Kanban views

Up until now, we have presented the user with a list of records that can be opened to show a form. While those lists are efficient when presenting a lot of information, they tend to be rather dull, given the lack of design possibilities. In this recipe, we'll take a look at kanban views, which allow us to present lists of records in a more appealing way.

How to do it...

1. Define a view of type kanban:

<record id="kanban_all_customers" model="ir.ui.view"> 
    <field name="model">res.partner</field> 
    <field name="arch" type="xml"> 
        <kanban> 

2. List the fields you'll use in your view:

    <field name="name" /> 
    <field name="supplier" /> 
    <field name="customer" />

3. Do some design:

   <templates> 
       <t t-name="kanban-box"> 
           <div class="oe_kanban_card"> 
                <a type="open"> 
                    <field name="name" /> 
                </a> 
                    &lt...