Index

A

• abstract Models
  • using, for reusable Model features / Using abstract Models for reusable Model features, How it works...
• access
  • limiting, to fields / Limiting access to fields in models, How it works...
  • restricting, to web accessible paths / Restricting access to web accessible paths, How it works...
• Access Security
  • adding / Adding Access Security, How it works…
• actions
  • parameters, passing to / Getting ready
• act window / There's more...
• addon module file structure
  • organizing / Organizing the addon module file structure, How it works...
• addon module manifest
  • completing / Completing the addon module manifest, How it works...
• addon modules
  • installing, web interface used / From the web interface
  • installing, from command line / From the command line
  • installing, from GitHub / Installing addon modules from GitHub, How it works…
  • creating / Creating and installing a new addon module, How it works...
  • installing / Creating and installing a new addon module, How it works...
• addon modules list
  • updating / Updating the addon modules list, How to do it…, How it works…
• addons
  • installing / Addon installation
  • updating / Addon update
  • changes, applying to / Applying changes to addons, How it works…
• addons path
  • configuring / Configuring the addons path, How to do it…, How it works…
• addon updates / Addon updates and data migration
• API decorators
  • using / Defining model methods and using the API decorators, How to do it..., How it works...
• attrs
  • dynamic form elements / Dynamic form elements using attrs
• automated actions
  • using, on time conditions / Using automated actions on time conditions, How to do it..., How it works...
  • using, on event conditions / Using automated actions on event conditions, How to do it..., How it works...

B

• backups / Backups
• base language / How it works...
• bootstrap
  • reference / See also
• buildout
  • using, for repeatable builds / Using buildout for repeatable builds, How to do it..., How it works...
  • temporary merges / Temporary merges
  • freezing / Freezing a buildout
  • reference / See also
• business logic
  • extending, defined in Model / Extending the business logic defined in a Model
• button element / Button
• buttons
  • adding, to forms / Adding buttons to forms

C

• calendar view / Calendar and gantt views, How it works...
• certbot program
  • reference / How it works...
• Certification Authority (CA) / There's more...
• classes, odoo.tests.common module
  • TransactionCase / There's more...
  • SingleTransactionCase / There's more...
  • SavePointCase / There's more...
• classical inheritance / Adding features to a Model using inheritance
• client-side code
  • tests, writing for / Writing tests for client-side code, How to do it..., How it works...
  • debugging / Debugging your client-side code, How to do it..., How it works...
• client-side QWeb templates
  • using / Using client-side QWeb templates, How to do it..., How it works...
• code
  • checking, Pylint used / Using Pylint to check your code
  • checking, Flake8 used / Using Flake8 to check your code
• columns
  • kanban cards, displaying in / Showing kanban cards in columns according to their state, How it works...
• command line
  • addon modules, installing from / From the command line
• computed fields
  • adding, to Model / Adding computed fields to a Model, How it works...
• configurable precision
  • float field, using with / Using a float field with configurable precision, How it works...
• configuration file
  • adapting, for production / Adapting the configuration file for production, How to do it..., How it works...
• considerations, for deployment of instance
  • server dimensioning / Server dimensioning
  • PostgreSQL tuning / PostgreSQL tuning
  • source code version / Source code version
  • backups / Backups
• constraint validations
  • adding, to Model / Adding constraint validations to a Model, How to do it...
• container
  • Odoo, running in / Running Odoo in a container
• content
  • adding, to form view / Adding content and widgets to a form view, How it works...
• context / Passing parameters to forms and actions – Context
• control structures / Control structures
• create()
  • extending / Extending write() and create()
• CSS
  • extending, for website / Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website, How it works...
• CSV files
  • used, for loading data / Loading data using CSV files, How it works...
• custom widgets
  • creating / Creating custom widgets, How to do it..., How it works...

