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Odoo 12 Development Essentials - Fourth Edition

By : Daniel Reis
Book Image

Odoo 12 Development Essentials - Fourth Edition

By: Daniel Reis

Overview of this book

Odoo is one of the best platforms for open source ERP and CRM. Its latest version, Odoo 12, brings with it new features and updates in Python packages to develop more customizable applications with additional cloud capabilities. The book begins by covering the development essentials for building business applications. You will start your journey by learning how to install and configure Odoo, and then transition from having no specific knowledge of Odoo to being ready for application development. You will develop your first Odoo application and understand topics such as models and views. Odoo 12 Development Essentials will also guide you in using server APIs to add business logic, helping you lay a solid foundation for advanced topics. As you progress through the chapters, you will be equipped to build and customize your applications and explore the new features in Odoo 12, such as cloud integration, to scale your business applications. You will get insights into building business logic and integrating various APIs into your application. By the end of the book, you will be able to build a business application from scratch by using the latest version of Odoo.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Preface
Index

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<template id="report_library_book_template"> 
  <t t-call="web.html_container">
    <t t-call="web.external_layout">
      <div class="page">

        <!-- Report header content -->
        <t t-foreach="docs" t-as="o"> 
          <!-- Report row content -->
</t>
<!-- Report footer content -->

      </div>
    </t>
  </t>
</template>

The most important elements here are the t-call directives using standard report structures. The web.html_container template does the basic setup to support an HTML document. The web.external_layout template handles the report header and footer, using the corresponding setup from the appropriate company. As an alternative, we can use the web.internal_layout template instead, which...