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Odoo 12 Development Essentials

By : Daniel Reis

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Odoo 12 Development Essentials

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By: Daniel Reis

Overview of this book

Odoo is one of the best platforms for open source ERP and CRM. Its latest version, Odoo 12, brings with it new features and updates in Python packages to develop more customizable applications with additional cloud capabilities. The book begins by covering the development essentials for building business applications. You will start your journey by learning how to install and configure Odoo, and then transition from having no specific knowledge of Odoo to being ready for application development. You will develop your first Odoo application and understand topics such as models and views. Odoo 12 Development Essentials will also guide you in using server APIs to add business logic, helping you lay a solid foundation for advanced topics. As you progress through the chapters, you will be equipped to build and customize your applications and explore the new features in Odoo 12, such as cloud integration, to scale your business applications. You will get insights into building business logic and integrating various APIs into your application. By the end of the book, you will be able to build a business application from scratch by using the latest version of Odoo.

Preface

Preface

Who this book is for

What this book covers

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Quick Start Using the Developer Mode

Quick Start Using the Developer Mode

Technical requirements

Introducing the to-do list project

Basic concepts

Preparing a basic work environment

Modifying an existing model to add a field

Creating a new Model

Configuring access control security

Creating menu items

Creating views

Summary

Questions

Preparing the Development Environment

Preparing the Development Environment

Technical requirements

Setting up a host for the Odoo server

Installing Odoo from source

Managing Odoo databases

More server configuration options

Installing additional modules

Installing Odoo in a Python virtual environment

The server development mode

Summary

Your First Odoo Application

Your First Odoo Application

Technical requirements

Overview of the library project

Creating a new addon module

Creating a new application

Adding automated tests

The model layer

Setting up access security

The view layer

The business logic layer

Web pages and controllers

Summary

Questions

Further Reading

Extending Modules

Extending Modules

Technical requirements

Learning project – extending the Library app

In-place Model extension

Modifying Views and data

More Model inheritance mechanisms

Extending Python methods

Extending web controllers and templates

Summary

Questions

Further reading

Import, Export, and Module Data

Import, Export, and Module Data

Technical requirements

Understanding the external identifier concept

Exporting and importing CSV data files

Adding module data

Using XML data files

Summary

Questions

Further reading

Models – Structuring the Application Data

Models – Structuring the Application Data

Technical requirements

Learning project – improving the Library app

Creating models

Creating fields

Relationships between models

Computed fields

Model constraints

About the Odoo base Models

Summary

Recordsets – Working with Model Data

Recordsets – Working with Model Data

Technical requirements

Using the shell command

The execution environment

Querying data with recordsets and domains

Accessing data on recordsets

Writing on records

Composing recordsets

Low-level SQL and database transactions

Summary

Business Logic – Supporting Business Processes

Business Logic – Supporting Business Processes

Technical requirements

Learning project – the library_checkout module

Using stages for document-centered workflows

The ORM method decorators

Using the ORM built-in methods

The message and activity features

Creating a wizard

Using log messages

Raising exceptions

Unit tests

Development tools

Summary

Further reading

External API – Integrating with Other Systems

External API – Integrating with Other Systems

Technical requirements

Learning project – a client to catalogue books

Setting up Python on the client machine

Connecting to Odoo API using XML-RPC

Running server methods using XML-RPC

Search and read API methods

The Library client XML-RPC interface

The Library client user interface

Using the OdooRPC library

About the ERPpeek client

Summary

Further reading

Backend Views – Designing the User Interface

Backend Views – Designing the User Interface

Technical requirements

Menu items

Window Actions

Form view structure

Fields

Buttons

Dynamic view elements

List views

Search views

Other view types

Summary

Further reading

Kanban Views and Client-Side QWeb

Kanban Views and Client-Side QWeb

Technical requirements

About Kanban boards

Designing Kanban views

The QWeb template language

Inheritance on Kanban views

Custom CSS and JavaScript assets

Summary

Further reading

Reports and Server-Side QWeb

Reports and Server-Side QWeb

Technical requirements

Installing wkhtmltopdf

Creating business reports

QWeb report templates

Presenting data in reports

Rendering images

Report totals

Defining paper formats

Enabling language translation in reports

Reports based on custom SQL

Summary

Further reading

Creating Website Frontend Features

Creating Website Frontend Features

Technical requirements

Learning project – the Library self-service

Our first web page

Building websites

Summary

Further reading

Deploying and Maintaining Production Instances

Deploying and Maintaining Production Instances

Technical requirements

Installing Odoo from source code

Setting up Odoo as a system service

Setting up an nginx reverse proxy

Configuring and enforcing HTTPS

Server and module updates

Summary

Further reading

Assessments

Assessments

Chapter 1

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

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