# Hide ir.action.keyword depending on State

**URL:** https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096
**Category:** Developer
**Tags:** ir
**Created:** [March 18, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096 "2022-03-18T07:52:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![pandasloth](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecb155/32.png) [@pandasloth](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/pandasloth)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096/1 "2022-03-18T07:52:48Z")

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Hello,

How do I set this print report to invisible depending on its state?

 ![image](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/649fbdfe86a02efba71bbfed622fad84b4f3bf34.png)

```
    <record model="ir.action.keyword" id="keyword_purchase_requisition">
        <field name="keyword">form_print</field>
        <field name="model">purchase.requisition,-1</field>
        <field name="action" ref="report_purchase_requisition"/>
    </record>

```

Best regards

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### Author: ![oscarQ](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/user_avatar/discuss.tryton.org/oscarq/32/413_2.png) [@oscarQ](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/oscarQ)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096/2 "2022-03-18T08:28:10Z")

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AFAIK it’s not doable. An alternative is to override a report class function (like the [execute](https://github.com/tryton/trytond/blob/develop/trytond/report/report.py#L136) one) to check the state and show a warning to the user in order to prevent the print. Anyway, I am not sure if it is a good practice, maybe someone else can confirm which is the best way to achieve it.

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### Author: ![ced](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/user_avatar/discuss.tryton.org/ced/32/1237_2.png) [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096/3 "2022-03-18T08:50:39Z")

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Indeed the alternative is to use a button action with a states (and to add the button to the views form and list).

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### Author: ![oscarQ](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/user_avatar/discuss.tryton.org/oscarq/32/413_2.png) [@oscarQ](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/oscarQ)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096/4 "2022-03-18T09:09:48Z")

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You are right, this solution fits better with the Tryton framework, however it can create confusión for the user who expects to find the report always in the same place.

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### Author: ![ced](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/user_avatar/discuss.tryton.org/ced/32/1237_2.png) [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096/5 "2022-03-18T09:17:13Z")

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I do not think there is a valid use case for a conditional report. A report is just displaying record on a printable format (just like there is not conditional usage of a form view).

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### Author: ![pandasloth](https://discuss-cdn.tryton.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecb155/32.png) [@pandasloth](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/pandasloth)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/hide-ir-action-keyword-depending-on-state/5096/6 "2022-03-22T07:00:23Z")

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Thank you for your kind suggestion.

It was because our user gave a feedback that it was an eyesore.