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Odoo 10 Implementation Cookbook

By : Mantavya Gajjar
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Odoo 10 Implementation Cookbook

By: Mantavya Gajjar

Overview of this book

Odoo is a Python-based ERP system and is completely open source. Odoo is a comprehensive suite of business applications offering a wealth of functionalities that can be deployed to meet your business needs. This book will help you manage the different functionalities of your business and optimize it. You will learn in detail about the various facets of the business process such as sales, accounting, purchases, manufacturing, and inventory. We will cover each of these topics in detail and learn how Odoo handles all these tasks with much ease. With its modular approach, you will be able to build customized solutions, take advantage of the Odoo 10 system in your organization, and master basic administration. We will cover modules and applications in Odoo that will help optimize quality checks. You will also be able to customize major reporting functions for your teams and set up forms and documents for sales, purchase, inventory, and so on. By the end of the book, you will be able to use the major functionalities of Odoo 10 and fully implement them into your business.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Manage vendor bills and payments


A company may have many types of purchases such as purchase, of goods from a supplier, purchase of a stationery item for office use, purchase of an asset, vendor bills for electricity or telephone, or water expense, and so on. Usually, vendor bills are controlled by the purchase process. The purchase application confirms the rates and delivery of the goods or service based on which the vendor bills are created in accounting. Please go through Chapter 11, Purchase Management, to set up the purchase process.

Here is the standard workflow after installation of the Purchase application in Odoo:

  • The request for quotation is created and sent to vendors.
  • The vendor confirms the rates and the RFQ are converted into a Purchase Order.
  • An incoming shipment is generated by the purchase order for the stockable and consumable items.
  • As soon as the vendor bill is received, validate the bill with the product received to process further.

However, if you plan to use the accounting...