D

• data
  • loading, XML files used / Loading data using XML files, How it works...
  • loading, CSV files used / Loading data using CSV files, How it works...
  • loading, YAML files used / Loading data using YAML files, How it works...
• data fields
  • adding, to Model / Adding data fields to a Model, How to do it..., How it works...
• data migration / Addon updates and data migration, How it works...
• Decimal Precision Configuration module / Using a float field with configurable precision
• delegation inheritance
  • used, for copying features to Model / Using delegation inheritance to copy features to another Model, How it works...
• dependencies / How it works...
• Docker
  • about / Using Docker to run Odoo
  • used, for running Odoo / Using Docker to run Odoo, How it works…
• Docker image
  • building / Building a Docker image
• document-style forms / Document-style forms, How it works...
• domain / Defining filters on record lists – Domain
• duplicity
  • reference / Backups
• dynamic form elements
  • with attrs / Dynamic form elements using attrs
• dynamic relations
  • adding, Reference fields used / Adding dynamic relations using Reference fields, How it works...

E

• emacs (po-mode)
  • reference / There's more...
• email templates / Email templates, How to do it..., How it works...
• embedded views / Embedded views, There's more...
• empty recordset
  • obtaining, for different model / Obtaining an empty recordset for a different model
  • obtaining, from model / How it works...
• errors
  • reporting, to user / Reporting errors to the user, How to do it..., How it works...
• event conditions
  • automated actions, using on / Using automated actions on event conditions, How to do it..., How it works...
• external IDs
  • using / Using external IDs and namespaces, How it works...

F

• features
  • adding, to Model / Adding features to a Model using inheritance
  • activating, security group used / Using security groups to activate features, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• field elements / Field
• file
  • instance configuration, storing in / Storing the instance configuration in a file, How it works...
  • translation strings, exporting to / Exporting translation strings to a file, How to do it..., How it works...
• filters
  • defining, on record lists / How to do it...
• Flake8
  • reference / Using Flake8 to check your code
  • used, for checking code / Using Flake8 to check your code
• float field
  • using, with configurable precision / Using a float field with configurable precision, How it works...
• forcecreate flag
  • using / Using the noupdate and forcecreate flags, How it works...
• form element / Form
• forms
  • buttons, adding to / Adding buttons to forms
  • parameters, passing to / Getting ready
• form view
  • content, adding to / Adding content and widgets to a form view
  • widgets, adding to / Adding content and widgets to a form view

G

• gantt view / Calendar and gantt views, How it works...
• gettext tools
  • used, for easing translations / Using gettext tools to ease translations, How to do it..., How it works...
• Git configuration / Git configuration
• GitHub
  • addon modules, installing from / Installing addon modules from GitHub, How it works…
• git submodule
  • reference / Source code version
• Global Interpreter Locks (GIL) / How it works...
• GNU gettext documentation
  • reference / There's more...
• graph view / Getting ready, How it works...
• group element / Group
• Gtranslator
  • reference / There's more...

H

• handler
  • modifying / Modifying an existing handler, How it works…
• header element / Header
• hierarchy
  • adding, to Model / Adding a hierarchy to a Model, How it works...

I

• inheritance
  • features, adding to model / Adding features to a Model using inheritance, There's more...
• instance configuration
  • storing, in file / Storing the instance configuration in a file, How it works...
• instance directory layout
  • standardizing / Standardizing your instance directory layout, How to do it…, How it works…
• instances
  • starting / Starting the instance
• ipdb
  • reference / There's more...
• ir.actions.act_window.view / ir.actions.act_window.view

J

• JavaScript
  • extending, for website / Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website, How it works...
• Jinja filter
  • reference / How it works...
• JSONRPC / JSONRPC

K

• Kanban board / How it works...
• Kanban cards
  • displaying, in columns / Showing kanban cards in columns according to their state, How it works...
• Kanban features
  • using / Using Kanban stages and features, How to do it...
• Kanban stages
  • using / Using Kanban stages and features, How to do it...
• Kanban views / Kanban views, How it works...

