ERPNext PowerPlay

A windows based tool to automate printing of ERPNext documents based on custom filters.

Uses EFCore to create a SQLite database to store settings and print history.

Example use case: Company has 5 branches, with a central e-invoicing device, that is integrated to update a tax signature on all sales. Once a user submits a document, the e-invoicing signature is appended (this could take a few seconds), after which the user needs to click print preview > print > select a printer > print. Instead of this, the user only submits the document, and within a few seconds, the document is printed, in the correct warehouse, to the preset printer.

Example A5 and Thermal/Roll Paper Templates:

Features

• 4 Print Engines (in case of compatibility issues with different printers, paper sizes, etc)
  • FrappePDF - Streams the PDF directly from ERPNext as you see on your ERP.
  • SumatraPDF - Uses SumatraPDF to print the streamed PDF.
  • Ghostscript - Uses Ghostscript to print the streamed PDF.
  • CustomTemplate - Uses DevExpress's Layout designer and print format (.repx files).
    • Easily create drag and drop professional print templates.
    • Create thermal receipts (for thermal printers, Kitchen Order Tickets (KOT), etc)
• Reprinting
  • Add a int field custom_print_count that will be incremented from this tool. Enable Allow On Submit and No Copy.
  • Tool saves print history, ensuring that the document does not get printed multiple times
• Create multiple jobs for the same doctype if you need multiple layouts (you could use one for the receipt and a modified one acting as a picking list)
• Use any print format (not limited to default)
• Windows only

Custom Templates

• The inbuilt Report Designer makes it easy to drag and drop and implement custom sorting or visibility rules!
• Easily create a thermal receipt template (provided in the Layout-Samples folder) for Roll-Paper/thermal paper printer.
• Easily implement Kitchen Order Tickets (KOT), picking slips, etc as you need.
• HINT: Ensure your JSON DATA SOURCE is in the format [ "data": { "name": "INV-007"... as shown in the image below.

Usage/Examples

FOR CUSTOM TEMPLATES

• Open an existing document > copy to clipboard
• Create (or edit the jsonDataSource) in the REPX file
• Paste your copied json data and save
• This will create your companies document structure in the designer

SETTINGS FOR SALES INVOICE

• You can add multiple settings for the same doctype, allowing you to print the same document in different formats

• Copy Name has no function currently.

• Field list

  • Sample: ["owner", "name", "customer", "posting_date", "docstatus", "status", "custom_print_count", "grand_total"]
  • Must include name: name
  • Must include a date, any of: date, posting_date, transaction_date
  • Must include a title, any of:customer, supplier, title
  • Must include a total, any of: grand_total, total
  • Must include a print count: custom_print_count
  • Add Company if using multiple companies in a site

• Filter list

  • Sample: ["Sales Invoice","docstatus","=","1"], ["Sales Invoice","etr_invoice_number","!=",""], ["Sales Invoice","posting_date",">","2024-01-01"], ["Sales Invoice","total","!=","0"]
    • Explaination of the filters;
    • "docstatus","=","1" - only submitted documents
    • "etr_invoice_number","!=","" - custom field (for Kenya integrations), etr_invoice_number is not empty
    • "posting_date",">","2024-01-01" - document only after this date
    • "total","!=","0" - where totals are not 0
  • Sample with User Filter: [["Sales Invoice","docstatus","=","1"],["Sales Invoice","etr_invoice_number","!=",""],["Sales Invoice","posting_date",">","2024-09-25"],["Sales Invoice","total","!=","0"],["Sales Invoice", "owner", "IN", ["me@here.com", "you@here.com"]]]`

  SETTINGS FOR REPORTS

• The GRID system we use is just simply magic. Grouping, filtering, ordering, sorting and more. AND ability to SAVE your preferred view (of groups, ordering, etc)!

• Payment Entry Report Sample: (Config on the left, Report result on the right)

  • Field List: ["name", "owner", "posting_date", "status", "payment_type", "mode_of_payment", "reference_no", "paid_amount"]
  • Filter List: ["Payment Entry", "posting_date", ">=", "2024/04/25"],["Payment Entry", "posting_date", "<=", "2025/04/25"]
  • Export: Experimental.