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Working with Odoo 11 - Third Edition

By : Greg Moss
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Working with Odoo 11 - Third Edition

By: Greg Moss

Overview of this book

Odoo is an all-in-one management software that offers an array of business applications, forming a complete suite of enterprise management applications. Odoo 11 comes with advances on usability, speed, and design. Working with Odoo 11 starts with how to set up Odoo, both online and on your own server. You’ll then configure the basic company settings required to quickly get your first Odoo system up and running. Later, you’ll explore customer relationship management in Odoo and its importance in a modern business environment. You'll then dive into purchasing applications with Odoo, learn some of the primary functionalities of ERP systems for manufacturing operations, and use analytic accounting to provide better reporting. After that, you'll learn how to work with Odoo for mobile, and finally, you will walk through the recent Odoo 11 features with respect to the community and enterprise edition, giving you a complete understanding of what Odoo can do for your business.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

What's new in Odoo 11?

For the most part the Odoo 11 upgrade was focused primarily on improving Odoo's underlying architecture. Instead of using Python 2.7, Odoo now uses Python 3.5. The improved design in Odoo 11 allows many operations to run up to 3x faster. This means that there are not all that many differences between Odoo 10 and Odoo 11 from a functional standpoint. Still there are a few welcome improvements that make the user experience more enjoyable.

Odoo 11 now features a new activities system that is integrated with Odoo's applications, VoIP, calendar and notes. Clicking on a small icon on the menu bar will display the current activities. Here is an example of what a Lead/Opportunity activity looks like in Odoo 11.

In Sales Management and CRM, Odoo 11 provides small interface enhancements, improving the user experience.

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