Professional Document Generation for Plex

Design Once, Generate Anywhere

DataMagik Documents transforms your Plex data into professional documents, labels, and exports. Create beautiful PDFs, print ZPL labels, and generate custom data formats - all from a powerful drag-and-drop designer.

One Designer, Multiple Output Formats

Create templates once and generate documents in any format your business needs.

📄 PDF Documents

Generate professional, pixel-perfect PDF documents from any Plex data. Perfect for customer-facing documents, internal reports, and compliance paperwork.

What You Can Create:

Certificates of Conformance

- Professional quality certs with test data, specifications, and digital signatures

Packing Slips

- Detailed packing lists with container contents, weights, and customer requirements

Invoices & Quotes

- Branded financial documents with line items, pricing, and terms

Work Instructions

- Step-by-step operator guides with images, diagrams, and specifications

Inspection Reports

- Quality inspection results with measurements, pass/fail status, and sign-offs

Bill of Lading

- Shipping documents with carrier information, hazmat details, and handling instructions

Purchase Orders

- Supplier POs with line items, delivery schedules, and terms

Custom Reports

- Any report format your business requires

PDF Features: ✅ Rich text formatting with fonts, colors, and styles ✅ Tables with dynamic rows from Plex data ✅ Images, logos, and barcodes ✅ Headers, footers, and page numbers ✅ Multi-page documents with page breaks ✅ Conditional content based on data values ✅ Digital signatures and approval stamps ✅ Password protection and security options

🏷️ ZPL Labels

Generate high-speed thermal labels using ZPL (Zebra Programming Language). Perfect for shipping labels, part identification, and inventory tracking.

What You Can Create:

Shipping Labels

- Carrier-compliant labels for UPS, FedEx, freight carriers, and customer-specific formats

Part Labels

- Identification labels with part numbers, descriptions, and barcodes

Container Labels

- Labels for bins, boxes, pallets, and racks

Serialized Labels

- Unique serial number labels with sequential numbering

Inventory Labels

- Location labels, cycle count tags, and inventory status tags

Traveler Labels

- Job travelers and routing labels for production floor

Receiving Labels

- Inbound material identification and put-away labels

AIAG Labels

- Automotive industry standard labels (shipping, production, etc.)

ZPL Features:

✅ Visual label designer - no ZPL coding required ✅ All barcode formats (Code 128, Code 39, QR, DataMatrix, GS1-128, etc.) ✅ Direct print to Zebra and compatible thermal printers ✅ Variable data fields from Plex ✅ Multiple labels per print job ✅ Label preview before printing ✅ Support for different label sizes and orientations ✅ Print speed optimization

📊 Excel Exports

Generate formatted Excel spreadsheets from Plex data. Go beyond basic data dumps with styled workbooks, formulas, and multiple sheets.

What You Can Create:

Customer Reports

- Formatted reports for customers with your branding and professional styling

Data Extracts

- Structured data exports for analysis or external systems

Inventory Reports

- Stock levels, valuations, and movement summaries

Production Reports

- Output summaries, efficiency metrics, and scheduling data

Financial Exports

- Formatted data for accounting systems or auditors

Quality Data

- Inspection results, SPC data, and quality metrics

Multi-Sheet Workbooks

- Complex reports with related data on multiple tabs

Excel Features:

✅ Cell formatting (fonts, colors, borders, number formats) ✅ Column widths and row heights ✅ Formulas and calculations ✅ Multiple worksheets in one workbook ✅ Frozen panes and print areas ✅ Charts and graphs ✅ Conditional formatting ✅ Data validation and dropdowns

📋 CSV Exports

Generate clean, properly formatted CSV files for data exchange with external systems, EDI partners, or data analysis tools.

What You Can Create:

EDI Data Files

- Formatted data for EDI translation and partner exchanges

System Integrations

- Data feeds for ERP, CRM, WMS, and other systems

Data Analysis

- Clean exports for BI tools, databases, or spreadsheet analysis

Customer Data Feeds

- Scheduled data exports for customers or portals

Archival Exports

- Historical data exports for backup or compliance

CSV Features:

✅ Configurable delimiters (comma, tab, pipe, custom) ✅ Header row options ✅ Quote handling for special characters ✅ Date and number formatting ✅ Column ordering and selection ✅ Encoding options (UTF-8, ASCII, etc.) ✅ Line ending options (Windows, Unix)

🔧 XML Exports

Generate structured XML documents for system integrations, EDI, and data exchange with partners who require XML formats.

