A build-to-order ERPNext app that turns print enquiries into costed estimates, drives plates and press jobs through the shop floor, and tracks paper stock and wastage. ECOSIRE scopes, builds, installs, and supports it on your Frappe/ERPNext v15 or v16 site. Built to order by ECOSIRE for ERPNext v15, v16 — indicative price from $499.00 USD; request a quote for a scoped proposal.

A build-to-order ERPNext app that turns print enquiries into costed estimates, drives plates and press jobs through the shop floor, and tracks paper stock and wastage. ECOSIRE scopes, builds, installs, and supports it on your Frappe/ERPNext v15 or v16 site.
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Printing businesses lose money in the gaps ERPNext core was never designed to close. A quotation for a print job is not a simple Item line — it is a calculation across sheet size, paper GSM, ups/imposition, number of colours, plate count, ink coverage, lamination, die-cutting and binding, plus a wastage allowance that varies by run length. Out of the box, ERPNext gives you Quotation, Sales Order, Work Order and Stock Entry, but nothing that estimates a print job or models a plate. Estimators fall back to spreadsheets, the shop floor works off printed job bags, and paper wastage never reconciles against stock. That disconnect is exactly where margin leaks.
`Print Job Estimate` DocType capturing trim size, paper Item + GSM, ups/imposition, colours front/back, and finishing operations in one structured record
Server-side costing engine (whitelisted method) computing sheets required, make-ready + running wastage, plate count, ink/consumable cost, machine time and finishing cost into a target-margin sell price
`hooks.py` on-submit doc event that generates a linked native ERPNext `Quotation`, keeping taxes, terms and print formats intact
`Plate` DocType tracking CTP output status, plate count per job, and plate re-use across repeat runs
`Press Operation` and `Finishing Operation` child tables scheduled against ERPNext work centres and operators
Scheduler event that rolls the production board forward daily and flags jobs at risk of missing the promised delivery date
ECOSIRE builds a proper Frappe app — printing_press — installed onto your existing ERPNext site as a versioned module, not a throwaway customization. At its heart is a Print Job Estimate DocType that captures the print specification (trim size, paper Item and GSM, ups per sheet, colours front/back, finishing operations) and runs a server-side costing engine as a whitelisted method: it computes sheets required including make-ready and running wastage, plate count, ink and consumable cost, machine time on each press, and finishing cost, then rolls those into a sell price at your target margin. A hooks.py doc event on submit generates the linked ERPNext Quotation, so the native sales pipeline, taxes, and print formats keep working unchanged.
Once a job is won, the app drives it through production. Child DocTypes model Plate records (with CTP output status and re-use tracking), Press Operation and Finishing Operation rows are scheduled against work centres, and a scheduler event (scheduler_events in hooks.py) rolls forward the production board and flags jobs at risk of missing their delivery date. Paper is consumed as real ERPNext Stock Entry documents so on-hand reels and sheets stay accurate, and actual wastage is captured against each job and compared to the estimated allowance — giving you a true wastage percentage per press and per operator. Role profiles and permission rules keep estimators, pre-press, and press operators scoped to their own DocTypes, and client scripts streamline data entry on the estimate and job forms. Everything is reachable over the Frappe REST API and whitelisted methods, so a shop-floor tablet or an MIS dashboard can read and update jobs.
Because this is build-to-order, you are not downloading a generic app and hoping it fits. After a short scoping call we confirm your paper catalogue, press list, finishing operations and costing formulas, then build the app to that specification, install it on a staging copy of your site for UAT, and hand over the git repository along with documentation and training. Typical delivery is 2 to 4 weeks from confirmed scope, and we support the app through your go-live and beyond on Frappe/ERPNext v15 and v16.
Sheet-fed and packaging printers who quote complex jobs across paper, colours, plates and finishing daily, and need estimates that reconcile against real paper stock and press capacity instead of spreadsheets.
The people who own quoting accuracy and margin. They need a costing engine that captures make-ready and running wastage, plate counts and machine time, and pushes a clean ERPNext Quotation without re-keying.
