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Odoo 12 Development Cookbook - Third Edition

By : Gajjar, Fayolle, Holger Brunn, Daniel Reis
Book Image

Odoo 12 Development Cookbook - Third Edition

By: Gajjar, Fayolle, Holger Brunn, Daniel Reis

Overview of this book

Odoo is a powerful framework known for rapid application development. Its latest release, Odoo 12, introduces tons of new features. With this book, you’ll learn how to develop powerful Odoo applications from scratch, using all the latest features. This Odoo cookbook starts by covering Odoo installation and deployment on the server. Next, you’ll explore the Odoo framework with real-world examples. You’ll 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). This book is not just limited to backend development; the advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets will help you build beautiful UI elements. As you move forward, you’ll gain insights into website development and become a quality Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated tests. Finally, you’ll learn the latest concepts like multi-website, In-App Purchasing (IAP), Odoo.sh, and IoT Box. By the end of the book, you’ll have all the knowledge you need to build powerful Odoo applications. The development best practices used in this book will undoubtedly come handy when you are working with the Odoo framework.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)

Understanding the debug mode options

In Chapter 1, Installing the Odoo Development Environment, we saw how to enable debug/developer options in Odoo. These options are very helpful in debugging and reveal some further technical information. In this chapter, we will look at these options in detail.

How to do it...

Check the Activating the Odoo developer tools recipe of Chapter 1, Installing the Odoo Development Environment, and activate developer mode. After activating developer mode, you will see a drop-down menu with a bug icon in the top bar, as shown here:

In this menu, you will see various options. Give them a go to see them in action. The next section will explain these options in more detail.

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