Instant Printing of any Odoo Report or Shipping Label

Odoo Experience 2020
Oleg Kuryan, VentorTech
https://youtu.be/aAm-tcX8FXo

1. Odoo Direct Printing Solution Odoo Direct Print

2. Watch the video version

3. Business Requirements

4. SHIP HOW Via Ventor app And delivery slip WHEN After an OUT transfer validated on packing WHO Warehouse worker TO PRINT Needs to print a shipping label Business Requirements TO PRINT Need to print shipping labels and delivery slip automatically after an OUT transfer validated in Ventor app

5. SHIP HOW Via Odoo web interface CONDITION For orders shipped to particular countries only WHEN While packing WHO Warehouse manager TO PRINT Needs to print delivery slips Business Requirements Customer had to print delivery slips automatically only for orders shipped to particular countries via Odoo web interface

6. WHO For different users on different printers TO PRINT Need to print product labels on receiving TO PRINT Need to print shipping labels TO PRINT And delivery slips HOW Via Odoo web interface HOW Via Odoo barcode app Business Requirements Need to print product labels on receiving via Odoo web. And print shipping labels and delivery slips on packing via Odoo Barcode app (different users on different printers)

7. Business Problem

8. Firstly you have to download / search a PDF / ZPL file from Odoo interface, open it via needed tool, manually choose related printer, and then send to print Manual work // Time wasting on any printing process Business Problem 01

9. Many businesses require printing shipping labels while packing products in the warehouse. They used Ventor app or Odoo Barcode interface in their barcode scanners Doesn’t work in the fields // Not possible to print directly from a handheld device Business Problem 02

10. Every user that needs to print reports requires a stationary PC. Often it can be a problem, especially in small warehouses or when you have many packing stations Need PCs // Waste of space Business Problem 03

11. Time wasting on printing // Manual work Impossible to print from PDA // E.g. Shipping labels while packing Waste of space // Need PCs Business Problem

12. Available Solutions

13. Official Vendor Solution Works both with local and external Odoo installations Requires additional hardware Works only for Odoo Enterprise Available solutions on the market Odoo IoT box No automatic documents (Delivery Slips, Shipping labels) printing

14. Free solution supported by Community Working both for Community & Enterprise Complex configuration (requires good technical knowledge of CUPS) Not reliable solution in case Odoo is installed outside of Local Network Available solutions on the market OCA direct print No automatic documents (Delivery Slips, Shipping labels) printing

15. No special knowledge required. Detailed Documentation No additional hardware Works with any remote or local (USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) printer Available solutions on the market Odoo Direct Print A utomatic documents printing (e.g. Delivery Slips, Shipping labels, etc.) Working both for Community & Enterprise (self-hosted or odoo.sh)

16. DEMO DEMO

17. How it works

18. How it works External Network Local Network Printnode Client Ventor App or Odoo Barcode Odoo Server (on OVH or somewhere Odoo Direct Print App https://app.printnode.com

19. Case Studies

20. They process packing and ship orders much faster with automatic printing. Right after goods packed, a shipping label and delivery slip instantly available on related packing station Bathroom retailer Case studies Sanitairkamer They automatically print shipping labels from different carriers (one of them provides ZPL labels, another PDF ones) and delivery slips via the Ventor app on 8 different packing stations Efficiency 80%

21. Instead of manual printing downloaded ZPL files now, they have labels automatically printed right after order validation via the Ventor app and ship it faster Medical devices Case studies Vive Health They print custom generated shipping labels on thermal Zebra printers (ZPL files) automatically after validation of the Delivery Order via the Ventor app Efficiency 7 0%

22. They had a lot of routine printing operations in the office and warehouse. Now they spend less time while receiving and delivery goods Eco shop for beekeepers Case studies Beefun They have a custom wizard that generates product labels. Then they print labels via Odoo web interface. On packing they print shipping labels on thermal printers and delivery slips at the same time automatically after validating transfer via Odoo Barcode app Efficiency 80%

23. 01 Direct subscription from Odoo web interface to necessary printing plans (no external registration needed) Pre Built Raspberry PI installation package 02 Road map

24. Odoo Direct Print turns Odoo into real Enterprise-grade solution Conclusion We analyzed several possible solutions but then developed a product that fits every customer That already allowed more than 30 our clients automate printing routine , and ship their products faster Special focus on only one problem (printing via Odoo) results in high performance of our product

25. Questions ? Questions Download Odoo Direct Print Watch the video