Regardless of how great the built-in reports are in any ERP system, it is inevitable that most companies will need to do some custom modifications to the standard documents and reports. Of course, Odoo is no exception. The goal of this chapter is to provide the reader with a solid introduction to the Odoo reporting framework.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- How to make simple changes to the headers and footers of your reports
- The basic framework of how Odoo organizes reports and forms
- How to modify and make changes to reports using the Odoo reporting framework and the QWeb template language
Within Odoo, it is possible to make some changes without modifying the documents themselves. For example, you can change the headers and footers that appear on all your reports throughout the company.
A powerful template language called QWeb allows you to integrate data from Odoo into your report. This chapter will walk you through these steps and show you how to modify existing Odoo reports.