converting define.xml to pdf file

[sampath]

Hi,

I need to converting define.xml to pdf file

Could any one help me please?

Thanks,

Sam

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:

  It depends on the tools you're using to create define.xml whether you can automatically create define.pdf. Are you using the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit? Are you using SAS Drug Development? Are you using SAS Clinical DI? Are you using a 3rd party tool? Are you using an in-house written transformation? There is a separate forum for Health and Life Sciences related questions. This would be better posted there. Or, depending on the method you're using, you might want to work with Tech Support.

cynthia

[sampath]

Thanks Cynthia. I was given the define.xml directly (delivered from vendor, so I am not sure what they have used create the define.xml files). Could you please let me know about other forum for Health and Life Sciences related questions.

Thanks,

Sam.

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:

  Here is the forum link

cynthia

[Ksharp]

First using libname + xml engine transfer it into  dataset then use ODS transfer it into PDF ?

Ksharp

[sampath]

Hi Ksharp,

Thank you very much for the reponse. Could you please let me know if the following code is fine to convert it into SAS dataset.

FILENAME DEFINE "C:\Projects\CDISC\Define.xml\define.xml";

FILENAME SXLEMAP "C:\Projects\CDISC\Define.xml\DefineXML.map";

LIBNAME DEFINE XML XMLMAP=SXLEMAP access=READONLY;

PROC COPY IN=define OUT=outlib;

RUN;

regards,

Sam

[Ksharp]

Sorry. I have little experience about transforming XML file . Plz refer to SAS documentation -- xml .

[Gnana]

Hi,

I have developed small tool convert Define.xml to pdf format.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOK7Rn2cyQ

It works only for SDTM define. 

[blueskyxyz]

https://www.lexjansen.com/phuse-us/2018/pp/PP02.pdf

[PriyankaP]

Hey!,

I tried using the solution provided in the paper. However I am getting an error which says ''Could not find or load main class org.apache.fop.cli.Main"

Can you please help?

[blueskyxyz]

the e-submission to FDA, pdf define is not necessay

[shyamtawde]

Same error is showing has anyone have solution on this. Please help on this

[Ksharp]

You could use PROC XSL to convert define.xml into HTML .

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/rendering-define-xml/m-p/815328

https://swhume.github.io/blog-2022-generate-html-from-xml.html

After that Open that HTML by Chrome/IE browser and Save it as PDF .

Check attachment.