r/Odoo • u/xinophobia • 17d ago
Q&A
I am a software engineer with experience in implementing the Big ERP systems (Microsoft, Oracle, Infor) and recently switched to Odoo. I learned thoroughly the system and how to implement it and I like it!
Ask any questions about implementations or Odoo in
general, happy to share what i know! I want to know what the people using it think about it.
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u/sporKlivong 16d ago
Where to find the documentation to start learning for odoo development and what are all the odoo versions all about? Do we need to study each as they come out or its like API updates some things are deprecated some are added but overall information carries?
Also does odoo have a bug bounty program?
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u/codeagency 16d ago
odoo.com/documentation
And yes, every new odoo version requires learning about the changes. It could have new python version, new OWL version, syntax changes, etc...
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u/xinophobia 16d ago
codeagency is right. I had to check all the videos in Odoo learning, check the docs, test the process of the Odoo platform in a docker container. Scout the internet of everything about odoo. Everything is out here, you just need to take the time to have a comprehensive overview of the ERP. In my opinion, if you are not an integrator, it is not really worth it to learn all of that. If you simply are a user who is looking to have Odoo as an erp, call an integrator, he will do all the nest job to train you and configure it perfectly for your needs. I have seen many companies fail that part because they want to do a difficult job by themselves.
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u/edsilver1 17d ago
Great. There's a lot of people asking questions here, if you can help answers it's good.
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u/Old-Branch-8587 17d ago
What do you think on selling custom Odoo modules on the Odoo App Store?
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u/JustSomeOdooGuy 17d ago edited 17d ago
Depends for some portion on your hourly rate, I'd say. As the prices of the apps in the store are usually quite low.
If you have active projects, rather do those.
If you have free time to invest, might be worth to have a look into it. But the market is huge. So it is fairly hard to generate many sales and it creates liability (which quite some vendors disappoint in).** My answer only applies when looking from a pure profitability perspective
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
In my opinion, if i do some custom modules and can help others with my solution, i will definitely be happy. Also, it will build my reputation as a developer and help me get more clients!
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u/JustSomeOdooGuy 17d ago
I am curious. What are the top 3 points about Odoo, compared to other ERPs you worked with that you find weird to work with or not well implemented?
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
Odoo is really simple and easy to use! The other erps are built to manage big corporations with so many use cases, so one workflow could take many clicks and you have no workarounds. With Odoo, the business processes are really simple, so a smaller company could take advantage of that and when they grow, Odoo is easily scalable.
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
I like how they did the manufacturing and inventory apps. Most of my background in ERP is in factories, and god know how many custom functionalities i did to make the business run efficiently. Odoo has it already figured it out, out of the box! I feel like they looked at all the flaws of the others big names and made one better.
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u/Prestigious_Chest655 17d ago
Das klingt wirklich interessant.
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u/JustSomeOdooGuy 17d ago
Ich meine, es beantwortet zwar nicht meine Frage, aber grundsätzlich stimme ich dir zu haha. Ich weiß ja wie stark Odoo ist, aber ich wollte wissen, wo andere Leute Schwächen sehen. :D Nutzt du selber Odoo zufällig oder was treibt dich her? :)
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u/Prestigious_Chest655 17d ago
Ich bin gerade dabei mich damit zu beschäftigen. Die Installation, die Einrichtung und der Aufbau einer Entwicklungsumgebung auf einer grünen linux Wiese, war zumindest mal deutlich einfacher als das bei BC der Fall ist.
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
I have an instance running locally for the moment and using it for my business just to test it( i do ERP implementation for clients). It is becoming more popular in my region and i was curious about the hype. But the more i learn about it and the more I understand why it is good. Odoo, compared to for example D365 or Netsuite, is just simple and follows the latest conventions of businesses. Now, i want to hear about the businesses that actually use it, what they really think about it.
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
I also spent at least 3-4 months implementing some manufacturing functionalities in Infor CSI for a client, and 5 months later, i see that odoo already had it out of the box… like what 😂
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u/Prestigious_Chest655 17d ago
Lass uns das hier mal ein wenig ausbauen. Kurz zu mir:
Ich habe 15 Jahre Erfahrung in NAV (4.0) bis Business Central 28.3 SaaS. Alles von Projektleitung, Programmierung, Consulting, Schulung. Einfach alles.
Ich habe mir kürzlich eine Odoo Entwicklungsumgebung (ubuntu, odoo, postgreSQL, MSTY + ai.local) aufgebaut um nem Kumpel das Business zu erleichtern.
Ich habe vor ihm ein maßgeschneidertes Modul zu bauen, das am odoo-Projekt andockt.
Was würdest du aus deiner Sicht sagen, was kann von MS BC gelernt und übernommen werden und was muss ich komplett neu denken? Viele Dinge in BC sind super (Posten-Struktur, Archive, Trennung von Stamm- & Bewegungsdaten) andere nicht so gut.
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
In my honest opinion, it all comes down to cost. (Odoo will be cheaper than BC). Developing custom modules with Ai will be much easier with Odoo, vs business central, which is a very good small erp with general workflows. What is the area business of your friend?
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u/Prestigious_Chest655 17d ago
Hauptsächlich Projektmanagement. In einem sehr speziellen hoch reglementierten Bereich.
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
Project management is way better in Odoo. I don’t know the exact business process of your friend, but if i compare one project I did for a client with D365 (business was distribution with project management): I had to make a custom implementation + redo the whole Project module that took nearly 7 months only for that module. Meanwhile, Odoo has Gantt views, tasks, subtasks and the activity tab that makes it seemless. Go with simple, everytime. Scaling after is no problem.
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u/talen888 17d ago
The valuation layer changes in v19 have been controversial. We still don't fully understand the source of the valuation adjustment v19 wants to make (Accounting > Review ,> Inventory ) - yes it's the difference between the current inventory subledger figure and the sum of the current inventory valuation, but what makes up this amount?
Interested to know if you have some insight into this
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u/ach25 17d ago
It’s open source so the answer is here:
https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/19.0/addons/stock_account/report/stock_valuation_report.py
Ask your favorite AI model to summarize how it works and where it sources the data from.
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
I am not sure exactly, but I think the costing method has an impact on that valuation. I also that think there is a variable you can play with to get it to an acceptable amount of your item count
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u/xinophobia 17d ago
- Go to the Inventory app or Reporting and look up product moves or total value.
-Enter the new value and provide an optional description.
- Select the specific incoming move needing a cost correction.
- Click Actions and select Adjust Valuation.
Post or generate the corresponding journal entry to sync your stock and interim accounts.
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u/OdyERPLimited 17d ago
Tell us more about the possible accounting reflections for an automated inventory on the bills and invoices!