In the ERPNext project management module, I have a project called Chicken Production. Within this project, we have several tasks, including vaccination, cleaning, feeding, and egg collection. Many of these tasks need to be repeated daily or at least every week. Let’s focus on the egg collection task, which occurs every day. Considering that the entire chicken production project lasts for approximately 8 months, I need assistance in setting up automatic weekly repetition for the egg collection tasks. This ERPNext system is causing me some trouble, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hello @Me-key-us ,
This can be accomplished through the auto-repeat feature in Frappe.
- Begin by creating a reference document within the Task.
- Enable the “Allow Repeat” option for Task in the Customize Form.
Initially, you will find an option to Repeat directly within the document itself.
Alternatively, navigate directly to the Auto Repeat document itself.
thank you so much brother but the problem is that the Repeat option isn’t showing up after I allowed auto-repeat.
You can verify if it has been saved by refreshing the page.
Does this work as expected for you?
I can repeat a completed task this way, but the new task is still marked as completed. We need a way to auto-update the status and start/end dates of the task, something like this:
If you’ve found a way to work around this, please let me know! I want to use ERPNext tasks, but it’s not really feasible without a working repeat flow.
You might want to check if the Task doctype has the Repeat section hidden in the layout even after enabling Allow Repeat. I’ve had cases where I had to clear cache and reload for the field to show up. For auto-updating dates and status, I ended up using a small server script that tweaks the new task right after it’s created, since the built-in repeat is pretty barebones.