With over 200 recipes covering real-world examples, take your Odoo development skills to the next level and solve complex business problems using this guide
Key Features
Book DescriptionWith its latest iteration, the powerful Odoo framework released a wide variety of features for rapid application development. This updated Odoo development cookbook will help you explore the new features in Odoo 14 and learn how to use them to develop Odoo applications from scratch. You'll learn about the new website concepts in Odoo 14 and get a glimpse of Odoo's new web-client framework, the Odoo Web Library (OWL). Once you've completed the installation, you'll begin to explore the Odoo framework with real-world examples. You'll then create a new Odoo module from the ground up and progress to advanced framework concepts. You'll also learn how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS) applications. This book isn't just limited to backend development; you'll discover advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets. As you progress, you'll learn about website development and become a quality Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated testing. Finally, you'll delve into advanced concepts such as multi-website, In-App Purchasing (IAP), Odoo.sh, the IoT Box, and security. By the end of the book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to build impressive Odoo applications and you'll be well versed in development best practices that will come in handy when working with the Odoo framework.What you will learn
Build beautiful websites with Odoo CMS using dynamic building blocks Get to grips with advanced concepts such as caching, prefetching, debugging Modify backend JavaScript components and POS applications with the new OWL framework Connect and access any object in Odoo via Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Manage, deploy, and test an Odoo instance with Odoo.sh Configure IoT Box to add and upgrade Point of Sale (POS) hardware Find out how to implement in-app purchase services
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Table of Contents
Installing the Odoo Development Environment
Managing Odoo Server Instances
Creating Odoo Add-On Modules
Application Models
Basic Server-Side Development
Managing Module Data
Debugging Modules
Advanced Server-Side Development Techniques
Backend Views
Security Access
Internationalization
Automation, Workflows, Emails, and Printing
Web Server Development
CMS Website Development
Web Client Development
The Odoo Web Library (OWL)
In-App Purchasing with Odoo
Automated Test Cases
Managing, Deploying, and Testing with Odoo.sh
Remote Procedure Calls In Odoo
Performance Optimization
Point of Sale
Managing Emails in Odoo
Managing IoT Box
Parth Gajjar is a seasoned Odoo techno-functional expert with over a decade of experience. Starting his career at Odoo in 2012, he spent seven years in the R&D team at Odoo India, developing key features like Marketing Automation, Domain Builder, Website Builder, and the Odoo Mobile App, while also serving as a code reviewer and technical trainer. In 2019, Parth founded Droggol Infotech Pvt. Ltd., delivering hundreds of custom Odoo solutions across various industries and countries. His passion lies in leveraging Odoo and other technologies to solve real-world problems and push the platform's boundaries. Alexandre Fayolle started working with Linux and free software in the mid-1990s and quickly became interested in the Python programming language. In 2012, he joined Camptocamp to share his expertise on Python, PostgreSQL, and Linux with the team implementing Odoo. He currently manages projects for Camptocamp and is strongly involved in the Odoo Community Association. In his spare time, he likes to play jazz on the vibraphone. Holger Brunn has been a fervent open source advocate since he came into contact with the open source market sometime in the nineties. He has programmed for ERP and similar systems in different positions since 2001. For the last 10 years, he has dedicated his time to TinyERP, which became OpenERP and evolved into Odoo. Currently, he works at Therp BV in the Netherlands as a developer and is an active member of the Odoo Community Association. Daniel Reis has a degree in applied mathematics and an MBA. He has had a long career in the IT industry, mostly as a consultant implementing business applications in a variety of sectors. He has been working with Odoo (OpenERP at the time) since 2010 and is an active contributor to the Odoo Community Association (OCA), where he also serves as a board member. He is the managing director of Open Source Integrators, a leading open source and Odoo consultancy firm.
