Python Odoo Development

Module 1: Introduction to Odoo

• What is Odoo? Architecture overview
  ● Editions: Community vs Enterprise
  ● Odoo Modules: Structure & Types
  ● ORM Basics, Framework Layers
  ● Running Odoo Server (odoo-bin, config)
  ● Installing Odoo from Source

Module 2: Odoo Module Structure & Basics

• Creating Custom Module: manifest, __init__.py, __manifest__.py
  ● Folder Structure
  ● Models (models.py)
  ● Views: Tree, Form, Kanban, Search (XML)
  ● Menus, Actions, Security Groups
  ● Installation & Upgrade

Module 3: Odoo ORM & Models

• Field Types (Char, Int, Boolean, etc.)
  ● Relational Fields (Many2one, One2many, Many2many)
  ● Field Attributes
  ● ORM CRUD Operations
  ● Domain Filters, Compute Fields
  ● Onchange, Constraints

Module 4: Views & UI Development

• View Types: Tree, Form, Kanban, Calendar
  ● Inheriting Views (XPath)
  ● Actions: Window, Server
  ● Statusbars, Tabs, Widgets
  ● QWeb for UI, Filters, Group-by

Module 5: Business Logic in Python

• Inheriting Models (_inherit)
  ● Overriding ORM Methods
  ● Decorators: @api.model, @api.onchange, etc.
  ● Recordsets & self.env
  ● Calling Models

Module 6: Security & Access Control

• ACLs
  ● Record Rules
  ● Security Best Practices
  ● Field-Level Security

Module 7: Advanced Views & QWeb Templates

• Custom QWeb Templates
  ● Portal, Website Templates
  ● Reports: PDF/Excel
  ● Template Inheritance
  ● Python-bound Buttons

Module 8: Workflows & Automation

• Automated Actions
  ● Cron Jobs
  ● Sequences
  ● Mail Templates

Module 9: Web Controllers & APIs

• HTTP Controllers (@http.route)
  ● JSON/REST APIs
  ● Integrating External APIs

Module 10: Debugging & Performance

● Logs & Debugging
● Debug UI Mode
● Performance Tuning Tip