General

New UI design

• The redesign focuses on substantial enhancements in usability and aesthetics. The primary objective was to elevate the overall user experience, delivering a visually appealing interface that encourages intuitive interactions.

Advanced search

• Effortlessly modify existing searches and establish custom filters using the advanced search feature. User-created filters are inherently more efficient, directly searching on records rather than textual content.

Improved data import and export

• Improved data import and export functionality with the ability to use custom date and datetime formats and export data to XLSX format.

Chatter: message and note translations

• Improved chatter functionality with the ability to enable translations for messages and notes, edit or delete messages, and add emoticons as reactions to messages.

keyboard shortcuts

• Improved keyboard shortcuts and accessibility features, such as CTRL+Enter to confirm dialog boxes, ALT/CMD+Q to confirm actions, ALT/CMD+X to cancel actions, and CTRL+K to perform actions such as chat or get a menu.

Advanced Email Capabilities:

• Odoo 17 introduces enhanced email functionality, empowering users to create and manage personalized email templates. Users can receive real-time feedback on the status of email aliases and bounces. Additionally, the integration of AI, accessible through the /ChatGPT shortcut, allows for the generation and improvement of text based on specific prompts.

Enhanced Video and Audio Calling:

• Elevate communication experiences with improved video and audio calling functionalities in Odoo 17. Integration with Jitsi Meet, a free and open-source video conferencing platform, ensures seamless and high-quality virtual interactions.

Gamification with Karma Points Tracking:

• Enjoy an upgraded gamification experience in Odoo 17, featuring a dedicated menu that allows users to track the sources of karma points. This enhancement provides a comprehensive overview of how karma points are earned within the system.

Website

Enhanced Website Editors and Added Features

• Introduction of WebP Format Support
• Integration of ChatGPT in Website Creation and Blog Writing
  

Innovative Hover Effects

• Implementation of New Hover Effects for Improved User Experience

Diverse Page Creations with Templates

• Integration with ChatGPT for Content Generation in Page and Blog Creation

CRM

Timestamps Integration for Kanban Stages

• Now view timestamps within each Kanban stage for enhanced tracking.

Multilingual Support in Odoo Chatter

• Odoo chatter now seamlessly supports translation for improved collaboration.

Search Messages in Chatter

• Easily locate specific messages with the new search message option in chatter.

Quotation

Efficient Catalog Selection in Quotation Kanban View

• Seamlessly choose catalogs directly within the Kanban view during the quotation creation process.

Access to Sales History

• Unlock insights with the availability of a Sales History option, facilitating informed decision-making.

Customizable Quote PDF Builder

• Tailor your quotation documents with ease using the intuitive Quote PDF builder

Enhanced Settings with Expanded Options

• Experience improved settings, now with a broader range of customizable options.

POS

Dynamic Product Configuration:

• Tailor products effortlessly with the new Product Configurator feature, allowing businesses to offer personalized options to customers for a unique shopping experience.

Revamped POS KIOSK Experience:

• The Odoo 17 POS introduces an improved and intuitive POS KIOSK, streamlining self-service transactions for customers and optimizing the overall point-of-sale process.

Mobile Ordering via QR Code Scan:

• Embrace modern convenience with QR code scanning for mobile orders. Customers can scan and place orders from their mobile devices, seamlessly transmitting requests to the kitchen, accompanied by an integrated online table booking system with real-time notifications.

Flexible Pricelist Operations:

• Effortlessly manage pricing strategies with the new Pricelist Operation feature, enabling businesses to implement dynamic and flexible pricing structures for enhanced profitability.

Convenient Bill Splitting:

• Enhance customer satisfaction by allowing easy bill splitting functionality at the POS, catering to diverse group dynamics and ensuring a smooth and personalized payment experience.

Discuss

Comprehensive Communication Features:

• Elevate your collaborative experience with Odoo 17 Discuss, featuring robust voice and video capabilities for seamless communication.

P2P Centralized Server:

• Ensure a secure and efficient communication infrastructure with a peer-to-peer centralized server system, enhancing reliability and performance.

Scalable Meetings with 500+ Attendees:

• Host large-scale virtual gatherings effortlessly, as Odoo 17 Discuss supports meetings with over 500 attendees, facilitating extensive collaboration.

High-Quality Video Transmission:

• Experience crystal-clear video quality during discussions, ensuring that every visual detail is conveyed effectively.

