feat(employee): Create User button and form.

(cherry picked from commit 3b521b74ea)

erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.js

@@ -45,6 +45,54 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Employee", {
 
 	refresh: function (frm) {
 		frm.fields_dict.date_of_birth.datepicker.update({ maxDate: new Date() });
+
+		if (!frm.is_new() && !frm.doc.user_id) {
+			frm.add_custom_button(__("Create User"), () => {
+				const dialog = new frappe.ui.Dialog({
+					title: __("Create User"),
+					fields: [
+						{
+							fieldtype: "Data",
+							fieldname: "email",
+							label: __("Email"),
+							reqd: 1,
+							default: frm.doc.company_email || frm.doc.personal_email || frm.doc.user_id,
+						},
+						{
+							fieldtype: "Check",
+							fieldname: "create_user_permission",
+							label: __("Create User Permission"),
+							default: 0,
+						},
+					],
+					primary_action_label: __("Create"),
+					primary_action: (values) => {
+						if (!values.email) {
+							frappe.msgprint(__("Email is required to create a user."));
+							return;
+						}
+
+						frappe
+							.call({
+								method: "erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.employee.create_user",
+								args: {
+									employee: frm.doc.name,
+									email: values.email,
+									create_user_permission: values.create_user_permission ? 1 : 0,
+								},
+								freeze: true,
+								freeze_message: __("Creating User..."),
+							})
+							.then(() => {
+								dialog.hide();
+								frm.reload_doc();
+							});
+					},
+				});
+
+				dialog.show();
+			});
+		}
 	},
 
 	prefered_contact_email: function (frm) {
@@ -77,24 +125,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Employee", {
 			},
 		});
 	},
-
-	create_user: function (frm) {
-		if (!frm.doc.prefered_email) {
-			frappe.throw(__("Please enter Preferred Contact Email"));
-		}
-		frappe.call({
-			method: "erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.employee.create_user",
-			args: {
-				employee: frm.doc.name,
-				email: frm.doc.prefered_email,
-			},
-			freeze: true,
-			freeze_message: __("Creating User..."),
-			callback: function (r) {
-				frm.reload_doc();
-			},
-		});
-	},
 });
 
 cur_frm.cscript = new erpnext.setup.EmployeeController({

erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.json

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   "status",
   "erpnext_user",
   "user_id",
-  "create_user",
   "create_user_permission",
   "company_details_section",
   "company",
@@ -285,12 +284,6 @@
    "label": "User ID",
    "options": "User"
   },
-  {
-   "depends_on": "eval:(!doc.user_id)",
-   "fieldname": "create_user",
-   "fieldtype": "Button",
-   "label": "Create User"
-  },
   {
    "default": "1",
    "depends_on": "user_id",
@@ -823,7 +816,7 @@
  "image_field": "image",
  "is_tree": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2025-08-29 11:52:12.819878",
+ "modified": "2026-02-16 13:06:01.752904",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Setup",
  "name": "Employee",

erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from frappe.permissions import (
 	get_doc_permissions,
 	remove_user_permission,
 )
-from frappe.utils import cstr, getdate, today, validate_email_address
+from frappe.utils import cint, cstr, getdate, today, validate_email_address
 from frappe.utils.nestedset import NestedSet
 
 from erpnext.utilities.transaction_base import delete_events
@@ -23,6 +23,93 @@ class InactiveEmployeeStatusError(frappe.ValidationError):
 
