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Odoo 12 Development Essentials

You're reading from   Odoo 12 Development Essentials Fast-track your Odoo development skills to build powerful business applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789532470
Length 404 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Quick Start Using the Developer Mode FREE CHAPTER 2. Preparing the Development Environment 3. Your First Odoo Application 4. Extending Modules 5. Import, Export, and Module Data 6. Models – Structuring the Application Data 7. Recordsets – Working with Model Data 8. Business Logic – Supporting Business Processes 9. External API – Integrating with Other Systems 10. Backend Views – Designing the User Interface 11. Kanban Views and Client-Side QWeb 12. Reports and Server-Side QWeb 13. Creating Website Frontend Features 14. Deploying and Maintaining Production Instances 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Creating a new addon module

An addon module is a directory containing the files that implement some Odoo features. It can add new features or modify existing ones.

The addon module directory must contain a manifest, or descriptor file, named __manifest__.py, plus the other module files.

Some module addons are featured as apps. These represent applications available for Odoo, and usually add their own top-level menu item. They provide the core elements for a functional area, such as CRM or HR. Because of this, they are highlighted in the Odoo Apps menu. On the other hand, non-app module addons are expected to add features to these apps.

If your module adds new or major functionality to Odoo, it probably should be an app. If the module just makes changes to the functionality of an existing app, it probably should be a regular addon module.

To create a new module, we will:

  1. Ensure...
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