L

• language
  • installing / Installing a language and configuring user preferences, How to do it..., How it works...
• language-related settings
  • configuring / Configuring language-related settings, How to do it...
• Let's Encrypt
  • reference / Configuring a reverse proxy and SSL with nginx and Let's Encrypt
  • SSL, configuring with / Getting ready
• LibreOffice-based reports
  • producing, with Py3O / Producing LibreOffice-based reports with Py3O, How to do it...
• Linux Containers (LXC) / Using Docker to run Odoo
• list views / List views, How it works...
• local addon modules
  • installing / Installing and upgrading local addon modules
  • upgrading / Installing and upgrading local addon modules
• logging level / There's more...
• log handler / There's more...
• Lokalize
  • reference / There's more...

M

• Mako templates
  • reference / How it works...
• Mako templating language
  • reference / See also
• menu item
  • adding / Adding a menu item and window action, How it works...
• Menu Items
  • adding / Adding Menu Items and Views, How to do it...
• messages
  • posting / There's more...
• messaging features
  • adding / Adding messaging and tracking features, How it works...
• method
  • calling, Odoo shell used / Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods, How to do it..., How it works...
  • calling, with modified context / Calling a method with a modified context, How it works...
• method execution
  • tracing, Python debugger used / Using the Python debugger to trace method execution, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• microdata
  • reference / See also
• Model
  • data fields, adding to / Adding data fields to a Model, How to do it..., How it works...
  • monetary field, adding to / Adding a monetary field to a Model, How it works...
  • relational fields, adding to / Adding relational fields to a Model, How it works...
  • hierarchy, adding to / Adding a hierarchy to a Model, How it works...
  • constraint validations, adding to / Adding constraint validations to a Model, How to do it...
  • computed fields, adding to / Adding computed fields to a Model, How it works...
  • related fields, exposing / Exposing related fields stored in other Models, How it works...
  • features, adding to / Adding features to a Model using inheritance
  • business logic, extending / Extending the business logic defined in a Model
  • defining, based on SQL view / Defining a model based on a SQL view, How to do it...
• model methods
  • defining / Defining model methods and using the API decorators, How to do it..., How it works...
• Model representation
  • defining / Defining the Model representation and order, How it works...
• models
  • adding / Adding models, How it works...
  • security access, adding to / Adding security access to models, How to do it..., How it works...
  • access, limiting to fields / Limiting access to fields in models, How it works...
• modified context
  • method, calling with / Calling a method with a modified context, How it works...
• modules
  • creating, scaffold used / Using scaffold to create a module, How to do it...
• monetary field
  • adding, to Model / Adding a monetary field to a Model, How it works...

N

• namespaces
  • using / Using external IDs and namespaces, How it works...
• Nested set model
  • reference / Adding a hierarchy to a Model
• network
  • path access, obtaining from / Making a path accessible from the network, How it works...
• nginx
  • reference / Configuring a reverse proxy and SSL with nginx and Let's Encrypt
  • reverse proxy, configuring with / Getting ready
• nginx configuration options
  • reference / See also
• noupdate flag
  • using / Using the noupdate and forcecreate flags, How it works...

O

• oca-decorators project
  • reference / There's more...
• Odoo
  • installing, from source / Easy installation of Odoo from source, How to do it...
  • updating, from source / Updating Odoo from source, How it works...
  • installing, for production use / Installing Odoo for production use, How to do it..., How it works...
  • setting up, as system service / Setting up Odoo as a system service, How it works...
  • running, Docker used / Using Docker to run Odoo, How it works…
  • running, in container / Running Odoo in a container
  • translation files, importing into / Importing translation files into Odoo, How it works...
  • report_py3o module, generating / Getting the report_py3o module in Odoo
• odoo.http.request / odoo.http.request
• odoo.http.route / odoo.http.route
• odoo.tests.common module
  • classes / There's more...
• Odoo Community Association (OCA) / There's more…, Introduction, Installing addon modules from GitHub, Using the Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools
• Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools
  • using / Using the Odoo Community Association maintainer quality tools, How to do it..., How it works...
• Odoo database management interface
  • database management interface, accessing / Accessing the database management interface
  • master password, setting / Setting or changing the master password
  • master password, modifying / Setting or changing the master password
  • database, creating / Creating a new database
  • database, duplicating / Duplicating a database
  • database, removing / Removing a database
  • database, backing up / Backing up a database
  • database backup, restoring / Restoring a database backup
• Odoo developer tools
  • activating / Activating the Odoo developer tools, How it works...
• Odoo environments
  • managing, start command used / Managing Odoo environments using the start command, How it works...
• Odoo server databases
  • managing / Managing Odoo server databases
• Odoo shell
  • used, for interactively calling methods / Using the Odoo shell to interactively call methods, How to do it..., How it works...
• Odoo source code
  • downloading / Downloading the Odoo source code
• onchange methods
  • defining / Defining onchange methods, Getting ready, How it works...
  • calling, on server side / Calling onchange methods on the server side, Getting ready, How it works...
• order
  • defining / Defining the Model representation and order, How it works...