 
 class Employee(NestedSet):
+	# begin: auto-generated types
+	# This code is auto-generated. Do not modify anything in this block.
+
+	from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+	if TYPE_CHECKING:
+		from frappe.types import DF
+
+		from erpnext.setup.doctype.employee_education.employee_education import EmployeeEducation
+		from erpnext.setup.doctype.employee_external_work_history.employee_external_work_history import (
+			EmployeeExternalWorkHistory,
+		)
+		from erpnext.setup.doctype.employee_internal_work_history.employee_internal_work_history import (
+			EmployeeInternalWorkHistory,
+		)
+
+		attendance_device_id: DF.Data | None
+		bank_ac_no: DF.Data | None
+		bank_name: DF.Data | None
+		bio: DF.TextEditor | None
+		blood_group: DF.Literal["", "A+", "A-", "B+", "B-", "AB+", "AB-", "O+", "O-"]
+		branch: DF.Link | None
+		cell_number: DF.Data | None
+		company: DF.Link
+		company_email: DF.Data | None
+		contract_end_date: DF.Date | None
+		create_user_permission: DF.Check
+		ctc: DF.Currency
+		current_accommodation_type: DF.Literal["", "Rented", "Owned"]
+		current_address: DF.SmallText | None
+		date_of_birth: DF.Date
+		date_of_issue: DF.Date | None
+		date_of_joining: DF.Date
+		date_of_retirement: DF.Date | None
+		department: DF.Link | None
+		designation: DF.Link | None
+		education: DF.Table[EmployeeEducation]
+		emergency_phone_number: DF.Data | None
+		employee: DF.Data | None
+		employee_name: DF.Data | None
+		employee_number: DF.Data | None
+		encashment_date: DF.Date | None
+		external_work_history: DF.Table[EmployeeExternalWorkHistory]
+		family_background: DF.SmallText | None
+		feedback: DF.SmallText | None
+		final_confirmation_date: DF.Date | None
+		first_name: DF.Data
+		gender: DF.Link
+		health_details: DF.SmallText | None
+		held_on: DF.Date | None
+		holiday_list: DF.Link | None
+		iban: DF.Data | None
+		image: DF.AttachImage | None
+		internal_work_history: DF.Table[EmployeeInternalWorkHistory]
+		last_name: DF.Data | None
+		leave_encashed: DF.Literal["", "Yes", "No"]
+		lft: DF.Int
+		marital_status: DF.Literal["", "Single", "Married", "Divorced", "Widowed"]
+		middle_name: DF.Data | None
+		naming_series: DF.Literal["HR-EMP-"]
+		new_workplace: DF.Data | None
+		notice_number_of_days: DF.Int
+		old_parent: DF.Data | None
+		passport_number: DF.Data | None
+		permanent_accommodation_type: DF.Literal["", "Rented", "Owned"]
+		permanent_address: DF.SmallText | None
+		person_to_be_contacted: DF.Data | None
+		personal_email: DF.Data | None
+		place_of_issue: DF.Data | None
+		prefered_contact_email: DF.Literal["", "Company Email", "Personal Email", "User ID"]
+		prefered_email: DF.Data | None
+		reason_for_leaving: DF.SmallText | None
+		relation: DF.Data | None
+		relieving_date: DF.Date | None
+		reports_to: DF.Link | None
+		resignation_letter_date: DF.Date | None
+		rgt: DF.Int
+		salary_currency: DF.Link | None
+		salary_mode: DF.Literal["", "Bank", "Cash", "Cheque"]
+		salutation: DF.Link | None
+		scheduled_confirmation_date: DF.Date | None
+		status: DF.Literal["Active", "Inactive", "Suspended", "Left"]
+		unsubscribed: DF.Check
+		user_id: DF.Link | None
+		valid_upto: DF.Date | None
+	# end: auto-generated types
+
 	nsm_parent_field = "reports_to"
 
 	def autoname(self):
@@ -310,9 +397,28 @@ def deactivate_sales_person(status=None, employee=None):
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def create_user(employee, user=None, email=None):
+def create_user(employee, user=None, email=None, create_user_permission=0):
+	if not employee:
+		frappe.throw(_("Employee is required"))
+
 	emp = frappe.get_doc("Employee", employee)
 
+	if email:
+		email = cstr(email).strip().lower()
+	else:
+		email = emp.prefered_email
+
+	if not email:
+		frappe.throw(_("Email is required to create a user"))
+
+	validate_email_address(email, True)
+
+	if emp.user_id:
+		frappe.throw(_("Employee {0} already has a linked user").format(emp.name))
+
+	if frappe.db.exists("User", email):
+		frappe.throw(_("User {0} already exists").format(email))
+
 	employee_name = emp.employee_name.split(" ")
 	middle_name = last_name = ""
 
@@ -324,14 +430,14 @@ def create_user(employee, user=None, email=None):
 
 	first_name = employee_name[0]
 
-	if email:
-		emp.prefered_email = email
+	frappe.db.set_value("Employee", emp.name, "user_id", email, update_modified=False)
+	frappe.db.commit()
 
 	user = frappe.new_doc("User")
 	user.update(
 		{
 			"name": emp.employee_name,
-			"email": emp.prefered_email,
+			"email": email,
 			"enabled": 1,
 			"first_name": first_name,
 			"middle_name": middle_name,
@@ -340,11 +446,31 @@ def create_user(employee, user=None, email=None):
 			"birth_date": emp.date_of_birth,
 			"phone": emp.cell_number,
 			"bio": emp.bio,
+			"send_welcome_email": 1,
 		}
 	)
-	user.insert()
-	emp.user_id = user.name
+	user.append_roles("Employee")
+	user.insert(ignore_permissions=True)
+
+	emp.reload()
+	emp.company_email = email
+	if not emp.prefered_contact_email:
+		emp.prefered_contact_email = "Company Email"
 	emp.save()
+
+	if cint(create_user_permission):
+		if not frappe.db.exists(
+			"User Permission",
+			{"allow": "Employee", "for_value": emp.name, "user": user.name},
+		):
+			add_user_permission("Employee", emp.name, user.name)
+
+		if not frappe.db.exists(
+			"User Permission",
+			{"allow": "Company", "for_value": emp.company, "user": user.name},
+		):
+			add_user_permission("Company", emp.company, user.name)
+
 	return user.name