reporting-engine/report_xml/README.rst

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XML Reports
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This module was written to extend the functionality of the reporting engine to
support XML reports and allow modules to generate them by code or by QWeb
templates.

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Installation
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To install this module, you need to:

* Install lxml_ in Odoo's ``$PYTHONPATH``.
* Install the repository `reporting-engine`_.

But this module does nothing for the end user by itself, so if you have it
installed it's probably because there is another module that depends on it.

.. _reporting-engine: https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine
.. _lxml: http://lxml.de/

Usage
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This module is intended as a base engine for other modules to use it, so no direct result if you are a user.

If you are a developer
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To learn from an example, just check the `demo report`_ on GitHub for
the model ``res.company`` or check it in interface from companies views.

To develop with this module, you need to:

* Create a module.
* Make it depend on this one.
* Follow `instructions to create reports`_ having in mind that the
  ``report_type`` field in your ``ir.actions.report`` record must be
  ``qweb-xml``.

In case you want to create a `custom report`_, the instructions remain the same
as for HTML reports, and the method that you must override is also called
``_get_report_values``, even when this time you are creating a XML report.

You can make your custom report inherit ``report.report_xml.abstract``, name
it in such way ``report.<module.report_name>``. Also you can add a XSD file for
report validation into ``xsd_schema`` field of your report (check
`report definition`_) and have XSD automatic checking for
free.

You can customize rendering process and validation way via changing logic of
``generate_report`` and ``validate_report`` methods in your report class.

You can visit ``http://<server-address>/report/xml/<module.report_name>/<ids>``
to see your XML report online as a web page.

For further information, please visit:

* https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1
* https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine

.. _custom report: https://www.odoo.com/documentation/13.0/reference/reports.html#custom-reports
.. _instructions to create reports: https://www.odoo.com/documentation/13.0/reference/reports.html
.. _demo report: https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/blob/13.0/report_xml/demo/demo_report.xml
.. _report definition: https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/blob/13.0/report_xml/demo/report.xml

Bug Tracker
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Bugs are tracked on `GitHub Issues <https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/issues>`_.
In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported.
If you spotted it first, help us smashing it by providing a detailed and welcomed
`feedback <https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/issues/new?body=module:%20report_xml%0Aversion:%2014.0%0A%0A**Steps%20to%20reproduce**%0A-%20...%0A%0A**Current%20behavior**%0A%0A**Expected%20behavior**>`_.

Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.

Credits
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Authors
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* Tecnativa
* Avoin.Systems

Contributors
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* Enric Tobella <etobella@creublanca.es>
* `Tecnativa <https://www.tecnativa.com>`_:
    * Jairo Llopis
* `Avoin.Systems <https://avoin.systems/>`_:
    * Tatiana Deribina
* Iván Antón <ozono@ozonomultimedia.com>

Other credits
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* Icon taken from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Text-xml.svg

Maintainers
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This module is maintained by the OCA.

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OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose
mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and
promote its widespread use.

This module is part of the `OCA/reporting-engine <https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/tree/14.0/report_xml>`_ project on GitHub.

You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute.