How to Create an App Using Odoo 17 Studio

Odoo Studio is a powerful tool that allows us to build custom applications without needing to write code. Creating an app with Odoo 17 Studio can greatly enhance our business processes by tailoring the software to fit our specific needs. Let’s explore this interesting feature of Odoo in detail.

1. How to Create an App Using Odoo 17 Studio Enterprise

2. Introduction Enterprise Odoo Studio is a powerful tool that allows us to build custom applications without needing to write code. Creating an app with Odoo 17 Studio can greatly enhance our business processes by tailoring the software to fit our specific needs. Let’s explore this interesting feature of Odoo in detail.

3. Enterprise Studio module cannot be seen with a UI icon in the main view of the module list as we see for Sales, Purchase, etc. Instead, we can see an icon of Toggle Studio on top just left to the company name is shown .

4. Enterprise If that icon is seen as missing on the view, go to Apps and install the studio module from there clicking on the 3 dots on right of the app.

5. Enterprise By clicking on the Studio icon, we a see a window which allows us to make a new App with a plus(+) icon on it. And the complete window will be seen as ready for the customization with a dark background and Close button on top right.

6. Enterprise Clicking on the New App over there, here comes the window which says ‘Welcome to Odoo Studio’ and a NEXT button to move forward.

7. Enterprise Then, in the next window, we can give the name of the App and we can design the icon for the App or upload any image from our library for the App. If you choose to design the icon, there is provision to change the background color, icon color and even we can choose any icon from the available list. Click on NEXT to follow the process

8. Enterprise In the next page, let’s create the first menu for our module. We can either create it for a new model or from an existing model. This one we use is a new model Real Estate Properties, so we give like

9. Enterprise Then comes the suggested features from which we can choose the needed ones. The features include Tags, Pictures, Chatter, Lines, Date & Calendar, etc. Choose the required features and click on ‘Create your App’ on bottom right.

10. Enterprise This will take us to the window where we can design the things for ‘Estate Properties’ menu. And on the topmost section, we can see the Configuration menu along with our custom menus. By default, the window for setting the form view for the model will be shown as the below picture.

11. Enterprise Selecting the appropriate Fields will display the Properties box, where all configurational components related to the Field can be created. We can change the view on clicking ‘Views’ and select the needed view type and design. Then on the left, the New fields and Existing fields will be available to choose from. On top, we see some menus like Views, Reports, Automations, WebHooks, Access Control etc. We can just drag and drop the fields to the view.

12. Enterprise Here, I’ve just added the field ‘Owner Name’. For that we can set the properties like invisible, readonly, required and conditions can also be set for them. This will do the function of the code that we add in xml code from the backend. Also the features like Label, Help tooltip, widget, Placeholder, Default value can be set directly by giving or selecting values from there. Click on Add button on top to make it available in the view.

13. Enterprise There are many types like Text, Integer, Multiline text, HTML available for the creating fields which fulfill the same purpose of adding the code from the backed. The tabs can be made simply by dragging from the marked area and dropping it on the desired place. Give name for them. Here we can see these two tabs created.

14. Enterprise From the top menu Views , all types of views can be seen and we can select the one we want. It will show like

15. Enterprise Select the list view just for example and add the Existing field ‘Owner name’ we created just before.

16. Enterprise To design the reports based on the models, first we can select Reports from top, then clicking on New button will show a pop up like this We can decide the type of report needed and design it accordingly.

17. Enterprise To do the automated actions based on conditions, select Automations. Click on New button and we can define the actions to do and keep notes.

18. Enterprise And on clicking the small magnifier icon on top right corner, the search view can be set through which we can add the Filters and Group By fields. Just left to it, other views like form, list, map views can also be added.

19. Enterprise Th ere on top, the Undo, Redo buttons can be seen. Also everytime we make a change it gets saved and that can be seen next to it. And after the changes are made using studio, it can be closed using the ‘Close’ button on top right.

20. Enterprise In this way, we basically create a module and create its views and other properties in Odoo using the Studio module. The Studio module in Odoo offers numerous benefits, making it an invaluable tool for businesses looking to tailor Odoo to their specific needs. It offers User-Friendly Customization, Increased Flexibility and Productivity and Cost-Effective Solution.

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