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Report Designer

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$ 100.01

v 19.0 Third Party
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Odoo Apps Dependencies • Discuss (mail)
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Technical Name vis_report_designer
LicenseOPL-1
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Availability
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
On Premise
Odoo Apps Dependencies • Discuss (mail)
• Invoicing (account)
Lines of code 4803
Technical Name vis_report_designer
LicenseOPL-1
Odoo 19 Visual Designer ReportLab PDF

Report Designer

A pixel-perfect, drag-and-drop PDF report builder for Odoo. Design professional documents visually — no QWeb, no XML, no code required. Bind any Odoo model field, build dynamic tables, add images, barcodes, watermarks and preview real data instantly inside the designer.

Drag & Drop Canvas Multi-page Templates Header / Footer Zones Live PDF Preview Expression Editor

Everything you need to design PDF reports visually

Stop fighting with QWeb templates. Report Designer gives your team a full visual canvas with real-time field binding, expression logic, and instant PDF preview.

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9 Element Types

Text, Field, Image, Rectangle, Line, Section, Table, Page Break, Watermark — all draggable onto the canvas.
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Live Field Browser

Navigate your Odoo model's fields with full relation traversal, type badges, and one-click insertion.
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Smart Dynamic Tables

Bind tables to One2many / Many2many data sources. Per-column Text, Image, or Barcode content with custom widths and visibility expressions.
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Header / Footer Zones

Dedicated canvas zones that repeat on every page of multi-page documents. Configurable height, independent element sets.
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Expression Editor

Write Python-style expressions with a built-in function library (String, Math, Date, Type Conversion) and guided field insertion.
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Instant PDF Preview

Select any real record from the designer and generate a live PDF preview without leaving the editor.
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Kanban Template Manager

Manage all templates from a visual kanban board with one-click Design, Duplicate, Export, and Print Menu binding.
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Undo / Redo History

Full 50-step undo/redo history. Experiment freely — every canvas change is tracked and reversible.

Getting Started

From installation to printing your first custom PDF — in under 5 minutes.

1
Install the module & dependency
Install vis_report_designer from the Apps menu. Then run pip install reportlab on the Odoo server and restart the service.
2
Assign access rights
Go to Settings → Users. Add users to Report Designer / User (view & print) or Report Designer / Manager (full design access). Managers automatically inherit User rights.
3
Create a template
Open the Report Designer app → click New. Enter a name, choose the Target Model (e.g. Sale Order), select a paper format, then Save.
4
Design on the canvas
Click Open Designer. Drag elements from the left sidebar (Text, Field, Image, Table, …) onto the canvas. Resize and reposition with your mouse. Use the right panel to style each element and bind Odoo fields.
5
Bind dynamic fields
Select a Field element → right panel → Browse Fields tab. Navigate the model's field tree (relations expand to sub-fields) and click any field to bind it instantly. Use the Expression Editor for computed values like partner_id.name.
6
Add dynamic tables
Drag a Table element onto the canvas. In the right panel choose a Data Source (any One2many / Many2many field, e.g. order_line). Click Add Column and pick the field to display in each column.
7
Preview with live data
Click the Preview button (top toolbar) → enter a record ID → the PDF renders immediately inside the dialog with real values from your database.
8
Print from any record
From a Sale Order (or any target model record), use the ⚙ Action menu → Print with Visual Template. Select the template and download the PDF. Alternatively, use Add to Print Menu from the template card to bind it as a permanent action button on the target model.

Access Rights

Group Permissions
Report Designer / User View templates list & details · Use the print wizard from any target model record
Report Designer / Manager All User rights · Create / edit / delete templates · Open designer canvas · Duplicate & Export templates · Add to Print Menu

Template Manager — Kanban View

All your report templates in one visual board. Each card shows the target model, last-modified date, and a quick-action menu for Preview, Duplicate, Export, and one-click Print Menu registration.

Kanban template manager
Kanban board — Design, Duplicate, Export, or bind to Print Menu in one click.

Pixel-Perfect Visual Canvas

A WYSIWYG canvas built on Fabric.js. Drag elements from the sidebar, position them freely, resize with handles, and configure every style property in the right panel — all in real time.

Main designer canvas
Content zone — text fields, image, table, and free text on a single canvas.

Advanced Table Configuration

Tables are first-class citizens. Bind them to any One2many or Many2many relation, then configure each column independently — header, content type, field expression, width, and visibility.

Table column settings
Per-column cards with Text / Image / Barcode toggle, field picker, width, and visibility expression.

Smart Sidebar — Components, Data & Pages

Three focused tabs keep the workspace organised: a component palette to drag new elements, a live field browser for your model's data, and a page manager for multi-page documents.

Components tab
Components tab — 9 element types ready to drag.
Data tab field browser
Data tab — type-badged field browser with relation navigation.
Pages tab
Pages tab — add, reorder, and delete pages with element counts per page.

Repeating Header & Footer Zones

Switch between Header, Content, and Footer zones with a single click. Header and footer elements repeat on every page automatically — ideal for company branding, page numbers, and legal text.

Header zone
Header Zone — 60 pt tall, repeats on every page.
Footer zone
Footer Zone — 40 pt tall, repeats on every page.

Expression Editor with Function Library

Write powerful dynamic expressions with a guided editor. Browse model fields in the left panel, insert functions from categorised snippets on the right, and get instant syntax validation.

Expression editor
Field browser (left) · live expression · function library with String / Math / Date / Operators (right).

✓ String functions (upper, lower, strip, replace)

✓ Math functions (round, abs, sum, min, max)

✓ Date functions (today, now, strftime)

✓ Type conversions (str, int, float, bool)

✓ Logical operators and conditionals

✓ Related field access via dot-notation

Live PDF Preview — No Context Switching

Click Preview directly inside the designer, pick a real record, and generate a pixel-perfect PDF instantly. Renders actual field data, images, tables, and barcodes — exactly as it will print.

PDF preview dialog
Record search left · rendered PDF right · Open in New Tab for full-size review.

Get started in minutes

No XML knowledge required. From install to first PDF in under 5 minutes.

1
Install the moduleInstall Report Designer from Apps. Requires reportlab (pip install reportlab).
2
Create a templateGo to Report Designer → Templates → New. Choose the target Odoo model (Sale Order, Invoice, etc.).
3
Design visuallyClick Open Designer. Drag elements from the sidebar, bind model fields, style everything from the right panel.
4
Preview with real dataClick Preview in the toolbar, select any existing record, and generate a live PDF instantly.
5
Add to Print MenuUse the kanban card's kebab menu → Add to Print Menu to expose the template in the model's Action menu.

Technical Requirements

Requirement Details
Odoo Version19.0 Community or Enterprise
Python3.10+ (matches Odoo 19 requirement)
Python Packagesreportlab ≥ 3.6 — pip install reportlab
Odoo Dependsbase, web, mail, account, sale
BrowserAny modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
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