
Discover how to add a Status Bar in Odoo using the Odoo Status Widget. Follow this guide to easily implement and customize the status bar for better workflow management.
Adding a status bar in Odoo can greatly enhance the user experience by visually displaying the progress of tasks, workflows, or documents. It helps users understand the current state of a record at a glance and guides them through various stages of a process. In this blog, we will explore how to add and customize the status bar in Odoo to improve workflow management.
A status bar in Odoo is a visual widget that shows different stages or states of a record, such as a task or an order. The bar typically displays various statuses (e.g., Draft, In Progress, Done) and highlights the current status. This tool is widely used in Odoo modules like Sales, Purchase, and Projects to track the progress of records.
Implementing a status bar in Odoo provides several benefits:
Let’s go through the steps to add a status bar to your Odoo form view.
The first step in adding a status bar in Odoo is to define a selection field that represents the different stages or statuses of your record. Below is an example of how to add this field in your Odoo model:
from odoo import models, fields
class Task(models.Model):
_inherit = 'project.task'
state = fields.Selection([
('draft', 'Draft'),
('in_progress', 'In Progress'),
('done', 'Done'),
], string='Status', default='draft')
In this example, the state field is a selection field that defines three stages: Draft, In Progress, and Done. The default status is set to "Draft."
After defining the status field, the next step is to display the status bar in the form view. This is done by adding a statusbar widget in the XML file:
<record id="view_task_form" model="ir.ui.view">
<field name="name">project.task.form</field>
<field name="model">project.task</field>
<field name="arch" type="xml">
<form string="Task">
<header>
<field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,in_progress,done"/>
</header>
<sheet>
<group>
<field name="name"/>
<field name="state"/>
</group>
</sheet>
</form>
</field>
</record>
The widget="statusbar" attribute transforms the selection field into a status bar. The statusbar_visible attribute defines the stages that will be visible on the bar.
You can customize the status bar in Odoo by adding more states or changing the order in which they appear. For example, to add a "Canceled" state, modify the selection field as follows:
state = fields.Selection([
('draft', 'Draft'),
('in_progress', 'In Progress'),
('done', 'Done'),
('canceled', 'Canceled'),
], string='Status', default='draft')
After updating the field, you can adjust the statusbar_visible attribute in the XML view to include the new state:
<field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,in_progress,done,canceled"/>
This allows users to view and select the new "Canceled" state from the status bar.
To ensure effective use of the status bar in Odoo, follow these best practices:
Adding a status bar in Odoo is a simple yet effective way to enhance workflow visibility and user experience. By following this guide, you can easily implement a status bar in your form views to display the current status of records and guide users through various stages. The ability to visually track the progress of tasks and documents will significantly improve workflow management in your Odoo environment.
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