PowerPoint Orchestrator

PowerPoint Orchestrator is a client-side library for generating native PowerPoint (.pptx) files directly in the browser, built on top of the PPTXGenJS JavaScript library. It exposes a set of OutSystems Client Actions that let you assemble a presentation — slide by slide, element by element — entirely from your app's logic, with no server round-trip required to produce the final file.

This is ideal for apps that need to export structured data, reports, or dashboards as polished, branded presentations: dynamic reports, automated client decks, data summaries, or any scenario where end users need a downloadable .pptx generated on the fly from live application data.

Key capabilities

• Presentation setup — Create a presentation with configurable title, dimensions, primary brand color, and right-to-left (RTL) layout support, suitable for both English and Arabic content.
• Slides — Add slides with optional background color or background image.
• Text — Add styled text to any slide, with full control over position, sizing, font, color, and clickable hyperlinks within text runs.
• Images — Place images on a slide from a URL or directly from binary data, with precise position and sizing control.
• Tables — Add tables with configurable headers, column widths, and row data, including support for right-to-left text at the cell level.
• Bullet lists — Build bulleted content with configurable bullet styles (e.g. numbered, lettered, roman numerals, custom symbols).
• Shapes — Add geometric shapes to slides, including shapes containing text.
• Export — Download the finished presentation as a .pptx file, or retrieve it as binary data for further processing (e.g. saving to a database, sending via email, or uploading to storage).

Why use it

• No server dependency — Presentation generation happens entirely client-side, reducing server load and avoiding the need for external document-generation services.
• Bilingual-ready — Built and tested with both English and Arabic (RTL) content in mind.
• Composable architecture — Each Client Action handles a single, focused responsibility (create presentation, add slide, add text, add table, etc.), so you can assemble exactly the presentation structure your use case needs.
• Demo app included — A working sample application demonstrates how to wire up each action, including dynamically adding slides, text, images, tables, and bullet content through the UI.

Typical use cases

• Exporting reporting dashboards as shareable slide decks
• Generating client-facing proposal or summary presentations from CRM/ERP data
• Producing training or onboarding decks from structured content
• Any workflow where a presentation needs to be assembled from dynamic, app-driven data rather than a static template

Tech Requirements

• OutSystems platform: Reactive Web apps only (Service Studio / ODC compatible).
• Dependencies: PPTXGenJS is bundled directly within the component as a local JavaScript resource — no external CDN or internet connection is required at runtime, and there's no risk of breaking changes from an upstream version update.
• Browser support: Works in any modern browser supporting client-side file generation and download (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari — latest versions recommended).
• No server-side dependencies: All presentation generation logic runs in the browser via Client Actions; no server logic or external services are required.