Working with Odoo 10 - Second Edition

Key Features

• Build an Odoo module and integrate it with other platforms through this practical guide
• This book is the perfect companion to help you customize your Odoo installations for your enterprise requirements
• Use project management along with analytics for better reporting

Book Description

Odoo is a comprehensive set of open-source enterprise management applications. Now with Odoo 10, you have access to a powerful website builder, integrated e-commerce features, and a fast-growing community to help transform and modernize your business.

You will start with how to set up Odoo online and on your own server. You'll then configure the basic company settings required to quickly getting your first Odoo system up and running. Later you'll explore Customer Relationship Management in Odoo and and their importance in today's modern business environment. Next we will deep dive into purchasing application with Odoo and learn some of the primary functionalities of ERP systems for manufacturing operations. You will then use analytic accounting to provide better reporting. Finally you will walk through the recent Odoo 10 features with respect to the community and enterprise edition giving you complete understanding of what Odoo can do for you no matter the reason!

What you will learn

• Configure a functioning customer relationship management system
• Set up a purchasing and receiving system
• Implement manufacturing operations and processes using real-world examples
• Discover the capabilities of Odoo's financial accounting and reporting features
• Integrate powerful human resource applications
• Utilize Odoo's project management application to organize tasks
• Customize Odoo without writing a line a code

About the Author

Greg Moss has been a Business and Information Systems Consultant for over 25 years. Starting in 1988, Greg began to work extensively in financial and accounting-related applications. He wrote his first custom billing system for a rehabilitation facility at the age of 20. He has worked extensively in the health care, point of sale, manufacturing, telecommunications, entertainment, and service industries.

Greg is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, and was the Chief Information Officer for Crownline Boats, Inc. In addition to both Music and Computer Science studies at Southern Illinois University, Greg completed a BS in Business Administration and Information Systems from Walden University. Greg also has an Information Assurance Certification from Carnegie Melon University.

In addition to Odoo, he has experience in a variety of ERP systems and was a Sage Pro partner for several years. Greg is the CEO of First Class Ventures, LLC; the owner of FirstClassComputerConsulting.com and OdooClass.com; and an Odoo Ready Partner.

In Greg's spare time he enjoys playing trumpet, saxophone, keyboard, and guitar with local bands and taking cross-country road trips with his African Grey Parrot, Bibi.

Table of Contents

1. Setting Up Odoo 10
2. Installing Your First Application
3. Exploring Customer Relationship Management in Odoo 10
4. Purchasing with Odoo
5. Making Goods with Manufacturing Resource Planning
6. Configuring Accounting Finance
7. Administering an Odoo Installation
8. Implementing the Human Resources Application
9. Understanding Project Management
10. Creating Advanced Searches and Dashboards
11. Building a Website with Odoo
12. Implementing E-Commerce with Odoo
13. Customizing Odoo for Your Business
14. Modifying Documents and Reports
15. Discovering Custom Odoo Modules
16. Comparative Analysis of Community vs Enterprise Edition
17. Locating additional Odoo resources