with a manageable file size, like an MS-Word PDF.

Thanks for any feedback.
Ruud


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Ruud Peters
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#AssetandFacilitiesManagement
#Maximo