This module is intended as a base engine for other modules to use it, so
no direct result if you are a user.

## If you are a developer

To learn from an example, just check the [demo
report](https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/blob/13.0/report_xml/demo/demo_report.xml)
on GitHub for the model `res.company` or check it in interface from
companies views.

To develop with this module, you need to:

-   Create a module.
-   Make it depend on this one.
-   Follow [instructions to create
    reports](https://www.odoo.com/documentation/13.0/reference/reports.html)
    having in mind that the `report_type` field in your
    `ir.actions.report` record must be `qweb-xml`.

In case you want to create a [custom
report](https://www.odoo.com/documentation/13.0/reference/reports.html#custom-reports),
the instructions remain the same as for HTML reports, and the method
that you must override is also called `_get_report_values`, even when
this time you are creating a XML report.

You can make your custom report inherit `report.report_xml.abstract`,
name it in such way `report.<module.report_name>`. Also you can add a
XSD file for report validation into `xsd_schema` field of your report
(check [report
definition](https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/blob/13.0/report_xml/demo/report.xml))
and have XSD automatic checking for free.

You can customize rendering process and validation way via changing
logic of `generate_report` and `validate_report` methods in your report
class.

You can visit
`http://<server-address>/report/xml/<module.report_name>/<ids>` to see
your XML report online as a web page.

For further information, please visit:

-   <https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1>
-   <https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine>