Needed to get data out of a CRM system for specific printed orders - when it was printed, who processed it, what was on the order etc. The process of authentic

Needed to get data out of a CRM system for specific printed orders - when it was printed, who processed it, what was on the order etc. The process of authenticating with the CRM was complex and there wasn't a way to get anything at print time and most of the data was stored all over the place. But I found the printed report knew almost everything I wanted, and you could add web images to the paperwork system. So I added a tiny image with variable names like "{order_number}.jpg?ref={XXX}&per={YYY}" and then one for each looped product like {order_number}/{sku}.jpg?count={X}&text=..." etc. After a few stupid issues (like no support for https, and numbers sometimes being european format) it was working and has remained solid ever since. Live time stamped data, updates if people print twice, gives us everything we wanted just by a very silly method.