Installation
Install the server-side rendering add-on and its runtime dependency.
Server-Side Rendering
What is the Server-Side Rendering add-on?
Section titled “What is the Server-Side Rendering add-on?”The Server-Side Rendering module is an optional add-on for Omni Report. When installed, it lets Odoo generate PDFs from your Omni Designer templates on the server, without any browser involved. It is fully backward compatible: if you uninstall it, your environment returns to pure client-side rendering.
This capability is designed for unattended scenarios where no one is standing in front of the designer.
When rendering happens on the server
Section titled “When rendering happens on the server”Server-side rendering covers the following scenarios:
- Email attachments - When an email template sends an Omni Designer report as a PDF attachment, the PDF is generated on the server.
- Send by Email - Sending a report by email from a record generates the PDF on the server.
- Scheduled workflows - Scheduled actions, automated actions, and queue jobs render reports on the server at the configured time.
- Print menu action - The Print menu renders server-side by default, and can be switched to client-side in Settings (see Configuration).
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Server-side rendering generates PDFs without opening the designer
The same engine, the same template
Section titled “The same engine, the same template”Both client-side and server-side rendering use the same engine and the same template. The only difference is where the rendering runs:
- Email, Send by Email, and scheduled workflows always render server-side, regardless of Settings.
- Print menu action defaults to server-side and can be switched to client-side.
Because the engine and template are shared, the output is consistent across client and server.