Daily updates from Odoo
Thursday, April 23, 2015
17 changes · master
New functionality added to Odoo
This update adds a customizable search bar to the Events website pages, making it easier for visitors to find relevant events. It also improves the search experience with keyword-style tags and category-based filtering, helping users narrow results faster.
Original PR description
Goal : Add a search bar (user will activate it through customize) **Task** : https://www.odoo.com/web#id=11290&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 **Pad** : https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.LYq8Zbsy4orc1SK8
Enhancements to existing features
Product variants now carry their own cost, weight, net weight, and volume values, with product templates reflecting those values where appropriate. This improves accuracy for pricing, reporting, logistics, and Intrastat calculations while also preventing accidental deletion of variants when an attribute has no value.
Original PR description
TASK : https://www.odoo.com/web#id=11648&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 PAD : https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.HO46rhXhtzVnGuos
Forum posts now appear in a more appropriate order, making discussions easier for visitors to follow. This improves the forum browsing experience and helps users find the most relevant content more quickly.
Original PR description
TASK : https://www.odoo.com/web#view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=248 PAD : https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.fjfaR1oB51JGh0p1
This change merges contact-related capabilities into the mail area, helping users manage communication and contact information in a more connected way. It also touches accounting-related files, suggesting supporting updates to keep existing business workflows compatible.
Original PR description
Task : https://www.odoo.com/web#id=11567&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=327 pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.AFChSf5ISCsFXhQK
Sales users can now find customers by searching their internal reference code in customer fields. This makes it easier to select the correct customer quickly, especially when companies rely on internal codes to identify partners.
Original PR description
Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=11400&view_type=form&model=project.task&menu_id=3942&action=327 Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.vkiE4063qLbcG8bn
Blog posts now have an improved gallery-style display with new customization options, making content presentation more attractive and easier to adjust. The update also adds better ordering and promotion controls for blog content, helping businesses highlight important posts more effectively.
Original PR description
- Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=9704&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 - Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.LFroy50iw9ZRUc5a
The Lunch app was modernized to improve how orders are managed and displayed. Users can now more easily view previous orders, add them again, see clearer pricing, and receive warnings when their balance may not cover an order.
Original PR description
Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=10450&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=248
The Lunch module was modernized and cleaned up to align with newer platform standards. Users should see more reliable order totals, clearer alerts, and fewer errors when using lunch ordering workflows.
Original PR description
- Task: https://www.odoo.com/web?#id=10063&view_type=form&model=project.task&menu_id=3942&action=327 - Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.ap7PWdIPg6gfU334
Sales teams sending website quotations by email will now see the appropriate online quote email template by default. This makes outgoing quote emails more consistent and better aligned with the customer-facing website quotation flow.
Original PR description
- Task: https://www.odoo.com/web/#id=8965&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 - Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.OScJw5jYm1VR3GeD
Membership handling is updated to focus on membership duration rather than specific start and end dates. This makes membership products easier to manage and better aligned with how businesses sell time-based access or benefits.
Original PR description
Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=6806&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.yIMRe1VVusFuPpnV
Resolved issues and error corrections
Blog post comments are now better preserved when editors modify paragraphs or use snippets. This prevents feedback from disappearing or attaching to the wrong part of an article, making content review more reliable.
Original PR description
Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=10489&view_type=form&model=project.task&menu_id=3942&action=327 Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.q05FGMJxOeKDthmc
This update fixes a warehouse workflow issue so operations waiting on another step can be cancelled correctly when needed. It helps prevent stuck transfers and keeps inventory processes moving more reliably.
Original PR description
Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=11614&view_type=form&model=project.task&menu_id=3942&action=327 pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.xxziDooQdUIXQhQ6
The CRM opportunity count for a company now includes opportunities linked to its child contacts. This gives users a more complete view of all sales opportunities related to a customer company.
Original PR description
...opportunities of its child if customer is company Task: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=9573&view_type=form&model=project.task&menu_id=3942&action=327 PAD: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.APoK0kZpXAPjW0KE
The website email editor now keeps the Save and Continue button usable when editing content. This prevents users from getting stuck with an inactive button and helps them complete email design updates smoothly.
Original PR description
<b>Description</b>: in website_mail module fix the save and continue button issuse, button inactive (grey, not clikable) in edit mode. <b>Task</b>: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=9308&view_type=form&model=project.task&menu_id=3942&action=327 <b>Pad</b>: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.n7EwGGKuLCsFZqUJ
Fixed a Kanban board issue where column subtitles could disappear after a record was dragged between groups. This keeps board totals and supporting column information visible and reliable for users managing work visually.
Original PR description
- Task: https://www.odoo.com/web?debug=#id=8756&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 - Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.U5OuZKvymJC437fP
The accounting setup and related examples now use US dollars instead of euros by default. This makes the standard accounting configuration more suitable for American companies and reduces setup adjustments for US-based users.
Original PR description
- Task: https://www.odoo.com/web?#id=6608&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 - Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.K0WaSKrtX3kRl5AC
Code cleanup and technical improvements
This update reorganizes and modernizes project management code, moving time tracking and progress-related fields into clearer module ownership. It should make project, timesheet, issue, and portal project features easier to maintain while preserving core business workflows.
Original PR description
- Task: https://www.odoo.com/web/#id=8847&view_type=form&model=project.task&action=333&active_id=131 - Pad: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.kZxs1A0VXfYsHCv2