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Automated R Markdown Reporting Pipeline

Build a parameterized R Markdown pipeline that pulls data from a database or API, generates a formatted PDF/HTML report, and can be scheduled to run automatically for different report parameters. Learners practice parameterized R Markdown, database connectivity, and automating report generation from the command line.

Estimate
~9.5h
Steps
5
Completed by
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Proposed by
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rmarkdown · DBI · knitr

Project roadmap

  1. 01

    Design the parameterized R Markdown template

    ~2h

    Create an .Rmd with YAML parameters for report date range and target segment.

  2. 02

    Connect to a data source

    ~2h

    Use DBI to pull the required data from a database (or an API) based on the report parameters.

  3. 03

    Build report sections with tables and charts

    ~2h

    Add formatted tables and charts to the report using knitr and ggplot2.

  4. 04

    Automate rendering from the command line

    ~2h

    Write an Rscript that calls rmarkdown::render with different parameter sets in a loop and saves outputs by date.

  5. 05

    Schedule and log runs

    ~1.5h

    Add logging of render success/failure and document how to schedule the script with cron.

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~9.5h · 5 steps

Tech stack

rmarkdownDBIknitr