fix(reports): support countAmt repeat fields by grantfitzsimmons · Pull Request #8704 · specify/specify7

grantfitzsimmons · 2026-10-23T20:52:33Z

Since we cannot update Achaourova:main, this PR will be merged into main instead.

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Fixes #3434

Description

Restores Specify 6 style label repetition behaviour when printing labels.

This change adds support for:

Spreport.RepeatField repeating rows based on a field value (for example countAmt)

Spreport.RepeatCount repeating rows a fixed number of times

JRXML-based repetition using the specify.repeat.count.field property

The backend now expands report rows before sending data to the report renderer, and the report ID is passed from the UI to the report runner so stored report repetition settings can be applied.

Automated tests have been added for repeat-field expansion, repeat-count expansion, precedence rules, JRXML fallback behaviour, and end-to-end report execution.

This change restores Specify 6 label repetition behaviour using
RepeatField, RepeatCount, and the
specify.repeat.count.field JRXML property.
No database schema changes or migrations are included in this PR.

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specify7/specifyweb/specify/management/commands/run_key_migration_functions.py

Line 50 in ea04665

def fix_schema_config(stdout: WriteToStdOut | None = None):

Testing instructions

Open a label/report that has RepeatField configured to use countAmt.

Run the label against records where countAmt has different values.

Verify labels are generated according to the countAmt value.

countAmt = 3 produces 3 labels

countAmt = 2 produces 2 labels

Verify null, zero, or invalid values default to a single label.

Verify labels using RepeatCount still repeat the configured number of times.

Verify labels without repetition settings continue to behave as before.

Run the automated report runner tests.

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Reports can now repeat each result row according to a field value or a fixed repeat count. Invalid or missing values leave rows unchanged or repeat them once.
- When running a saved report, its repeat settings are applied when available; otherwise, settings embedded in the report are used.
- The selected report is retained through report setup and execution, including when query parameters are shown.

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…repeat settings

Triggered by 094f51c on branch refs/heads/issue-3434

coderabbitai · 2026-10-23T20:52:54Z

📝 Walkthrough

Report execution now repeats query result rows based on saved report settings or a repeat-field property in JRXML. The report UI passes the optional report ID to the backend, where the runner checks for a matching report and query.

Changes: Report row repetition

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pass the report ID through the report UI `specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/Report.tsx`, `specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/ForRecord.tsx`, `specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/RecordSets.tsx`, `specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/Parameters.tsx`, `specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/Run.tsx`	The report UI passes the optional report ID through the parameter and run components. The run form submits it when it is a number.
Configure row repetition `specifyweb/backend/report_runner/views.py`, `specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py`	The report runner supports repetition by a result field or fixed count. Saved `repeatfield` takes precedence over saved `repeatcount`, with JRXML used when saved settings are unavailable. Tests cover defaults, invalid values, and fallback behavior.
Match report settings and expand query results `specifyweb/backend/report_runner/views.py`, `specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py`	The runner uses saved settings only when the report and query IDs and collection scope match. It expands query results before passing them to the report runner. Endpoint tests cover matching and mismatched queries.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RunReport
  participant report_runner.run
  participant ReportLookup
  participant JasperReportsRunner
  RunReport->>report_runner.run: Submit report ID, query, and JRXML
  report_runner.run->>ReportLookup: Find matching report settings
  ReportLookup-->>report_runner.run: Return settings or no report
  report_runner.run->>report_runner.run: Expand query result rows
  report_runner.run->>JasperReportsRunner: Send expanded rows

Suggested reviewers: carolinedenis, g1rly-c0d3r

Priority: ➖ Normal

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ad3f1

The remaining issue adds avoidable test time but does not block report execution. The change is mergeable with that cleanup as a follow-up.

Pre-merge checks: 6

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main report change: support for CountAmt-driven repeated labels. It is concise and matches the pull request objectives.
Linked Issues check		Issue `#3434` requires label rows to repeat by the Preparation.CountAmt value. The change implements this requirement. Evidence: - views.py: `_expand_rows_by_field` repeats each result row by the integ…
Out of Scope Changes check		All changed areas support the label repetition objective in `#3434` and the PR objectives. - `_expand_rows_by_count` and the `Spreport.RepeatCount` precedence path implement Specify 6 fixed-count repet…
Automatic Tests		The PR adds automatic tests in `specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py`. The tests cover end-to-end report execution, repeat-field expansion, fixed repeat counts, report/query mismatch handling, JR…
Testing Instructions		The testing instructions cover the affected behavior: field-based repetition, fixed RepeatCount repetition, edge values, unchanged behavior without repetition settings, and the automated report-runner…

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #3434 requires label rows to repeat by the Preparation.CountAmt value. The change implements this requirement.

