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{
"nodes": [
{
"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
120,
560
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "SortElements",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.itemLists",
"position": [
480,
560
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "sort",
"sortFieldsUi": {
"sortField": [
{
"fieldName": "UserName"
},
{
"fieldName": "TaskTitle"
},
{
"fieldName": "date"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Markdown",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.markdown",
"position": [
1340,
580
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "markdownToHtml",
"options": {
"tables": true,
"noHeaderId": true,
"rawHeaderId": false,
"simpleLineBreaks": true,
"customizedHeaderId": false,
"completeHTMLDocument": true
},
"markdown": "={{$json[\"mdreport\"]}}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "CreateMDReport",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
1160,
580
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "// created report header and custom table style\nvar md_reporthead=\"#Timesheet report\\n\";\nvar md_style = (`\n<style> table {border: 0.5px solid; border-spacing: 0px;}\n table th {border-bottom: 0.5px solid;}\n table thead {background: #D0E4F5;}\n table tr:nth-child(even) { background: #D8D8D8;}\n</style>\\n\\n`);\n\nvar md_reportbody=md_style+md_reporthead;\n\n//declare several variables that are used for report generation\nvar tablehead = \"| Date | Hours | Task Description |\\n|:---|:---:|---|\\n\";\n\nvar cur_user=\"\";\nvar cur_usernum=0;\n\nvar cur_task=\"\";\nvar cur_tasktotal=0;\n\n\nfor (item of items) {\n \n // Check if new user\n if (item.json.UserName != cur_user) {\n // Close previous user's task\n md_reportbody += (cur_tasktotal) ? \"\\n*\"+cur_tasktotal.toFixed(2)+\" - Total hours for this task*\\n\" : \"\";\n cur_tasktotal = 0; cur_task=\"\";\n\n // add new user and embed avatar as base64 image\n cur_user = item.json.UserName;\n md_reportbody += `\\n## ${cur_user}\\n`;\n cur_usernum += 1;\n } // Check for new user - ENDIF\n\n\n // Check if new task\n if (item.json.TaskTitle != cur_task) {\n\n // if not empty task - add total amount of hours for *previous* task\n md_reportbody += (cur_tasktotal) ? `\\n*${cur_tasktotal.toFixed(2)} - Total hours for this task*\\n` : \"\";\n\n // Add new task header and reset total hours counter\n cur_task = item.json.TaskTitle;\n md_reportbody += `\\n###${cur_task}\\n${tablehead}`;\n cur_tasktotal = 0;\n } // Check for new task - ENDIF\n\n // Add current task + update total hours\n md_reportbody += `| ${item.json.date.split('T',1)} | ${item.json.hours.toFixed(2)} | ${item.json.note} |\\n`;\n cur_tasktotal += item.json.hours;\n}\n\n// Let's not forget the last task's total hours:\nmd_reportbody += (cur_tasktotal) ? `\\n*${cur_tasktotal.toFixed(2)} - Total hours for this task*\\n` : \"\";\n\n// Finalise the report\nmd_reportbody += `\\n*Timesheet report generated on: ${$now.toISODate()}*`;\nmd_reporthead += \"\\n\";\n\nreturn [{mdreport: md_reportbody}];"
},
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{
"name": "Send Email",
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"disabled": true,
"position": [
1760,
580
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"allowUnauthorizedCerts": false
},
"subject": "TimeSheet report",
"attachments": "data"
},
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "GetImg",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.itemLists",
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640,
760
],
"parameters": {
"compare": "selectedFields",
"options": {
"removeOtherFields": true
},
"operation": "removeDuplicates",
"fieldsToCompare": {
"fields": [
{
"fieldName": "UserAvatar"
}
]
}
},
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{
"name": "ImgBinary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
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760
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{$json[\"UserAvatar\"]}}",
"options": {},
"responseFormat": "file"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"name": "Merge2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
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980,
580
],
"parameters": {
"join": "outer",
"mode": "mergeByIndex"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Move Binary Data1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.moveBinaryData",
"position": [
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580
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "jsonToBinary",
"options": {
"fileName": "report.html",
"mimeType": "text/html",
"useRawData": true
},
"convertAllData": false
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "GetTimesheetRecords",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
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300,
560
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return [{UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Admin\",\n date: \"2022-05-31T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Creating invoices and submitting timesheets\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Admin\",\n date: \"2022-05-02T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Reporting last month's activity\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 2 - Designer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=identicon&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Admin\",\n date: \"2022-05-30T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Filling timesheets\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 2 - Designer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=identicon&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Admin\",\n date: \"2022-05-03T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Monthly retro meeting\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 1\",\n date: \"2022-05-26T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Weekly meeting\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 1\",\n date: \"2022-05-05T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Weekly meeting\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 1\",\n date: \"2022-05-19T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Weekly meeting\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 1\",\n date: \"2022-05-12T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Weekly meeting\",\n hours: 0.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 1\",\n date: \"2022-05-12T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Programmed new feature\",\n hours: 4.5},\n {UserName: \"User 1 - Lead Programmer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=robohash&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 1\",\n date: \"2022-05-02T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Updated this and that\",\n hours: 2.75},\n {UserName: \"User 2 - Designer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=identicon&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 2\",\n date: \"2022-05-13T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Designed a new report template\",\n hours: 6.5},\n {UserName: \"User 2 - Designer\",\n UserAvatar: \"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=identicon&s=32\",\n TaskTitle: \"Client 2\",\n date: \"2022-05-23T00:00:00.0000000+02:00\",\n note: \"Presented the results\",\n hours: 1.5}\n ];"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"GetImg": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "ImgBinary",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "CreateMDReport",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Markdown": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Move Binary Data1",
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"index": 0
}
]
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},
"ImgBinary": {
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{
"node": "Merge2",
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"index": 1
}
]
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"SortElements": {
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{
"node": "GetImg",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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{
"node": "Markdown",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Move Binary Data1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GetTimesheetRecords": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "SortElements",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"On clicking 'execute'": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GetTimesheetRecords",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Markdown Report Generation. Uses manualTrigger, itemLists, markdown, emailSend. Event-driven trigger; 10 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →