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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)

Understanding Project Management

In this chapter, we will explore a very flexible application that allows you to manage projects and tie them into other applications in Odoo. The Project Management application allows your company to manage project stages, assign teams, and even track time and job costs related to projects. Analytical accounting features give you even greater control over how project costs can be tied to your company's general ledger.

This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Discovering the various uses for Project Management
  • Linking projects with customer accounts
  • Assigning teams to projects
  • Creating custom project stages
  • Adding, assigning, and organizing tasks
  • Tying into analytical accounting and employee timesheets