Managers scheduling plates, presses and finishing lines against delivery dates. They need a production board, at-risk flags, and per-press/per-operator wastage visibility to keep jobs on time and on cost.
Businesses already on ERPNext v15/v16 who want print MIS built into the same system as sales, stock and accounts, delivered as a maintainable Frappe app with source-code handover, not a locked black box.
Kaufen Sie die Lizenz auf ecosire.com und laden Sie die ZIP-Datei der Printing Press & Pre-Press Management-App von Ihrem Konto-Dashboard herunter.
Extrahieren Sie die ZIP-Datei in den Apps-Ordner Ihrer Bank oder führen Sie „bench get-app“ mit dem Pfad zur extrahierten App aus.
Führen Sie „bench --site SITE_NAME install-app APP_NAME“ gefolgt von „bench migrate“ aus, um Printing Press & Pre-Press Management zu installieren und sein Schema anzuwenden.
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| Kriterium | ECOSIRE | Benutzerdefinierter Build | Konkurrent | Odoo Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print job estimation | Structured `Print Job Estimate` DocType with server-side costing | Possible but you design and build the whole engine | Generic or partial; rarely matches your costing rules | |
| Plate & pre-press tracking | `Plate` DocType with CTP status and re-use tracking | Buildable if you scope and fund it | Usually absent or bolted on | |
| Paper wastage tracking | Estimated vs actual per job, press and operator | Depends on your build effort | Rarely reconciled to stock | |
| Press & finishing scheduling | Operations scheduled to work centres with at-risk flags | You build the board and logic | Basic if present | |
| ERPNext integration | Native Quotation, Sales Order and Stock Entry via hooks | You wire and maintain the integrations | Varies; may sit in its own silo | |
| Source code & ownership | Full source + git repository handover | You own it but carry all build cost | Often closed or licence-locked | |
| Delivery time | 2–4 weeks build-to-order from confirmed scope | Months of in-house development | Instant install but poor fit | |
| Support & updates | Post-go-live window + optional ongoing support | Your team maintains everything | Vendor-dependent, variable |
This is a build-to-order app, so it is built to your specification rather than downloaded ready-made. Typical delivery is 2 to 4 weeks from confirmed scope — the range depends on how many paper types, presses, finishing operations and costing rules we implement. We agree the scope and timeline in writing after the scoping call before any build starts.
No. ECOSIRE designs, builds, installs and tests the `printing_press` Frappe app specifically for your business. You receive installable source code and the git repository, so it behaves like a first-class app on your site — not a rented black box you cannot modify.
Every build includes a post-go-live support window for bug fixes and adjustments. Beyond that we offer ongoing support and enhancement agreements. Because you hold the git repository and full source, your own team or any Frappe developer can also maintain it — you are never locked in.
We build and test against Frappe/ERPNext v15 and v16. We confirm your exact version and hosting (Frappe Cloud, self-hosted, or on-premise) during scoping and target that version so the app installs cleanly via bench and stays upgrade-friendly.
Yes — that is the point. Estimates generate native ERPNext `Quotation` and `Sales Order` documents, paper is consumed through real `Stock Entry` documents, and finishing is scheduled against your work centres. Print MIS lives inside ERPNext instead of a separate silo, so accounts and inventory stay accurate.
Yes. The costing engine is configured to your make-ready and running-wastage rates, paper GSM and pricing, plate costs, machine hourly rates and target margins. We capture these during scoping and implement them in the server-side calculation so estimates reflect how your shop actually prices work.
A short scoping call, access to a staging copy of your ERPNext site (or details to provision one), your paper catalogue, press and finishing list, and a few sample jobs with the way you currently cost them. From there we confirm scope, then build, test on staging, and hand over.
A build-to-order ERPNext app that turns print enquiries into costed estimates, drives plates and press jobs through the shop floor, and tracks paper stock and wastage. ECOSIRE scopes, builds, installs, and supports it on your Frappe/ERPNext v15 or v16 site.