Develop a Wizard and Integrate with a Custom Odoo Report

Using a Wizard in Odoo to filter the data in a report

What do I have to know for this video?

This is an advanced Odoo Developer video topic. It assumes that you already know the basics of developing in Odoo. Make sure you are familiar with how to make a custom report in Odoo, the basics of qweb templates, how to install a module and perform basic debugging in Odoo. If you are new to developing in Odoo, you may want to review the videos listed at the bottom of this page under the associated videos before watching this video.

Watch real world Odoo development in action. Learn what it really takes to become an Odoo developer.

When this video was created there was great temptation to edit down and eliminate all of the small steps even expert developers must go through to customize Odoo. Instead here at Odoo Class we feel it is important that you see the full process! How do you find problems in your code? How do you debug your application? What steps do you take when you get Internal Server errors or have a bug in your SQL statements? In this video you get to see real world Odoo development and learn the full process. You simply won't find this kind of training where you get to see what it really takes to become an expert Odoo developer.

A wizard that allows you to pick a start and end date to filter data on a report.

Why do I need to learn to build a Wizard in Odoo to make reports?

While forms in Odoo are often printed one at a time and you can just have a simple, print button; many reports need to be run based on user criteria. In this video we look at one of the most common report requirements. The ability to filter reports based on a start and end date. As you get more data in your Odoo system, you will need methods to limit the data on reports and display only the information that is required by the end users. Wizards in Odoo allow you to collect information from users for a variety of reasons but one of the most useful to filter data on a report.