P

• parameters
  • passing, to forms / Getting ready
  • passing, to actions / Getting ready
  • consuming, passed to handlers / Consuming parameters passed to your handlers, How it works...
• path access
  • obtaining, from network / Making a path accessible from the network, How it works...
• pdb
  • reference / See also
• pgtune utility
  • reference / PostgreSQL tuning
• pivot view / Getting ready, How it works...
• placeholders / Placeholders
• poedit
  • reference / There's more...
• PostgreSQL configuration /
• PostgreSQL tuning / PostgreSQL tuning
• production
  • configuration file, adapting for / Adapting the configuration file for production, How to do it..., How it works...
• production usage
  • Odoo, installing for / Installing Odoo for production use, How to do it..., How it works...
• proposed pull requests
  • applying / Getting ready, How it works…
  • trying / Getting ready, How it works…
• prototype inheritance / There's more...
• pudb
  • reference / There's more...
• Pull Request (PR) / Applying and trying proposed pull requests
• Py3O
  • used, for producing LibreOffice-based reports / Producing LibreOffice-based reports with Py3O, How to do it...
• py3o.fusion server
  • installing / Installing and running a py3o.fusion server
  • running / Installing and running a py3o.fusion server
• Pylint
  • used, for checking code / Using Pylint to check your code
  • reference / Using Pylint to check your code
• Python code server actions
  • using / Using Python code server actions
• Python debugger
  • used, for tracing method execution / Using the Python debugger to trace method execution, How to do it..., How it works...
• Python unit tests
  • tests, writing for module / Writing tests for your module using Python unit tests, How it works...
  • reference / How it works...

Q

• QUnit
  • reference / Writing tests for client-side code
• QWeb-based PDF reports / QWeb-based PDF reports, How it works...

R

• raw SQL queries
  • executing / Executing raw SQL queries, How to do it...
• record access
  • limiting, record rules used / Limiting record access using record rules, How to do it..., How it works...
• record lists
  • filters, defining on / How to do it...
• records
  • creating / Creating new records, How to do it..., How it works...
  • searching / Searching for records, How it works...
• record search
  • customizing / Customizing how records are searched
• recordset records
  • values, updating of / Updating values of recordset records, How it works...
• recordset relations
  • traversing / Traversing recordset relations, How it works...
• recordsets
  • combining / Combining recordsets, How it works...
  • filtering / Filtering recordsets, How it works...
• Reference fields
  • used, for adding dynamic relations / Adding dynamic relations using Reference fields, How it works...
• relational fields
  • adding, to Model / Adding relational fields to a Model, How it works...
• repeatable builds
  • buildout, using for / Using buildout for repeatable builds, How to do it..., How it works...
• report_py3o module
  • about / Producing LibreOffice-based reports with Py3O
  • obtaining, in Odoo / Getting the report_py3o module in Odoo
• RequireJS
  • reference / How it works...
• ReStructuredText (RST) format / How it works...
• reusable Model features
  • abstract Models, using for / Using abstract Models for reusable Model features, How it works...
• reverse proxy
  • about / How it works...
  • configuring, with nginx / Getting ready
• RPC API
  • using / Using the RPC API, How it works...
• RPC calls
  • making, to server / Making RPC calls to the server, How it works...

