Friday, August 16, 2019
14 changes
Enhancements to existing features
Expense users can now upload one or more receipt documents directly from the expense screen. The system automatically creates a draft expense for each uploaded document, reducing manual data entry and helping employees capture expenses faster.
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task - https://www.odoo.com/web?#id=2040887&action=333&active_id=131&model=project.task&view_type=form&menu_id=4720 pad - https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.a4335d455e929d48a75746eb6a62411d For better user experience, there should be a 'UPLOAD' button on hr.expense through which user can directly upload a single or multiple documents and according to the number of documents, blank expense record with attached document should be generated. These records should be in 'draft' state. By this commit, this improvement has been achieved.
This update streamlines the recruitment workflow and job posting screens to make them easier for HR teams to use. It improves how recruitment-related information is displayed across employee jobs, applications, website job pages, surveys, and messaging, helping users manage hiring tasks more efficiently.
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TaskID: 2053569 Description of the issue/feature this PR addresses: Current behavior before PR: Desired behavior after PR is merged: -- I confirm I have signed the CLA and read the PR guidelines at www.odoo.com/submit-pr
Sales teams can now create invoices from sales orders even when the Sales Management app is not installed. This makes invoicing available more broadly for businesses using sales-related workflows, reducing setup friction and keeping order-to-invoice processes consistent.
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This update streamlines the Time Off app to make leave requests, allocations, and calendar views easier to use. It improves the overall employee and manager experience with clearer workflows, updated views, and stronger coverage through tests.
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This update makes Odoo's web interface easier to navigate with the keyboard, especially between the search bar and list or kanban views. It also fixes several list-view issues, including crashes when adding lines, clearer validation errors, better multi-edit behavior, and small display corrections that make everyday work smoother.
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This update streamlines several stock, delivery, manufacturing, sales, and point of sale screens to make day-to-day inventory work clearer and easier to use. It also improves default warehouse and operation settings, reducing manual setup and helping users process stock movements more consistently.
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Back 2 basics general cleanup for stock TaskID: 2042303
Blog posts are now identified as articles instead of general website pages for search and social platforms. This adds article details such as publication dates, authors, sections, and tags, helping improve how blog content is understood and displayed online.
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Description of the issue/feature this PR addresses: Better SEO labeling of blog posts Fixes https://github.com/odoo/odoo/issues/35031 Current behavior before PR: Blog posts are now marked as `website` while it should be `article`, along with the extra SEO parameters. http://ogp.me/#type_article: > article:published_time - datetime - When the article was first published. > article:modified_time - datetime - When the article was last changed. > article:expiration_time - datetime - When the article is out of date after. > article:author - profile array - Writers of the article. > article:section - string - A high-level section name. E.g. Technology > article:tag - string array - Tag words associated with this article. > Desired behavior after PR is merged: The blog posts are marked as `article` with extra tags for the SEO. -- I confirm I have signed the CLA and read the PR guidelines at www.odoo.com/submit-pr
Website visitors can now request an email copy of their conversation with a live chat operator. This improves customer follow-up by giving visitors a record of support discussions after the chat ends.
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**Task**: https://www.odoo.com/web#id=2029660&model=project.task&menu_id=4720 **Pad**: https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.39aaa9fce3b87c2c184656047c77d4f0 -- I confirm I have signed the CLA and read the PR guidelines at www.odoo.com/submit-pr
Sales app settings now include a dedicated area for sales connectors such as Amazon and eBay. This makes it easier for users to discover and install these connector apps directly from Sales settings, reducing setup friction.
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Task ID : 19575 Enterprise PR : https://github.com/odoo/enterprise/pull/4923 -- I confirm I have signed the CLA and read the PR guidelines at www.odoo.com/submit-pr
Search screens have been refined across several Odoo business apps to make records easier to find and filter. This improves day-to-day navigation for users working in accounting, CRM, documents, helpdesk, HR, field service, and marketing areas.
Rental teams can now access all sales orders from the rental workflow, including orders created from sales opportunities. The update also supports invoice creation for rental sales orders and simplifies related signing setup, reducing friction in day-to-day rental operations.
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* Access to all SO's in rental (to support rental creation from opportunities) * Allow invoice creation from Rental SO's * Do not auto install sale_renting_sign if sale_renting and sign are installed. * UI fix Linked to https://github.com/odoo/odoo/pull/35658
This update improves multi-company behavior by filtering selectable records so users mainly see options that belong to the active company, while still allowing shared records where appropriate. It reduces accidental cross-company selections in accounting, helpdesk, HR, and related workflows, improving data consistency for businesses operating multiple companies.
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Pad:https://pad.odoo.com/p/r.6a3d0d8b07b2903ac348243b5e30e395 Task:https://www.odoo.com/web#id=2024446&action=333&active_id=967&model=project.task&view_type=form&menu_id=4720
The time off planning view has been refined to make scheduling and reviewing employee leave easier and more intuitive. The update focuses on usability improvements in the Gantt planning experience, helping teams manage absences with less friction.
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TaskID: 2053585
This update tidies several stock and barcode-related screens and reports to make inventory information easier to manage. It reorganizes barcode fields and forecasted inventory views, supporting a cleaner experience for warehouse and inventory users.
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Back 2 basics general cleanup for stock TaskID: 2042303