Pdf export in EJ2 TypeScript Gantt Control

25 Mar 202524 minutes to read

PDF Export

PDF export allows exporting Gantt data to PDF document. You need to use the pdfExport method for exporting. To enable PDF export in the Gantt, set the allowPdfExport to true.

To export data to PDF document, inject the PdfExport module in Gantt.

index.ts
index.html
import { Gantt, Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { GanttData } from 'datasource.ts';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/src/toolbar/toolbar';

Gantt.Inject(Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport_pdfexport') {
        gantt.pdfExport();
    }
};

let gantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: GanttData,
    height: '450px',
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks'
    },
    allowPdfExport: true,
    toolbar: ['PdfExport'],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler
});
gantt.appendTo('#GanttExport');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <div id='GanttExport'></div>        
        </div>   
 </script>
</body>

</html>

Indicators in PDF exporting

The PDF export functionality allows users to export Gantt charts enriched with dynamic indicators and accompanying images.
These indicators, represented by images,can be effortlessly defined using the base64 encoding value in the data object of datasource.This data object field should be mapped to indiactor property of task fields.

index.ts
index.html
import { Gantt, Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { GanttData } from 'datasource.ts';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/src/toolbar/toolbar';

Gantt.Inject(Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport_pdfexport') {
        gantt.pdfExport();
    }
};

let gantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: GanttData,
    height: '450px',
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks',
        indicators: 'Indicators'
    },
    allowPdfExport: true,
    toolbar: ['PdfExport'],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler
});
gantt.appendTo('#GanttExport');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <div id='GanttExport'></div>        
        </div>   
 </script>
</body>

</html>

Exporting Gantt data as a blob object

In Gantt, you can export the Gantt chart data as a blob object, which allows you to preview or modify the data before exporting it.

To export the Gantt chart data as a blob object, follow these steps:

step 1: pdfExport fourth argument set as true.

step 2: Then , pdfExpComplete return as blob object.

index.ts
index.html
import { Gantt, Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection,ExcelExport, PdfExportProperties,ExcelExportCompleteArgs,ExcelExportCompleteArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { GanttData } from 'datasource.ts';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/src/toolbar/toolbar';

Gantt.Inject(Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection,ExcelExport);
/**
 * Exporting Blob data
 */

let excelExpComplete: EmitType<ExcelExportCompleteArgs> = (args: ExcelExportCompleteArgs) => {
        //This event will be triggered when excel exporting.
            args.promise.then((e: { blobData: Blob }) => {
        //In this `then` function, we can get blob data through the arguments after promise resolved.
                exportBlob(e.blobData);
    });
};
let pdfExpComplete: EmitType<ExcelExportCompleteArgs> = (args: PdfExportCompleteArgs) => {
    //This event will be triggered when pdf exporting.
        args.promise.then((e: { blobData: Blob }) => {
        //In this `then` function, we can get blob data through the arguments after promise resolved.
        exportBlob(e.blobData);
    });
};


let exportBlob: Function = (blob: Blob) => {
    let a: HTMLAnchorElement = document.createElement('a');
    document.body.appendChild(a);
    a.style.display = 'none';
    let url: string = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    a.href = url;
    a.download = 'Export';
    a.click();
    window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
    document.body.removeChild(a);
}
let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport_pdfexport') {
        gantt.pdfExport(null,null,null,true);
    }
       if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport_excelexport') {
        gantt.excelExport(null, null, null, true);
    }
};

let gantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: GanttData,
    height: '450px',
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks'
    },
    columns: [
        { field: 'TaskID'},
        { field: 'TaskName'},
        { field: 'StartDate'},
        { field: 'Duration'},
        { field: 'Progress'}
    ],
    allowPdfExport: true,
    allowExcelExport: true,
       excelExportComplete: excelExpComplete,
        pdfExportComplete: pdfExpComplete,
        toolbar: ['PdfExport','ExcelExport'],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler
});
gantt.appendTo('#GanttExport');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/20.4.48/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <div id='GanttExport'></div>        
        </div>   
 </script>
</body>

</html>

Single page exporting in gantt

In Gantt, we have provided support to export the Gantt component where each rows are auto-fit to the PDF document page width by setting isFitToWidth as true in fitToWidthSettings of PdfExportProperties.

