How do I customize my Quote PDF

Quotes that are created by Catalyst QUE can be emailed to your prospect as a PDF.  With the ‘Customize Quote’ addon, you can completely customize the PDF.  The PDF is created using xsl:fo, an XML document formatting schema.  You can read about xsl:fo here

To get started, download the Catalyst QUE default quote template.

Most of the fields used in a quote are in the default template, but a list of the available fields is below.  To display a field, use the <xsl:value-of> element, for example:

<xsl:value-of select=”contact/name” />

Quote Fields

  • documentNumber – the quote number
  • documentDate – the date of the quote
  • projectName – from quote
  • jobName – from quote
  • contactName – the name of the company that the quote is for
  • totalValue – the value of the quote for the purpose of managing your pipeline 

Contact Details

  • contact/name – the name of the company that the quote is for

Your Details

  • salesperson/name – the name of the salesperson who raised the quote
  • salesperson/phoneNumber – the phone number of the salesperson who raised the quote
  • salesperson/emailAddress – the email address of the salesperson who raised the quote
  • company/name – the name of your company
  • company/legalName – the legal name of your company
  • company/copyrightYear – used in the copyright notice
  • company/logoUrl – the url of your logo that can be uploaded in the Catalyst QUE settings
  • company/countryCode – the two letter code of the country of your company
  • company/address – your company’s address

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