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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)

Timesheets

Odoo allows you to install a HR module that will allow you to track employee time and attendance. Timesheets are most useful when you have jobs that require you to account for employees' work hours and assign those hours to projects or customers. To utilize this feature, install the Timesheets application:

Once you have installed the Timesheets application, the menu bar will be expanded to include two new main menus called TimeSheets and Attendances. Currently, after installing the Timesheets application, Odoo just takes you to the standard Discuss menu, just as if you have logged in.

You should be aware that installing the Timesheets application requires the installation of the Project Management application as a dependency.

Click the Timesheets menu to pull up the application. If you are using the enterprise edition of Odoo, you will have an alternate method...