Configuring print templates

This document explains everything you need to know about how to configure print templates in Lino Welfare.

Side note: Code snippets (lines starting with >>>) in this document get tested as part of our development workflow. The following initialization snippet tells you which demo project is being used in this document.

>>> from lino import startup
>>> startup('lino_welfare.projects.gerd.settings.doctests')
>>> from lino.api.doctest import *

Which database objects are printable?

While most database models in Lino Welfare are being printed using excerpts (see Excerpt types below), some models still use the more primitive direct printing method (see Printing):

• notes.Note, cal.Event and outbox.Mail.

• and of course excerpts.Excerpt itself

Here is a list of these models:

>>> from lino.modlib.printing.mixins import Printable
>>> for m in rt.models_by_base(Printable):
...     print (m)
...     
<class 'lino_xl.lib.accounting.models.Voucher'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.aids.models.Granting'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.aids.models.IncomeConfirmation'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.aids.models.RefundConfirmation'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.aids.models.SimpleConfirmation'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.art61.models.Activation'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.art61.models.Contract'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.cal.models.Event'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.cal.models.Guest'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.cal.models.RecurrentEvent'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.cal.models.Subscription'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.cal.models.Task'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.cbss.models.IdentifyPersonRequest'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.cbss.models.ManageAccessRequest'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.cbss.models.RetrieveTIGroupsRequest'>
<class 'lino.modlib.changes.models.Change'>
<class 'lino.modlib.checkdata.models.Message'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.coachings.models.Coaching'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.contacts.models.Company'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.contacts.models.Partner'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.contacts.models.Person'>
<class 'lino.modlib.dashboard.models.Widget'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.debts.models.Budget'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.esf.models.ClientSummary'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.excerpts.models.Excerpt'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.finan.models.BankStatement'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.finan.models.JournalEntry'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.finan.models.PaymentOrder'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.households.models.Household'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.isip.models.Contract'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.jobs.models.Contract'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.jobs.models.JobProvider'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.newcomers.models.Competence'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.notes.models.Note'>
<class 'lino.modlib.notify.models.Message'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.outbox.models.Mail'>
<class 'lino_weleup.lib.pcsw.models.Client'>
<class 'lino.modlib.tinymce.models.TextFieldTemplate'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.uploads.models.Upload'>
<class 'lino.modlib.users.models.Authority'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.users.models.User'>
<class 'lino_xl.lib.vatless.models.AccountInvoice'>
<class 'lino_welfare.modlib.xcourses.models.CourseProvider'>

Consequently, printing an object of one of above models will not appear in the history of excerpts.

We did not yet test what happens if you define an excerpt type for one of the above models.

For configuring the printing of these models, see printing : Basic printing functionality.

Main templates

All main templates of a Lino Welfare default configuration are LibreOffice .odt files because they use some subclass of lino.modlib.printing.mixins.printable.AppyBuildMethod as build_method.

See Appy POD template syntax for documentation about the syntax and context variables available for designing the template itself.

Excerpt types

See Database excerpts for a general introduction to excerpt-based printing.

This is the list of excerpt types:

>>> translation.activate("en")
>>> rt.show(excerpts.ExcerptTypes,
... column_names="content_type primary certifying template body_template")
... 
======================== ========= ============ ============================= ================================
 Model                    Primary   Certifying   Template                      Body template
------------------------ --------- ------------ ----------------------------- --------------------------------
 Income confirmation      Yes       Yes          Default.odt                   certificate.body.html
 Refund confirmation      Yes       Yes          Default.odt                   certificate.body.html
 Simple confirmation      Yes       Yes          Default.odt                   certificate.body.html
 Art61 job supplyment     Yes       Yes                                        contract.body.html
 Presence                 Yes       No           Default.odt                   presence_certificate.body.html
 IdentifyPerson Request   Yes       Yes
 ManageAccess Request     Yes       Yes
 Tx25 Request             Yes       Yes
 Partner                  No        No           payment_reminder.weasy.html
 Person                   No        No           TermsConditions.odt
 Budget                   Yes       Yes
 ESF Summary              Yes       Yes
 Bank Statement           Yes       Yes
 Journal Entry            Yes       Yes
 Payment Order            Yes       Yes
 ISIP                     Yes       Yes
 Art60§7 job supplyment   Yes       Yes
 Client                   Yes       No           file_sheet.odt
 Client                   No        No           Default.odt                   pac.body.html
 Client                   No        No           cv.odt
 Client                   No        No           eid-content.odt
======================== ========= ============ ============================= ================================

Aid confirmations

When printing aid confirmations (models inheriting from aids.Confirmation), Lino adds another rule:

The body template to be used when printing an aid confirmation is usually not configured on the excerpt type but on the aid type. AidType.body_template overrides ExcerptType.body_template.