Feature request: Mass print from list view

[AminfiBerlin]

Dear ERPNext team,

a feature that is very very important for us is to be able to select multiple sales invoices, delivery notes and print all of them at once. I assume this should be now easy to have as the server side HTML generating code works well now.

Best,

Amin from Fritzing

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[rmehta]

• [ ] Create new DocType Bulk Printing (DocType, From, To, Print Format, Style)
• [ ] User filters by date, a list of options appear in a list
• [ ] User checks on the items and clicks print
• [ ] Server call with list of items to be printed
• [ ] Server compiles all html in one html and opens in new page
• [ ] Users prints
• [ ] Create Print Format for Delivery Note

[betabank]

"Create new DocType Bulk Printing" We are lost in the first step, ist this available under the setup icon?

[anandpdoshi]

In developer mode, you should find an icon called Core, which would have DocType as one of the options. There you can create new DocType.

Or use the toolbar: File > New > DocType :smile:

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:33 PM, betabank notifications@github.com wrote:

"Create new DocType Bulk Printing" We are lost in the first step, ist this available under the setup icon?

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[betabank]

In Core->DocType list there is no 'new' or '+' button, so we cannot create a new record. Also when tryníng File > New, DocType is not available in the select.

[anandpdoshi]

Are you logged in as Administrator? Also, have you enabled developer mode? Check this guide for detailed steps on creating a doctype: https://frappe.io/apps/frappe-framework/developers/guide

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In Core->DocType list there is no 'new' or '+' button, so we cannot create a new record. Also when tryníng File > New, DocType is not available in the select.

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[betabank]

OK, thanks! We enabled developer mode, but i have forgotten the password for user 'Administrator' and the default 'admin' does not work, how can i reset it?

[anandpdoshi]

frappe --set_admin_password From command line

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OK, thanks! We enabled developer mode, but i have forgotten the password for user 'Administrator' and the default 'admin' does not work, how can i reset it?

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[betabank]

i make: cd frappe-bench frappe --set_admin_password but get: -bash: frappe: command not found

[anandpdoshi]

../env/bin/frappe Run from sites folder

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i make: cd frappe-bench frappe --set_admin_password but get: -bash: frappe: command not found

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[betabank]

Thanks, now we cann make new DocTypes. For the bulk printing, is it necessary only to make a DocType? Are the elements in brackets (DocType, From, To, Print Format, Style) the fields of this Doctype?

[anandpdoshi]

Yes. Elements in brackets are fields. Make a Single type DocType.

[rmehta]

Hold on this on. I am thinking this can be done directly from list views. Let me see if I can push something on this today.

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Yes. Elements in brackets are fields. Make a Single type DocType.

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[rmehta]

Not feeling particularly incentivized to do this - I mean, who uses print these days :)

But the way to do this would be:

• [ ] Add print icon in listing (doclistview.js)
• [ ] Always show checkboxes in list view
• [ ] On click, show user option of print format types
• [ ] On selection and confirmation, get all the docs selected (new serverside function is required to get multiple docs)
• [ ] Call print function and build output in one big file with <div style="section-break-always"> between each print formats

[betabank]

Yes, i know that it seems a useles feature but maybe is better to share the need itself. We need to print delivery routes for the driver so he can see basically the product to deliver, the address and a contact telephone number in a list (maybe 15-20 Delivery Notes per page). We thought we could accomplish this by creating a very simple template and then allowing multiple printing with this template, it would be a waste of paper also to print each step of the route in a single page. Maybe there is a more efficient way to solve this on ERPNext?

[rmehta]

Anothe alternative would be to create a query report for the daily schedule based on your requirements (from Delivery Note) and then print that report ?

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Yes, i know that it seems a useles feature but maybe is better to share the need itself. We need to print delivery routes for the driver so he can see basically the product to deliver, the address and a contact telephone number in a list (maybe 15-20 Delivery Notes per page). We thought we could accomplish this by creating a very simple template and then allowing multiple printing with this template, it would be a waste of paper also to print each step of the route in a single page. Maybe there is a more efficient way to solve this on ERPNext?

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[rmehta]

This can now be done via the API:

Example:

/api/method/frappe.templates.pages.print.download_pdf?doctype=Sales%20Invoice&name=SINV-000XX&format=Standard&no_letterhead=0

Using: https://github.com/frappe/frappe-client

[goldrag1]

Hi rmehta, The query in the above example is for print single SI only. How to print multiple SI? Given we already have document ID. Thanks.

[grainnewalsh]

This is a feature that we also require. Our use case is similar, we need to print out the delivery notes for each delivery route as we need to obtain a customer signature for proof of delivery. It is desirable to have the option to select a number of Delivery Notes and be able to issue a bulk "Print Selected" command that will either send a print command to print each delivery note, or generate a PDF containing a copy of each delivery note (on a separate page) and download it. This bulk print functionality would also be useful for other document lists, for example Sales Invoices - our use case is that we have a number of customers who insist on paper copy invoices to be sent after each delivery. Again, we want to be able to select a number of sales invoices and issue a single print command to print them all.

Many thanks Gráinne

[rmehta]

This is implemented in the latest.