Option to allow bulk editing doctypes that have a workflow

[akhilnarang]

After #25802, this was disabled, to prevent users from being able to possibly circumvent the workflow.

However some users do prefer this, so we could let this be configurable in system settings.

[KO-IT]

25802 this has badly backfired to our business. we used to process daily 1000s of workflow documents using bulk edit.

Request you to make it possible the bulk edit again.

[wojosc]

Maybe something that can be added as an option in each individual workflow? "Allow Edit" (Boolean)

[Sajith-K-Sasi]

I also had the same issue, so i made some modification on list_view.js file to check for enable_edit status from the doctype listview settings.

Existing Code

// bulk edit
if (has_editable_fields(doctype) && !frappe.model.has_workflow(doctype)) {
    actions_menu_items.push(bulk_edit());
}

Modification

I have written a function is_bulk_editable to check whether the user hase set enable_edit in listview settings of the doctype. If so it will return the value of enable_edit else it will check whether the doctype has workflow and return true if workflow is not present for the doctype else will return false.

const is_bulk_editable = (doctype) => {
    if (frappe.listview_settings[doctype] 
    && frappe.listview_settings[doctype].enable_edit!=undefined){
        return frappe.listview_settings[doctype].enable_edit; 
    }
    return !frappe.model.has_workflow(doctype)
};

// bulk edit
if (has_editable_fields(doctype) && is_bulk_editable(doctype)) {
    actions_menu_items.push(bulk_edit());
}

Example

To enable bulk edit for a doctype set enable_edit to true in listview settings of the doctype. (when doctype has workflow)

frappe.listview_settings["Doctype Name"] = {
    enable_edit: true,
};

To disable bulk edit for a doctype set enable_edit to false in listview settings of the doctype

frappe.listview_settings["Doctype Name"] = {
    enable_edit: false,
};

I have send a PR #27398 for the same in develop branch