How to overwrite the core file to remove the timezone from the print to pdf file, How can we do this through the customization?

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How to overwrite the core file to remove the timezone from the print to pdf file, How can we do this through the customization? 
 Path: sugar\modules\Reports\sugarpdf\sugarpdf.reports.php 
 Code : $this->SetHeaderData(PDF_SMALL_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_SMALL_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, $this->bean->name, $timedate->getNow(true) ")); 
 $timedate->getNow(true) instead of this we need to replace "date("D M j G:i:s")

Gurpreet Singh · Accepted Answer

Ah okay, looks like you're export summation+details, so the file you have to override is sugarpdf.summary_combo.php . sugarpdf.summary.php is just plain Summation report. 
 You can see in the right top corner of the report, which mentions the "Report Type".

Here are the 4 report types and their corresponding PDF generation files:

Report Type 
 PDF Template File

Rows & Columns 
 sugarpdf.listview.php

Summation 
 sugarpdf.summary.php

Summation with Details 
 sugarpdf.summary_combo.php

Matrix 
 sugarpdf.summary.php

^ Gurpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh · Answer

Ah, my bad. I didn't try this out myself. How about I let you figure this out yourself? Here is a hint - https://support.sugarcrm.com/Documentation/Sugar_Developer/Sugar_Developer_Guide_10.1/Architecture/Module_Loader/Module_Loader_Restriction_Alternatives /

Gurpreet Singh · Answer

Unfortunately it is not possible to override such file, once this very class is extended by all PDF Report classes. 
 But you can extend the sub classes in order to override the method preDisplay, where you are able to redefine setHeaderData accordingly.

Gurpreet Singh · Answer

Hi Gurpreet Singh , 
 Though it is not possible to edit the sugarpdf.reports.php , it is actually being extended by other sub-classes, which is the one you have to override. But - the only downside is that, you have to copy the whole file into your custom folder and customize it. 
 For example, for Summary report, the PDF file used is modules/Reports/sugarpdf/sugarpdf.summary.php , which extends sugarpdf.reports.php . So in order to override the report, you can copy the file from modules folder into custom/modules/Reports/sugarpdf/sugarpdf.summary.php and modify the preDisplay section to set the header that you need, eg: 
 <?php

class ReportsSugarpdfSummary extends ReportsSugarpdfReports
{
 function preDisplay()
 {
 parent::preDisplay();

 //Set PDF document properties
 if ($this->bean->name == "untitled") {
 $this->SetHeaderData(PDF_SMALL_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_SMALL_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, $app_list_strings['moduleList'][$this->bean->module], date("D M j G:i:s"));
 } else {
 $this->SetHeaderData(PDF_SMALL_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_SMALL_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, $this->bean->name, date("D M j G:i:s"));
 }
 }

 function display()
 {
// ... Copy and paste the code from modules/Reports/sugarpdf/sugarpdf.summary.php
 }
}

But - there is a downside to this method. Sugar currently doesn't accept custom class names, so you have to copy the entire file (with the same ClassName) from modules/Reports folder into the custom folder - which adds additional work of merge/update during Sugar Upgrades.