Evidence:

views.py: _expand_rows_by_field repeats each result row by the integer value of the configured field. Null, zero, and non-numeric values produce one copy. A missing field leaves the data unchanged.
views.py: run expands report_data before it calls the report renderer. The renderer therefore receives the repeated rows.
views.py: _get_report_for_repeat loads the stored Spreport record. It checks that the report ID and query ID match, and that discipline, collection, and user scope match. The stored Spreport.repeatfield is then applied.
Report.tsx, Parameters.tsx, ForRecord.tsx, RecordSets.tsx, Run.tsx: reportId flows from the report record to RunReport. RunReport submits it as a hidden reportId field. This makes the stored setting available to the backend on both the record-set and for-record paths.
Tests: the PR reports unit and integration tests for field-based expansion, null/zero/invalid defaults, and end-to-end report execution. I did not read the test file or run the tests.

Residual uncertainty: the lookup matches the stored RepeatField value against the result column names. A mismatch leaves data unchanged. The tests and the testing instructions cover this path.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

All changed areas support the label repetition objective in #3434 and the PR objectives.

_expand_rows_by_count and the Spreport.RepeatCount precedence path implement Specify 6 fixed-count repetition. The PR objectives name this behavior explicitly.
_repeat_field_from_jrxml and the specify.repeat.count.field property implement the JRXML fallback. The PR objectives name this property explicitly.
The reportId prop chain in the frontend exists only to give the backend the stored report settings.
The _get_report_for_repeat scope checks restrict which stored settings apply. They do not add unrelated behavior.

No unrelated behavior change was found in the reviewed diffs. Database schema changes are absent, as the PR description states.

Full details: Automatic Tests

Explanation

The PR adds automatic tests in specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py. The tests cover end-to-end report execution, repeat-field expansion, fixed repeat counts, report/query mismatch handling, JRXML fallback, precedence, invalid values, and missing fields.

Full details: Testing Instructions

Explanation

The testing instructions cover the affected behavior: field-based repetition, fixed RepeatCount repetition, edge values, unchanged behavior without repetition settings, and the automated report-runner suite. The manual report workflow also exercises the changed frontend path that submits the report ID. The changed tests confirm backend expansion, JRXML fallback, precedence, and query/report validation.

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grantfitzsimmons · 2026-10-23T20:53:46Z

See reviews on #8563

+def _repeat_field_from_jrxml(report_jrxml):
+    """Return the field named by the jrxml repeat-count property, or None."""
+    try:
+        root = ET.fromstring(report_jrxml)


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specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py: 1
376-376: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use SimpleTestCase for the four pure-helper test classes.

ApiTests runs MainSetupTearDown.setUp before every test. That setup writes an institution, division, tree definitions, discipline, collection, user, agent, and five collection objects. The four helper test classes do not use any of these objects. They call only the pure _expand_rows_* helpers with dicts, lists, and Mock objects. Switching them to SimpleTestCase removes the unused setup from 19 tests. It also makes any accidental database access in these tests fail.
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-from django.test import Client, override_settings
+from django.test import Client, SimpleTestCase, override_settings
-class TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount(SimpleTestCase):
-class TestExpandRowsByField(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsByField(SimpleTestCase):
-class TestExpandRowsByCount(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsByCount(SimpleTestCase):
-class TestExpandRowsForRepeat(ApiTests):
+class TestExpandRowsForRepeat(SimpleTestCase):
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Review comment at @specifyweb/backend/report_runner/tests.py at line 376:
Change the four pure-helper test classes—TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount,
TestExpandRowsByField, TestExpandRowsByCount, and TestExpandRowsForRepeat—to
inherit from Django’s SimpleTestCase instead of ApiTests, and import
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classes—TestExpandRowsForRepeatCount, TestExpandRowsByField,
TestExpandRowsByCount, and TestExpandRowsForRepeat—to inherit from Django’s
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specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Reports/RecordSets.tsx
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AChaourova and others added 6 commits September 7, 2026 10:12

Add repeat-count row expansion for report runner multilabel printing

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Make label repeat honor spreport RepeatField/RepeatCount for Sp6 comp…

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Triggered by 094f51c on branch refs/heads/issue-3434

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Fix label printing when using countAmt repeat fields #8563

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def _repeat_field_from_jrxml(report_jrxml):

"""Return the field named by the jrxml repeat-count property, or None."""

try:

root = ET.fromstring(report_jrxml)

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