The pdf module provides simple tools to export pdf from django admin views Two different kinds of pdf can be automatically generated:

• a list of models, from the admin change_list view
• a model, from the admin change_view view

In the first case, an action is added to the change list "Export selected (csv)" The list of fields to export is found by looking for, in order of priority: - modeladmin.export_pdf_fields - modeladmin.export_fields - modeladmin.list_display

In the second case, the usage of StarmatoModelAdmin change_form template is required to display an extra action bar before the usual one (to save the model). This bar contains a button to a view that prints the model using the fieldsets defined in the modeladmin.

1. Add starmato.pdf to your settings like this:

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        ...
        'django.contrib.admin',
        'starmato.admin',
    'starmato.pdf',
    )
   

2. Use StarmatoPDFAdmin:

   from starmato.admin.options import StarmatoModelAdmin from starmato.pdf.options import StarmatoPDFAdmin

    class MyAdmin(StarmatoModelAdmin, StarmatoPDFAdmin):
   

   StarmatoPDFAdmin gets the list of fields to export by looking for, in order of priority:

   • modeladmin.export_pdf_fields
   • modeladmin.export_fields
   • modeladmin.list_display

3. Customize by defining your list of fields:

    class MyAdmin(StarmatoModelAdmin, StarmatoPDFAdmin):
      def print_list_action(self, request, queryset):
    	return print_list(request, queryset, self)
   
      export_pdf_fields = ('field1', 'field3', 'field4')
   

4. Customize by defining your own exportation function:

    class MyAdmin(StarmatoModelAdmin, StarmatoPDFAdmin):
      def print_list_action(self, request, queryset):
    	...