Unveiling Odoo18: A Sneak Peek at Exciting New Features

Odoo enthusiasts, rejoice! Odoo Experience 2024 is just around the corner (October 2nd-4th in Belgium), and with it comes the highly anticipated release Odoo18. While the official unveiling is yet to be announced, here’s a glimpse into some of the most exciting features you can expect:

General Improvements:

  • Enhanced Grouping: Odoo18 allows grouping and sorting lists even with unsaved related fields.
  • Clarity in Product Types: The confusing “Consumables” category is renamed “Goods” for better understanding. Additionally, the “Track Inventory” option for “Goods” is relocated for easier access.
  • Streamlined Product Addition: You can now add products directly from the catalog view in Odoo18.

Odoo 18 POS:

  • Effortless Product Creation: Create products on the fly within the Odoo 18 POS interface, eliminating the need to switch screens.
  • Seamless Barcode Lookups: Scan barcodes for quick product identification and access to related information.
  • Variant Product Display: Similar to online stores, Odoo 18 POS will showcase product variants for a more comprehensive experience.
  • Revamped Design: Expect an improved user experience with a redesigned login page, payment screen, and more. Other anticipated features include POS events and adding free orders directly on POS.

Odoo 18 E-commerce

  • Precise Location Selection: A new location selector widget ensures accurate pick-up point selection during checkout.
  • Strategic Sign-In Button: Encourage customer sign-ups and newsletter subscriptions with a dedicated “Sign-in” button in the checkout form.
  • Hassle-Free checkout: Provide a smoother shopping experience with the single-page checkout option.
  • Engaging Design Enhancements: Redesigned product and shop pages are expected to boost engagement and customer retention.
  • Improved Click and Collect: Odoo 18 promises a more streamlined click and collect flow.
  • Mega Menu Creation: Generate a dynamic mega based on your e-commerce category structure.
  • Order Confirmation: A new order confirmation step allows customers to review their order before proceeding to payment.
  • Multi-Warehouse Management: Manage stock across multiple warehouses and display available quantities on product pages.
  • Enhanced SEO: Leverage SEO improvements for better organic reach and search ranking.

Inventory and Purchase Management

  • Efficient Order Pickings: Group multiple orders into batches for picking, saving time and boosting team efficiency.
  • Optimized Delivery Dispatching: Assign specific vehicles to delivery batches for smoother logistics management.
  • Visualized Batch Routes: Leverage map views within the batch to plan delivery routes effectively, minimizing fuel consumption and delivery time.
  • Revamped Automated Batches: Experience improved workflow, flexibility, and resource optimization with the combined features of waves and batches in Odoo 18.
  • Enhanced Barcode App: Access all necessary information in one place with the revamped barcode app, leading to increased productivity.
  • Inventory Management Features: Hide theoretical quantities in inventory adjustments, download the barcode app as a PWA, and enjoy functionalities like aggregate lines of products in batches, inventory valuation by lots, QR code integration with package content reports, and mass data QR code scanning.
  • Purchase Module Improvements: Expect features like down payments, purchase templates, manual merge of RFQs, easy import of UBL structured data in PDF RFQ/PO, and improved sorting options.

Shipping Functionalities

  • Dynamic Shipping Methods: Select shipping methods based on factors like weight, volume, products, and tags. 
  • New Shipping Connectors: Facilitate seamless product delivery with integration of new shipping connectors like FedEx, DHL, and USPS.
  • Streamlined Pick-Up and Delivery: Select pick-up points and deliveries efficiently with compatible shipping connectors.

Odoo 18 MRP Capabilities

  • Enahnced MPS Updates: The Master Production Schedule (MPS) receives an upgrade with automatic inventory replenishment and improved shipment routes. 
  • Revamped Gantt View: Enjoy a more user-friendly Gantt view with horizontal scrolling, zoom functionalities, and the option to display one task per line.
  • On-demand Quality Checks: Schedule quality checks for any manufacturing product at any point on the production process.
  • Shop Floor Enhancements: Look forward to features like adding notes, fold/unflod operations, and “Next” operations within the shop floor module.
  • Additional MRP enhancements: Explore functionalities like work-in-progress management, project and MO links, repair for rental returns, product catalog integration with BOM, MO, repair, and MRP documents.

Stanley H. Williams

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