Also, we can customize the chart width and grid width in exported file using chartWidth and gridWidth by defining it as percentage in string.

index.ts
index.html
import { Gantt, Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection, PdfExportProperties } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { GanttData } from 'datasource.ts';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/src/toolbar/toolbar';

Gantt.Inject(Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport_pdfexport') {
        let exportProperties: PdfExportProperties = {
            fitToWidthSettings: {       
                isFitToWidth: true,       
            }       
        };
        gantt.pdfExport(exportProperties);
    }
};

let gantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: GanttData,
            dateFormat: 'MMM dd, y',
            taskFields: {
                id: 'TaskID',
                name: 'TaskName',
                startDate: 'StartDate',
                endDate: 'EndDate',
                duration: 'Duration',
                progress: 'Progress',
                dependency: 'Predecessor',
                child: 'subtasks',
            },
            columns: [
                { field: 'TaskID', width: 80 },
                { field: 'TaskName', width: 250 },
                { field: 'StartDate' },
                { field: 'EndDate' },
                { field: 'Duration' },
                { field: 'Predecessor' },
                { field: 'resources' },
                { field: 'Progress' }
            ],
            splitterSettings: {
                columnIndex: 2
            },
            allowPdfExport: true,
            toolbar: ['PdfExport'],
            toolbarClick: clickHandler,
            allowSelection: true,
            gridLines: 'Both',
            height: '450px',
            treeColumnIndex: 1,
            resourceFields: {
                id: 'resourceId',
                name: 'resourceName'
            },
            highlightWeekends: true,
            timelineSettings: {
                topTier: {
                    unit: 'Week',
                    format: 'MMM dd, y',
                },
                bottomTier: {
                    unit: 'Day',
                },
            },
            labelSettings: {
                leftLabel: 'TaskName',
                rightLabel: 'resources'
            },
            projectStartDate: new Date('03/25/2019'),
            projectEndDate: new Date('07/28/2019')
});
gantt.appendTo('#GanttExport');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <div id='GanttExport'></div>        
        </div>   
 </script>
</body>

</html>

Multiple gantt exporting in EJ2 TypeScript Gantt control

PDF export provides an option for exporting multiple Gantt to same file. In this exported document, each Gantt will be exported to a new page of the document in same file.

index.ts
index.html
import { Gantt, Toolbar,PdfExport, Selection } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { GanttData } from 'datasource.ts';

Gantt.Inject(Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection);

let firstGantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: [GanttData[0]],
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks'
    },
    treeColumnIndex: 1,
    allowPdfExport: true,
    toolbar: ['PdfExport'],
    projectStartDate: new Date('03/31/2019'),
    projectEndDate: new Date('04/14/2019'),
    height: '280px',
});
firstGantt.appendTo('#GanttExport1');

let secondGantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: [GanttData[1]],  
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks'
    },
    treeColumnIndex: 1,
    toolbar: ['PdfExport'],
    height: '250px'
});
secondGantt.appendTo('#GanttExport2');

firstGantt.toolbarClick = (args: Object) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport1_pdfexport') {
        let firstGanttPdfExport: Promise<Object> = gantt.pdfExport({}, true);
        firstGanttPdfExport.then(function(pdfData){
            secondGantt.pdfExport({}, false, pdfData);
        });
    }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='GanttExport1'></div>     
        <div id='GanttExport2' style='margin-top:10px'></div>		
    </div>	
</body>

</html>

Applying Themes in PDF Export

PDF export provides an option to include theme for the exported PDF document. To apply theme in exported PDF, define the theme in pdfExportProperties.
The available themes are:

Material
Fabric
Bootstrap
Bootstrap 4

index.ts
index.html
import { Gantt, Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection, PdfExportProperties } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { GanttData } from 'datasource.ts';
import { ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/src/toolbar/toolbar';

Gantt.Inject(Toolbar, PdfExport, Selection);

let clickHandler: EmitType<ClickEventArgs> = (args: ClickEventArgs) => {
    if (args.item.id === 'GanttExport_pdfexport') {
        let exportProperties: PdfExportProperties = {
           theme:"Fabric"
        };
        gantt.pdfExport(exportProperties);
    }
};

let gantt: Gantt = new Gantt({
    dataSource: GanttData,
    height: '450px',
    taskFields: {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        child: 'subtasks'
    },
    allowPdfExport: true,
    toolbar: ['PdfExport'],
    toolbarClick: clickHandler
});
gantt.appendTo('#GanttExport');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Gantt</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Gantt Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
        <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <div id='GanttExport'></div>        
        </div>   
 </script>
</body>

</html>