Installation

This module depends of "Report to printer" (base_report_to_printer) must be install dependencies used them

1. Install PyCups - https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycups

      sudo apt-get install cups
      sudo apt-get install libcups2-dev
      sudo apt-get install python3-dev
      sudo pip install pycups
      

Installation (Client as server printer)

Only compatible for windows OS only

1. Install Remote Printer chrome extension - Remote Printer
2. Install Java - https://www.java.com/en/download/
3. Install host file to connect the printer with chrome extension:
   • Before install this must be installed java, this scritp uses java to make a bridge beetwin chrome extension to the printer
   • Download the files requeried to usage click here
   • Decompress file to any folder, the folder must don't be moved! I recomend you to put in root of C:\
   • Execute "install.bat" this install in regedit a value to enable use the chrome extension with native message
   • Now you can use the direct print, if it is not working please restart the computer and try again
   • If you have any doubt / issue please contact me, attach screenshot of chrome console, there shows an error occurred on print: support_odoo@xxx.com

Usage (Client as server printer)

Only compatible for windows OS only

Go to "Remote Printer" app -> Print Spooler

In this page now are ready to listen the prints send to him, of course you can have this tab in background, but must be open all time to print reports

Configuration

You must have one windows computer they does has printer server, and you need one user account to "listen" the print spooler

1. Go to "Remote Printer" -> Servers
2. Set name of the server
3. Set "Conected to user" to user you use to will send the prints
4. "Sent via" field to "Sent print via But to Client" is new method to sent report via bus between users
   • if you want to use the vanilla "base_report_to_printer" system you must be set "Sent print via CUPS", usage is in: https://github.com/OCA/report-print-send
5. Now go to printers and create new one, specific the name to show
6. Set Name of system => This is a PRINTER NAME of computer
7. Set "Server" (the user / server will own of the printer)
8. (Optional) if you are using ZPL reports you can activate "Generate PDF instead print" if is allowd they generate a PDF withouth print, useful for zpl tests
9. Finally go to reports and edite one
10. Set "Default action" there are 2 options:
    • Send to Printer: This sent the documents to the user / server wich you select in the second field of "Default printer"
    • Send to Client: Is a vanilla behaviour of odoo printing system, this will not sent to print except if you activate "Direct Print"
      • if "Direct Print" odoo uses a SELF user with SELF printer with the printer name selected in "Default printer", this is useful if you have a warehouse with a lot of computers with each computer have a printer with same name and it is printed in self station
11. The behavior of print can be different for a different users, you can setup a default behavior to send all documents to one server but each user can configure to wich printer can be send (Go to user group and activate "User print group")