diff --git a/frappe/utils/print_format.py b/frappe/utils/print_format.py
index 652b8804ab..ca6ff8c2d3 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/print_format.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/print_format.py
@@ -17,17 +17,64 @@ standard_format = "templates/print_formats/standard.html"
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def download_multi_pdf(doctype, name, format=None):
-	# name can include names of many docs of the same doctype.
+	"""
+	Concatenate multiple docs as PDF .
+
+	Returns a PDF compiled by concatenating multiple documents. The documents
+	can be from a single DocType or multiple DocTypes
+
+	Note: The design may seem a little weird, but it exists exists to
+		ensure backward compatibility. The correct way to use this function is to
+		pass a dict to doctype as described below
+
+	NEW FUNCTIONALITY
+	=================
+	Parameters:
+	doctype (dict):
+		key (string): DocType name
+		value (list): of strings of doc names which need to be concatenated and printed
+	name (string):
+		name of the pdf which is generated
+	format:
+		Print Format to be used
+
+	Returns:
+	PDF: A PDF generated by the concatenation of the mentioned input docs
+
+	OLD FUNCTIONALITY - soon to be deprecated
+	=========================================
+	Parameters:
+	doctype (string):
+		name of the DocType to which the docs belong which need to be printed
+	name (string or list):
+		If string the name of the doc which needs to be printed
+		If list the list of strings of doc names which needs to be printed
+	format:
+		Print Format to be used
+
+	Returns:
+	PDF: A PDF generated by the concatenation of the mentioned input docs
+	"""
 
 	import json
-	result = json.loads(name)
-
-	# Concatenating pdf files
 	output = PdfFileWriter()
-	for i, ss in enumerate(result):
-		output = frappe.get_print(doctype, ss, format, as_pdf = True, output = output)
 
-	frappe.local.response.filename = "{doctype}.pdf".format(doctype=doctype.replace(" ", "-").replace("/", "-"))
+	if not isinstance(doctype, dict):
+		result = json.loads(name)
+
+		# Concatenating pdf files
+		for i, ss in enumerate(result):
+			output = frappe.get_print(doctype, ss, format, as_pdf = True, output = output)
+		frappe.local.response.filename = "{doctype}.pdf".format(doctype=doctype.replace(" ", "-").replace("/", "-"))
+	else:
+		for doctype_name in doctype:
+			for doc_name in doctype[doctype_name]:
+				try:
+					output = frappe.get_print(doctype_name, doc_name, format, as_pdf = True, output = output)
+				except Exception:
+					frappe.log_error("Permission Error on doc {} of doctype {}".format(doc_name, doctype_name))
+		frappe.local.response.filename = "{}.pdf".format(name)
+
 	frappe.local.response.filecontent = read_multi_pdf(output)
 	frappe.local.response.type = "download"