How to Automate PDF Reporting with R
Written by Matt Dancho
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This article is part of a R-Tips Weekly, a weekly video tutorial that shows you step-by-step how to do common R coding tasks.
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Let’s learn how to automate PDFs with R.
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Automate PDF Reporting with R Tutorial
Why create PDF’s manually when you can automate PDFs with R?
That’s exactly what I show you how to do in this tutorial. Here is the final report you will automate today.
![PDF Report](/assets/2020-10-21-automate-pdf-with-r/pdf-report.jpg)
First, make a “Parameterized” Rmarkdown file by modifying the YAML with a params
section.
![Rmarkdown Parameters](/assets/2020-10-21-automate-pdf-with-r/rmarkdown-parameters.jpg)
Next, insert the parameters in your Rmarkdown Template file so each of the key inputs depend on the parameters.
![Insert Rmarkdown Parameters](/assets/2020-10-21-automate-pdf-with-r/insert-parameters.jpg)
Finally, in a separate R Script, use rmarkdown::render()
to auto-magically create PDF reports by selecting the Rmd Template file and changing the parameters using the params list.
![Create PDF Report](/assets/2020-10-21-automate-pdf-with-r/auto-create-report.jpg)
Like that, you’ve automated your PDF Reports! 👇
![PDF Report](/assets/2020-10-21-automate-pdf-with-r/pdf-report.jpg)
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