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This method provides an executive summary PDF for managed hosting services.
This method will return a PDF of the specified report, with the specified period within the start and end dates. The pdfType must be one of ‘snapshot’, or ‘historical’. Possible historicalType parameters are ‘monthly’, ‘yearly’, and ‘quarterly’. Start and end dates should be in ISO 8601 date format.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pdfType | string | type of PDF report: snapshot, historical |
| historicalType | string | type of historical report: monthly, yearly, quarterly |
| startDate | string | start date of the historical report |
| endDate | string | end date of the historical report |
SoftLayer_Exception, ‘Unable to load a valid order PDF.’, if there is a problem validating the generated PDF.
SoftLayer_Exception_Public, ‘Invalid Pdf Type provided.’, if the type provided is not ‘snapshot’ or ‘historical’.