inventree-docs/docs/report/context_variables.md

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Context Variables

Context Variables

Report

!!! info "Specific Report Context" Specific report types may have additional context variables, see below.

Each report has access to a number of context variables by default. The following context variables are provided to every report template:

Variable	Description
date	Current date, represented as a Python datetime.date object
datetime	Current datetime, represented as a Python datetime object
default_page_size	InvenTree default page size variable
report_name	Name of the report template
report_description	Description of the report template
report_revision	Revision of the report template
request	Django request object
user	User who made the request to render the template

Build

In addition to the default report context variables, the following context variables are made available to the build order report template for rendering:

Variable	Description
build	The Build object the report is being generated against
part	The Part object that the build references
reference	The build order reference string
quantity	Build order quantity

Label

Certain types of labels have different context variables then other labels.

Stock Item Label

The following variables are made available to the StockItem label template:

Variable	Description
item	The StockItem object itself
part	The Part object which is referenced by the StockItem object
name	The name field of the associated Part object
ipn	The IPN field of the associated Part object
revision	The revision field of the associated Part object
quantity	The quantity field of the StockItem object
serial	The serial field of the StockItem object
uid	The uid field of the StockItem object
tests	Dict object of TestResult data associated with the StockItem
parameters	Dict object containing the parameters associated with the base Part

Stock Location Label

The following variables are made available to the StockLocation label template:

Variable	Description
location	The StockLocation object itself

Parts

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Part

Each part object has access to a lot of context variables about the part. The following context variables are provided when accessing a Part object:

Variable	Description
name	Brief name for this part
full_name	Full name for this part (including IPN, if not null and including variant, if not null)
variant	Optional variant number for this part - Must be unique for the part name
category	The PartCategory object to which this part belongs
description	Longer form description of the part
keywords	Optional keywords for improving part search results
IPN	Internal part number (optional)
revision	Part revision
is_template	If True, this part is a 'template' part
link	Link to an external page with more information about this part (e.g. internal Wiki)
image	Image of this part
default_location	The default StockLocation object where the item is normally stored (may be null)
default_supplier	The default SupplierPart which should be used to procure and stock this part
default_expiry	The default expiry duration for any StockItem instances of this part
minimum_stock	Minimum preferred quantity to keep in stock
units	Units of measure for this part (default='pcs')
salable	Can this part be sold to customers?
assembly	Can this part be build from other parts?
component	Can this part be used to make other parts?
purchaseable	Can this part be purchased from suppliers?
trackable	Trackable parts can have unique serial numbers assigned, etc, etc
active	Is this part active? Parts are deactivated instead of being deleted
virtual	Is this part "virtual"? e.g. a software product or similar
notes	Additional notes field for this part
creation_date	Date that this part was added to the database
creation_user	User who added this part to the database
responsible	User who is responsible for this part (optional)
starred	Wether the part is starred or not
disabled	Wether the part is disabled or not
total_stock	The total amount in stock
quantity_being_built	The amount being built
required_build_order_quantity	The amount required for build orders
allocated_build_order_quantity	The amount allocated for build orders
required_sales_order_quantity	The amount required for sales orders
allocated_sales_order_quantity	The amount allocated for sales orders
available	Wether the part is available or not
on_order	The amount that are on order
required	The total amount required for build orders and sales orders
allocated	The total amount allocated for build orders and sales orders

Part Category

Variable	Description
name	Name of this category
parent	Parent category
default_location	Default StockLocation object for parts in this category or child categories
default_keywords	Default keywords for parts created in this category

Stock

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StockItem

Variable	Description
parent	Link to another StockItem from which this StockItem was created
uid	Field containing a unique-id which is mapped to a third-party identifier (e.g. a barcode)
part	Link to the master abstract Part that this StockItem is an instance of
supplier_part	Link to a specific SupplierPart (optional)
location	The StockLocation Where this StockItem is located
quantity	Number of stocked units
batch	Batch number for this StockItem
serial	Unique serial number for this StockItem
link	Optional URL to link to external resource
updated	Date that this stock item was last updated (auto)
expiry_date	Expiry date of the StockItem (optional)
stocktake_date	Date of last stocktake for this item
stocktake_user	User that performed the most recent stocktake
review_needed	Flag if StockItem needs review
delete_on_deplete	If True, StockItem will be deleted when the stock level gets to zero
status	Status of this StockItem (ref: InvenTree.status_codes.StockStatus)
notes	Extra notes field
build	Link to a Build (if this stock item was created from a build)
is_building	Boolean field indicating if this stock item is currently being built (or is "in production")
purchase_order	Link to a PurchaseOrder (if this stock item was created from a PurchaseOrder)
infinite	If True this StockItem can never be exhausted
sales_order	Link to a SalesOrder object (if the StockItem has been assigned to a SalesOrder)
purchase_price	The unit purchase price for this StockItem - this is the unit price at time of purchase (if this item was purchased from an external supplier)
packaging	Description of how the StockItem is packaged (e.g. "reel", "loose", "tape" etc)

StockLocation

Variable	Description
barcode	Brief payload data (e.g. for labels)
item_count	Simply returns the number of stock items in this location.

Suppliers

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Supplier

Variable	Description

SupplierPart

Variable	Description
part	Link to the master Part (Obsolete)
source_item	The sourcing StockItem linked to this SupplierPart instance
supplier	Supplier that supplies this part
SKU	Stock keeping unit (supplier part number)
link	Link to external website for this supplier part
description	Descriptive notes field
note	Longer form note field
base_cost	Base charge added to order independent of quantity e.g. "Reeling Fee"
multiple	Multiple that the part is provided in
lead_time	Supplier lead time
packaging	packaging that the part is supplied in, e.g. "Reel"
pretty_name	The IPN, supplier name, supplier SKU and (if not null) manufacturer string joined by `
unit_pricing	The price for one unit.
price_breaks	Return the associated price breaks in the correct order
has_price_breaks	Wether this SupplierPart has price breaks
manufacturer_string	Format a MPN string for this SupplierPart. Concatenates manufacture name and part number.

Manufacturers

!!! incomplete "TODO" This section requires further work

Manufacturer

Variable	Description

ManufacturerPart

Variable	Description

Orders

!!! incomplete "TODO" This section requires further work

PurchaseOrder

Variable	Description

SalesOrder

Variable	Description