An interesting use of Server Actions to copy (and delete) multiple records. This is another one from Jake Robinson
Start by enabling Developer mode and navigating to Settings / Technical / Server Actions:
for rec in records:
rec.copy()
record['state'] = "cancel"
rec.unlink()Note: This uses the standard copy() ORM method, and so (by design) it will not copy all fields.
You need to enter:
1. The model (table) – and this should work with any model
2. Action To Do = “Execute Python Code”
3. Enter the Python code as shown above. The second line sets the state to “cancel” because you can only delete a Production Order that has been cancelled. Different rules apply to different models (tables).
Click on “Create Contextual Action” and now the option is available
Beware: this is very powerful!!
Of course you can simply copy and not delete, in which case your Python code will be:
for rec in records:
rec.copy()Tip: you may have noticed that Server Actions and Automated Actions are very similar.
All Automated Actions are shown in the list of Server Actions and from there you can create a contextual action for them!
first of all, excellent blog. Very useful. i am using server action to copy a few selected lines from a customized model (with studio) to one invoice. however, it is not grouping as expected. Can you share some tips for me please?
case_lines=[]
for case_line in records:
case_lines.append([0,0,{
‘x_studio_case’:case_line.x_studio_case_id,
‘x_studio_business_unit’: case_line.x_studio_billing_centre,
‘product_id’:case_line.x_studio_field_8Cfba.id,
‘name’:case_line.x_studio_third_party_name_1,
‘x_studio_billing_details’:case_line.x_studio_billing_details,
‘quantity’:1,
‘price_unit’: case_line.x_studio_price,
‘account_id’: case_line.x_studio_field_8Cfba.property_account_income_id.id
}])
env [‘account.invoice’].create({
‘partner_id’:records.x_studio_field_hry7Z[0].id,
‘currency_id’:records.x_currency_id[0].id,
‘invoice_line_ids’:case_lines
})
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Sorry, I’m not a Python programmer, so I can’t offer any advice on this.
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Great idea, Don. Have you managed to make it work? How did you do it?
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Hi Martynas, I have used the default “invoice order” function to transfer all these extra details from sales module to invoice.
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Bonjour ,
Je trouve votre blog très instructif , j’aimerais savoir si je peut utiliser l ‘action du serveur pour mettre à jour automatiquement un champs date dans mon formulaire selon une fréquence très précise.
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Sorry, my French is not so good, but yes it should be possible to have a Server Action to update dates automatically. Can you give an example of what you want to achieve?
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