Push to Talk Functionality:

• Streamline communication with the push-to-talk feature, allowing users to transmit audio messages at the touch of a button.

Background Blur for Focus:

• Maintain professionalism and focus during virtual meetings by utilizing the background blur feature, minimizing distractions.

Raise Hand for Participation:

• Foster interactive discussions with the raise hand feature, enabling participants to signal their desire to speak.

Integrated Chat System:

• Facilitate real-time communication through the chat feature, ensuring that participants can exchange messages effortlessly.

Simple Invitation Process:

• Easily invite participants to discussions with a user-friendly and intuitive invitation system, enhancing accessibility.

Voice Messages for Efficient Communication:

• Save time and convey messages effectively through voice messages, providing an alternative communication method.

Message Search and Translation:

• Effortlessly find past messages with the search functionality, and enhance global collaboration with real-time translation capabilities.

Live Chat, Calls, and Video Meetings:

• Seamlessly transition between live chat, audio calls, and video meetings within the unified Discuss application for versatile communication.

Screen Sharing and File Attachments:

• Collaborate visually with screen sharing, and enhance document exchange through easy file attachments.

Invitation Monitoring for Efficient Management:

• Monitor invitations effectively to streamline participant management and ensure a well-organized communication environment.

Manufacturing & Logistics

New App: Shop Floor 

• The Shop Floor module, intricately aligned with the Manufacturing app, serves as a pivotal companion in operational efficiency. This module offers a visually intuitive interface designed for the seamless execution of manufacturing orders (MOs) and work orders. Moreover, it empowers manufacturing personnel by providing a user-friendly platform to diligently monitor and record the time invested in executing both manufacturing and work orders.

Worksheet Integration

• Explore the cutting-edge capabilities of Odoo 17 with the introduction of Manufacturing Worksheet Integration. This new feature seamlessly incorporates worksheets into the manufacturing process, fostering a more efficient and streamlined workflow. Experience heightened precision and control as this integration empowers users with a comprehensive toolset within the manufacturing application suite.

Projects

Advanced Automation Actions:

• Elevate project efficiency with the Odoo 17 Project Application's new feature that introduces sophisticated automation actions for streamlined task management.

Enhanced Subtask Management in Kanban:

• Experience improved project organization as Odoo 17 introduces efficient subtask management directly within the Kanban view.

Seamless ChatGPT Integration in Emails and Task Descriptions:

• Foster seamless communication by integrating ChatGPT directly into emails and task creation descriptions, enhancing collaboration within the project application.

Tasks Approval Workflow:

• Streamline project workflows with the introduction of task approval features, ensuring a structured and efficient project management process.

Custom Props in Kanban, Search, and List Views:

• Tailor your project views with custom properties (props) in Kanban, Search, and List views, providing a personalized and user-centric experience.

Improved Status Reporting:

• Gain deeper insights into project progress with enhanced status reporting features, enabling more accurate and informed decision-making.

Duration Tracking on Stages:

• Enhance project planning and monitoring by tracking the duration of tasks at each stage, offering a comprehensive overview of the project lifecycle.

Service, Timesheet & Billing

Enhanced Billing Rate Management:

• Explore advanced capabilities in Odoo 17 with the introduction of improved tools for managing billing rates, ensuring a more precise and adaptable approach to financial transactions.

Dynamic Leaderboard Functionality:

• Elevate your user experience with Odoo 17's new dynamic leaderboard feature, providing real-time insights into project contributions and team performance.

New To-Do App:

• Experience enhanced task management within the Odoo 17 ecosystem through the introduction of a state-of-the-art To-Do app, offering a more intuitive and efficient approach to task organization and completion.

Knowledge Base

Seamless Integration Across Applications:

• Odoo 17 introduces expanded connectivity, seamlessly integrating with CRM and various applications to create a cohesive and unified knowledge base.

Documentation Templates for Streamlined Content Creation:

• Enhance efficiency with the inclusion of document templates, allowing users to create standardized documentation within the Odoo 17 knowledge base.

Enriched Content with ChatGPT Integration:

• Elevate the quality of knowledge base content through integrated ChatGPT, offering advanced language capabilities to enrich textual elements.

History and Comments Features akin to Google Docs:

• Facilitate collaborative knowledge creation with Odoo 17's history and comments system, resembling the functionality found in Google Docs.

