Use Server Actions to copy (and delete)

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!