web_export_view is now available for OpenERP 7

See https://apps.openerp.com/apps/7.0/web_export_view/

Hello Mike,

in fact, you need 2 actions .....

... and they are already there.

1. printing action automatically display when you are in a form view or select at least one item in a tree view. You should not automate this for 2 reasons :

   • sometimes there are more than 1 report and the user has to choose the one he wants to print ( for instance Customers);

   • as you are using a web client, you can be anywhere in the world... hence the printer is dependant on the office where you are located and not on the openERP server. It's a flexibility you want to keep

2. to export, the action is also already there, as soon as you select at least one item in a tree view. The More button will appear and contains the export function. This function allow you to export to excel and you can save your field list to export.

Regards, Marc

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Yes there is a community module base_report_to_printer - that will automatically send reports to a printer.

You cannot use this module with the SaaS version of openERP You must have a printer that can be printed to with CUPS