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November 8, 2026
OWL Gets Synchronous Side-Effects, Awaitable Data Refresh, and Five Reactivity Fixes That Close Silent State Bugs
Odoo's OWL component framework adds immediateEffect for synchronous side-effects that execute during writes rather than in microtasks, makes asyncComputed.refresh() return a real promise, and ships five reactivity fixes covering array length tracking, self-writing callbacks, error recovery, and select element rendering order.
Read articleNovember 7, 2026
Odoo 20 Rebuilds Its AI Agent Setup Around Four Pillars: Instructions, Knowledge, Skills, and Triggers
Odoo 20 replaces the old single-form AI agent configuration with a tabbed interface organized around four distinct concepts — Instructions for behavior, Knowledge for data sources, Skills and Tools for capabilities, and Triggers for autonomous activation — while adding image generation, web search, self-update tools, and IAP credit metering.
Read articleNovember 7, 2026
Odoo 20 Brings Payroll to Uzbekistan and Rewires India's TDS/TCS Around a Unified Withholding Engine
Odoo 20 adds a complete payroll localization for Uzbekistan — salary structures, statutory deductions, and social fund contributions — while India's TDS and TCS workflow moves to a generic withholding tax engine with dedicated journals, control accounts, and a streamlined Pay wizard.
Read articleNovember 6, 2026
Odoo Replaces Employee Archiving With a Structured End-of-Collaboration Workflow That Schedules Every Offboarding Action
Odoo retires the one-click archive button for departing employees and introduces an End of Collaboration process that tracks dismissal dates, departure reasons, and automatically schedules contract termination, fleet return, equipment unassignment, and time-off cancellation on the employee's last day.
Read articleNovember 6, 2026
Odoo 20 Adds Automatic Service Fees to Point of Sale Presets With Fixed and Percentage Options
Odoo's Point of Sale module now supports automatic service fees inside presets, letting restaurants and hospitality businesses apply fixed or percentage-based charges at checkout without manual line items, while kiosk self-ordering gets tighter identification and capacity controls.
Read articleNovember 6, 2026
Odoo 20 Rewrites Analytic Distribution With Smarter Models, Bulk Editing, and Practical Examples for US Companies
Odoo 20 overhauls analytic accounting with independent per-plan percentage rules, flexible distribution model triggers that work without numeric account codes, and a streamlined bulk editing workflow that replaces the old per-line approach.
Read articleNovember 5, 2026
Odoo 20 Cleans Up the Spreadsheet Chart Workflow With Renamed Controls and a Reorganized Documentation Structure
Odoo 20 renames the chart insertion button to a single-word 'Spreadsheet' trigger, replaces the old confirmation dialog labels with clearer field names, and splits the chart documentation into dedicated Customize and Manage sections for faster navigation.
Read articleNovember 5, 2026
Odoo Finally Documents the Missing Emoji Font That Breaks PDF Reports on Self-Hosted Servers
Self-hosted Odoo instances have been silently printing empty boxes instead of emojis in PDF reports because wkhtmltopdf needs a black-and-white emoji font that most Linux servers do not ship by default. The install guides now tell you exactly which packages to add, and the address autocomplete page corrects API key restriction advice that was pointing administrators at the wrong platform.
Read articleNovember 4, 2026
Odoo Connects Southeast Asian Restaurants to GoFood and GrabFood Directly From the Point of Sale
Odoo's Point of Sale module now supports native integration with GoFood and GrabFood across the APAC region, letting restaurants receive delivery orders, sync menus, and manage outlet-level pricing without leaving the POS interface.
Read articleNovember 4, 2026
Odoo Publishes 8,000 Lines of Technical Documentation Covering Its Entire HR and Payroll Engine
Six new developer reference pages now document every model, method, and lifecycle hook in Odoo's Human Resources, Payroll, Time Off, Attendances, Salary Configurator, and Resource modules, giving third-party developers the internal knowledge that previously required reading source code.
Read articleNovember 4, 2026
Odoo Consolidates Invoicing Documentation, Upgrades to Material Symbols, and Adds Qualified Electronic Signature Support
Odoo restructures its invoicing workflow into a single customer invoices page, migrates from Font Awesome to Google Material Symbols across the entire interface, adds QES-level electronic signature compliance under eIDAS, and ships a rewritten Owl 3 developer tutorial.
Read articleNovember 3, 2026
Odoo's Video Conferencing Engine Can Now Record Calls Server-Side With Encrypted Media and Automatic Upload
Odoo's SFU layer gains a full server-side recording pipeline—capture, scheduling, compilation, and encrypted upload—turning the platform's built-in video calls from ephemeral conversations into retrievable business records without third-party recording tools.
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