What You Can Create:

EDI XML

- XML-based EDI documents (cXML, RosettaNet, etc.)

System Integrations

- XML feeds for enterprise systems

Customer Portals

- XML data for customer system integrations

Automotive Standards

- AIAG, QAD, and other industry XML formats

API Payloads

- XML data for web service integrations

XML Features: ✅ Custom schema support ✅ Nested element structures ✅ Attribute and element control ✅ Namespace support ✅ CDATA sections for special content ✅ Pretty print or compact output ✅ XSD validation

📦 JSON Exports

Generate JSON data for modern API integrations, web applications, and systems that consume JSON formats.

What You Can Create:

API Integrations

- JSON payloads for REST API calls

Webhook Data

- Formatted data for webhook endpoints

Web Applications

- Data feeds for web dashboards and portals

Mobile Apps

- Data for mobile application consumption

NoSQL Databases

- Documents for MongoDB, CouchDB, etc.

JSON Features: ✅ Nested object structures ✅ Arrays and collections ✅ Data type handling (strings, numbers, booleans, nulls) ✅ Pretty print or minified output ✅ Custom property naming ✅ Date format control

The Full-Featured Template Designer

Create templates without limitations.

🎨 Full HTML & CSS Capabilities

Build templates visually by dragging elements onto your canvas. See exactly what your output will look like as you design. Text boxes with rich formatting Images and logos Barcodes (all major formats) Tables with dynamic rows Shapes and lines Data fields from Plex

🔗 Connect to Any Plex Data

Pull data from any Plex data source into your templates. Browse available Plex data sources Filter and sort data Join related data together Use parameters for dynamic filtering

🔄 Live Preview

See your template rendered with real Plex data as you design. No more guessing - preview exactly what will be generated. Real-time preview with actual data Switch between sample records Test different scenarios Preview all output formats

How Documents Get Generated

Multiple ways to trigger document generation based on your workflow.

🖱️ On-Demand from Plex

Use DataMagik Automate to add document generation buttons to any Plex screen. Users click a button and documents generate instantly.

⏰ Scheduled Generation

Schedule documents to generate automatically. Daily reports, weekly summaries, or any schedule you need.

🔗 API Integration

Trigger document generation from external systems via API. Integrate with your existing workflows and automation.

📨 Event-Driven

Generate documents automatically when events occur in Plex - like when a shipper is released or an order is completed.

Document Delivery Options

Get your documents where they need to go.

🖨️

Print directly

- Send to network printers or thermal label printers 📧

Email

- Send documents as attachments automatically 💾

Download

- Users download documents directly 📁

File storage

- Save to network drives or cloud storage 🔗

Webhook

- POST documents to external endpoints 📎

Attach to Plex

- Store documents in Plex PCN attachments

Real-World Examples

See how companies use DataMagik Documents.

🏭 Manufacturing - Certificate of Conformance

Generate professional COCs automatically when shipments are released. Include test data, material certs, and digital signatures. Email directly to customers.

✓ Eliminated manual COC creation - saves 2 hours per day

📦 Shipping - Carrier Labels

Print carrier-compliant shipping labels for all containers in a shipment with one click. Support multiple carriers with different label formats.

✓ 60% faster label printing

🔧 Production - Traveler Documents

Generate job travelers with routing, specifications, and barcodes. Print automatically when jobs are released.

✓ Consistent travelers every time

📊 Reporting - Customer Reports

Generate formatted Excel reports for customers with quality data, production summaries, or inventory levels. Schedule weekly email delivery.

✓ Automated customer reporting

🔗 Integration - EDI Exports

Generate XML or CSV files for EDI translation. Trigger automatically on shipper release or schedule regular exports.

✓ Streamlined EDI compliance

Ready to Transform Your Document Workflow?

Get started with DataMagik Documents and eliminate manual document creation.