Google Docs-style Collaboration Tools:

• Enjoy real-time collaboration in the knowledge base, with tools reminiscent of Google Docs that support seamless teamwork and content co-creation.

Team-Specific Document Organization History and Comments Features akin to Google Docs:

• Efficiently organize knowledge base documents by splitting them into distinct teams directly from the document view, promoting collaborative efforts within designated groups.

Search Index for Effortless Document Retrieval:

• Improve document accessibility with an embedded search index, enabling users to swiftly locate relevant information within the knowledge base.

OCR Method for Text/PDF Detail Extraction:

• Odoo 17 incorporates Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for the extraction of details from text and PDF documents within the knowledge base, enhancing data capture and document processing capabilities.

Accounting

1. Streamlined Deferred Entry Management:

• Odoo 17 introduces an out-of-the-box solution for managing deferred entries seamlessly, utilizing start and end dates for efficient tracking.

2. Efficient Batch Payment Handling (Account Payables):

• Enhance payment processing in the Accounting app with the Quick Batch Payment Register, streamlining account payables for increased efficiency.

3. Advanced Account Receivables Management:

• Experience enhanced control over receivables with the upgraded features in Odoo 17's Accounting app.

4. Pepo Access Points for Enhanced Connectivity:

• Boost connectivity with Pepo access points, facilitating smoother interactions and data exchange within the Accounting app.

5. Customer-Specific Accounts in Pepo:

• Tailor your accounting processes with customer-specific accounts in Pepo, providing a personalized approach to financial management.

6. Simplified Customer Verification in Pepo:

• Easily verify customers within Pepo for streamlined and secure financial transactions.

7. DSL Directory Integration:

• Seamlessly integrate DSL directory features into the Accounting app, ensuring a comprehensive and interconnected financial management experience.

8. Credit Limits Validation in Quotations:

• Improve accuracy in financial transactions with credit limits validation directly within quotations in the Odoo 17 Accounting app.

9. Enhanced Bank Statements Management:

• Enjoy improved control over financial transactions with advanced bank statement features in Odoo 17.

10. Mail Reminders for Financial Transactions:

• - Stay on top of financial commitments with integrated mail reminders, facilitating efficient communication within the Accounting app.

11. Streamlined Reconciliation Process:

• - Enhance reconciliation processes with improved widgets and features, ensuring a more user-friendly experience in Odoo 17.

12. Auto Reconciliation Improvements with Visual Identification:

• - Auto-reconcile transactions more efficiently with specific colors for quick identification, streamlining the reconciliation process in the Accounting app.

13. Report Generation Enhancements:

• - Experience improved reporting functionalities, providing comprehensive insights into financial data within the Accounting app.

14. Advanced Analytical Accounting Features:

• - Odoo 17 introduces advanced features for analytical accounting, offering a more robust and insightful financial analysis.

WhatsApp

• Explore the seamless integration of WhatsApp with Odoo 17 – a highly anticipated enhancement that brings a myriad of possibilities to your fingertips. From confirming sales orders and sharing shipping details to sending invoices, payment links, Point of Sale receipts, and personalized messages directly from the Contact view, this robust tool transforms communication. Furthermore, the integration allows you to effortlessly receive and respond to various message types, fostering stronger and more dynamic customer relationships.

Odoo 17: The Architecture Improvements

Accelerated Startup Performance:

• Odoo 17 introduces significant improvements in startup time, surpassing Odoo 16. All apps now load in an impressive 2.8 seconds, showcasing a notable reduction from the previous 4.0 seconds.

Swift Sales Accounting Operations:

• Experience a 56% faster sales accounting module in Odoo 17, loading in a mere 1.6 seconds, providing users with a streamlined and efficient workflow.

Code Optimization for Efficiency:

• Odoo 17 embraces a leaner codebase, contributing to faster startup times and overall system responsiveness.

Enhanced Server-Side Performance:

• The API protocol (RPC) on the server side undergoes significant improvement, resulting in a reduced number of RPC calls for heightened efficiency.

Scaling Capacity to 50,000 Users:

• Odoo 17 scales up its user capacity, now supporting up to 50,000 users. This impressive increase, up from 5,000 users, is achieved through enhancements in the database and overall architecture, ensuring robust performance even at a larger scale.