S

• scaffold
  • used, for creating modules / Using scaffold to create a module, How to do it...
• search views / Search views, How it works...
• security access
  • adding, to models / Adding security access to models, How to do it..., How it works...
• security groups
  • creating / Creating security groups and assigning them to users, Getting ready, How it works...
  • assigning, to users / Creating security groups and assigning them to users, Getting ready, How it works...
  • used, for activating features / Using security groups to activate features, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• server actions
  • creating / Creating server actions, How to do it..., How it works...
• server dimensioning / Server dimensioning
• server logs
  • producing, to help debug methods / Producing server logs to help debug methods, How to do it..., How it works...
• server side
  • onchange methods, calling on / Calling onchange methods on the server side, Getting ready, How it works...
• server tests
  • running / Running server tests, How it works...
• snippets
  • offering, to user / Offering snippets to the user, How to do it..., How it works...
• source
  • Odoo, installing from / Easy installation of Odoo from source, How to do it...
  • Odoo, updating from / Updating Odoo from source, How it works...
• SSL
  • configuring, with Let's Encrypt / Configuring a reverse proxy and SSL with nginx and Let's Encrypt
• start command
  • used, for managing Odoo environments / Managing Odoo environments using the start command, How it works...
• static code checkers
  • about / There's more...
  • Pylint / Using Pylint to check your code
  • Flake8 / Using Flake8 to check your code
• system service
  • Odoo, setting up as / Setting up Odoo as a system service, How it works...

T

• templates
  • creating / Creating or modifying templates – QWeb, How it works...
  • modifying / Creating or modifying templates – QWeb, How it works...
• tests
  • writing, for client-side code / Writing tests for client-side code, How to do it..., How it works...
• texts
  • translating, through web client user interface / Translating texts through the web client user interface, How to do it...
• time conditions
  • automated actions, using on / Using automated actions on time conditions, How to do it..., How it works...
• tracking features
  • adding / Adding messaging and tracking features, How it works...
• traditional inheritance / Adding features to a Model using inheritance
• translation files
  • importing, into Odoo / Importing translation files into Odoo, How to do it...
• translations
  • easing, gettext tools used / Using gettext tools to ease translations, How to do it..., How it works...
• translation strings
  • exporting, to file / Exporting translation strings to a file, How to do it..., How it works...

U

• user
  • errors, reporting to / Reporting errors to the user, How to do it..., How it works...
  • actions, modifying / Changing the user performing an action, How it works...
  • security groups, assigning to / Creating security groups and assigning them to users, Getting ready, How it works...
  • snippets, offering to / Offering snippets to the user, How to do it..., How it works...
• user preferences
  • configuring / Installing a language and configuring user preferences, How to do it..., How it works...

V

• values
  • updating, of recordset records / Updating values of recordset records, How it works...
• view inheritance
  • about / Changing existing views – View inheritance, How it works...
  • order of evaluation / Order of evaluation in view inheritance
• views
  • modifying / Changing existing views – View inheritance
• Views
  • adding / Adding Menu Items and Views, How it works...
• virtual environments / Virtual environments

W

• web accessible paths
  • access, restricting to / Restricting access to web accessible paths, How it works...
• web client user interface
  • texts, translating through / Translating texts through the web client user interface, How to do it...
• web interface
  • used, for installing addon modules / From the web interface
• website
  • JavaScript, extending for / Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website, How it works...
  • CSS, extending for / Extending CSS and JavaScript for the website, How it works...
• widgets
  • adding, to form view / Adding content and widgets to a form view, How it works...
• window action
  • adding / Adding a menu item and window action, How it works...
  • specific view, opening / Having an action open a specific view, How it works...
• wizard
  • writing, for user guidance / Writing a wizard to guide the user, How to do it...
• wizard enhancement
  • context, used for computing default values / Using the context to compute default values
  • code reuse / Wizards and code reuse
  • user redirection / Redirecting the user
• workers / How it works...
• write()
  • extending / Extending write() and create(), How it works...

X

• XML files
  • used, for loading data / Loading data using XML files, How it works...
• XMLRPC / XMLRPC

Y

• YAML files
  • used, for loading data / Loading data using YAML files, How it works...