Meet Odoo 18: All the new features

Summary

Odoo 18 offers a comprehensive solution for managing business operations, from manufacturing to delivery, website management, and customer relations. The video highlights key features like project management, barcode scanning, online presence customization, POS system enhancements, and automated translations. It showcases how eSy Rider uses Odoo to efficiently produce and deliver their new Roadrunner e-bike, ensuring smooth workflows and clear financial insights. With its revamped user interface, industry-specific setups, and AI-powered tools, Odoo 18 simplifies complex tasks, making it an ideal choice for scaling businesses.

Takeaways

• 🚀 Odoo 18 is packed with new features, making it easier to manage all business operations, from manufacturing to delivery.
• 🔧 The top bar feature allows easy access to project-related records, like analytics, sales orders, and timesheets, with the ability to customize and save views.
• 🚴‍♂️ eSy Rider uses Odoo 18 to manage their e-bike manufacturing process, from adding components like phone mounts to managing safety instructions.
• 📦 Odoo's barcode app streamlines inventory management, allowing products to be scanned and updated directly from a phone.
• 🔍 Odoo simplifies quality control and allows users to track product movements, like transferring faulty products to the quality control station.
• 🌐 The Odoo website builder includes new blocks, styles, and automated translation tools to easily customize and translate websites.
• 💬 Odoo's commission module enables flexible configuration of sales targets and commission plans, perfect for incentivizing employees.
• 📝 Invoicing and reconciliation processes are streamlined with dynamic previews, tax calculations, and lock dates for financial transactions.
• 📊 Odoo helps businesses track expenses, generate analytic budgets, and compare planned versus actual progress, with alerts for overspending.
• 💼 Odoo's integrated AI optimizes job postings and manages applications, making the hiring process more efficient.

Q & A

What are the key features introduced in Odoo 18 that can help streamline business operations?

Odoo 18 introduces several new features such as a revamped top bar for easy access to project records, improved manufacturing tools, an upgraded barcode app for inventory management, and an enhanced website builder with customizable building blocks and automated translations.

How does Odoo 18 improve the manufacturing workflow for businesses like eSy Rider?

Odoo 18 simplifies the manufacturing process by allowing businesses to easily add missing components to the bill of materials, provide detailed instructions for assembly, and manage manufacturing orders efficiently using features like foldable instructions and barcode-based stock management.

How does the new top bar in Odoo 18 benefit users managing complex workflows?

The new top bar in Odoo 18 provides easy access to key project-related data, such as analytics, sales orders, and timesheets. Users can customize the bar by saving and renaming views, making it easier to manage and adjust various records quickly.

What improvements have been made to Odoo 18's website building capabilities?

Odoo 18's website builder includes more sleek block styles, preview options for each block, automated translation tools with AI, and the ability to customize building blocks across multiple pages. Users can also import and preview custom fonts, allowing for greater personalization of their website.

How does Odoo 18 help manage inventory and ensure that it stays up-to-date?

Odoo 18 uses a barcode app that allows users to easily scan products with their phone, keeping the inventory accurate and up-to-date. The app offers a clean interface with real-time information, making it easier for users to manage stock efficiently.

What tools does Odoo 18 provide for sales and customer management?

Odoo 18 includes a refreshed Point of Sale (POS) interface that works on both desktop and mobile, as well as improved selection processes for product attributes and variants. It also provides a new quotation calculator for shipping costs and a commissions module to easily configure sales targets and incentives.

How does Odoo 18 help businesses improve their financial management?

Odoo 18 offers improved invoicing tools, a dynamic preview of invoices, streamlined reconciliation processes for bank statements, and analytic budget tracking. Businesses can easily compare planned versus actual expenses, and Odoo alerts users if spending exceeds the budget.

What new recruitment and HR features does Odoo 18 offer?

Odoo 18 introduces a more candidate-focused approach to job applications, where candidates can be linked to multiple job offers. It also integrates AI to format job offers for job boards, ensuring consistency. Additionally, Odoo 18 simplifies managing applications from job boards by automatically recognizing and processing them.

How does Odoo 18 assist with product delivery and logistics?

Odoo 18 helps manage product deliveries by showing whether a transfer can fit into available vehicles based on weight and volume. It also offers a map feature that previews the driver's delivery route, optimizing logistics management.

How does Odoo 18 assist with project profitability analysis and performance tracking?

Odoo 18 provides detailed profit and loss reports that can be filtered by month, quarter, or year. It allows businesses to compare financial figures with targets and budgets, giving a clear overview of performance using tools like the new data selector.