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Welcome to this course
This comprehensive Odoo Engineering course is designed to take learners from the fundamentals of ERP systems and Odoo to advanced, production-ready development skills.
The course is structured into 24 units, 96 chapters, and hundreds of focused topics, covering business fundamentals, Odoo architecture, backend development, frontend development with OWL, APIs and integrations, security, testing, deployment, performance optimization, and professional engineering practices.
The learning path follows a progressive approach, beginning with how ERP systems support real business processes before moving into Odoo’s technical architecture and development workflow. Each section builds on the previous one, helping learners develop both a strong conceptual foundation and practical engineering ability.
The course also covers real-world development practices such as debugging, code quality, maintainable module design, production deployment, code reviews, capstone projects, and interview preparation.
By the end of the course, learners will have the knowledge and practical skills required to confidently build, customize, integrate, maintain, and deploy professional Odoo solutions.
ERP development with modules, ORM, XML, OWL, PostgreSQL, integrations, and delivery.
What we will study
UNIT I: UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS BEFORE THE CODE
- 2.1WHAT ODOO IS
- 2.2ODOO ECOSYSTEM
- 2.3COMMUNITY EDITION
- 2.4ENTERPRISE EDITION
- 2.5ODOO ONLINE
- 2.6ODOO.SH
- 2.7ON-PREMISE ODOO
- 2.8ODOO APPS
- 2.9MODULES / ADDONS
- 2.10USERS
- 2.11COMPANIES
- 2.12SHARED BUSINESS RECORDS
- 2.13STANDARD VS CUSTOM MODULES
- 2.14ODOO STUDIO CONCEPT
- EExercise
- PCHAPTER 2 PROJECT: DESIGN AN ODOO DEPLOYMENT FOR BILAL OFFICE SUPPLIES
UNIT II: HOW ODOO ACTUALLY WORKS
- 4.1THREE-TIERS ARCHITECTURE
- 4.2BROWSER
- 4.3ODOO WEB CLIENT
- 4.4HTTP REQUEST
- 4.5ODOO APPLICATION SERVER
- 4.6PYTHON RUNTIME
- 4.7ORM
- 4.8POSTGRESQL
- 4.9FILESTORE
- 4.10ADDONS
- 4.11REGISTRY
- 4.12HTTP LAYER
- 4.13SESSIONS
- 4.14WORKERS
- 4.15CRON WORKERS
- 4.16LONG-POLLING / WEBSOCKET CONCEPTS
- EExercise
- PCHAPTER 4 PROJECT: ODOO REQUEST ARCHITECTURE INVESTIGATION
- 5.1PYTHON ENVIRONMENT
- 5.2PYTHON VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
- 5.3PYTHON DEPENDENCIES
- 5.4POSTGRESQL SETUP
- 5.5POSTGRESQL USER
- 5.6ODOO SOURCE
- 5.7GIT CLONE
- 5.8ODOO CONFIGURATION FILE
- 5.9ADDONS_PATH
- 5.10CUSTOM ADDONS DIRECTORY
- 5.11DATABASE CREATION
- 5.12DEVELOPER MODE
- 5.13DEVELOPER MODE WITH ASSETS
- 5.14LOGGING
- 5.15IDE SETUP
- 5.16DEBUGGER SETUP
- EExercise
- PCHAPTER 5 PROJECT: BUILD A CLEAN ODOO DEVELOPMENT WORKSPACE
- 6.1ODOO/
- 6.2ADDONS/
- 6.3CORE FRAMEWORK
- 6.4API.PY CONCEPTS
- 6.5FIELDS.PY CONCEPTS
- 6.6MODELS.PY CONCEPTS
- 6.7HTTP
- 6.8SERVICES
- 6.9TOOLS
- 6.10REGISTRY
- 6.11MODULES LOADER
- 6.12READING OFFICIAL ADDONS
- 6.13TRACING MODEL DEFINITIONS
- 6.14TRACING XML IDS
- 6.15TRACING METHODS
- EExercise
- PCHAPTER 6 PROJECT: TRACE A REAL ODOO FEATURE FROM UI TO SOURCE
UNIT III: YOUR FIRST ODOO MODULE
UNIT IV: MODELING BUSINESS DATA
- 11.1Many2one
- 11.2One2many
- 11.3Many2many
- 11.4Inverse Fields
- 11.5Related Fields
- 11.6Relational Commands
- 11.7Command.create()
- 11.8Command.update()
- 11.9Command.delete()
- 11.10Command.unlink()
- 11.11Command.link()
- 11.12Command.clear()
- 11.13Command.set()
- 11.14Relationship Ownership
- 11.15Cascading Behavior
- 11.16ondelete
- 11.17Referential Integrity
- 12.1compute
- 12.2@api.depends
- 12.3@api.depends_context
- 12.4Stored Computed Fields
- 12.5Non-Stored Computed Fields
- 12.6inverse
- 12.7Custom Search Methods
- 12.8Related Fields
- 12.9Default Values
- 12.10default_get()
- 12.11copy()
- 12.12Compute Dependencies
- 12.13Recompute Behavior
- 12.14Performance of Stored vs Non-Stored Fields
UNIT V: MASTERING THE ODOO ORM
- 17.1Prefetching
- 17.2Prefetch Sets
- 17.3ORM Cache
- 17.4Transactions
- 17.5Flush
- 17.6flush_model()
- 17.7flush_recordset()
- 17.8Cache Invalidation
- 17.9invalidate_model()
- 17.10invalidate_recordset()
- 17.11modified()
- 17.12N+1 Queries
- 17.13Batch Creation
- 17.14Batch Updates
- 17.15Aggregation
- 17.16read_group()
- 17.17Raw SQL
- 17.18SQL Wrapper Concepts
- 17.19ORM vs SQL
- 17.20Security Implications of SQL
- 17.21Algorithmic Complexity
UNIT VI: BUSINESS RULES & WORKFLOWS
UNIT VII: BUILDING THE USER INTERFACE
UNIT VIII: SECURITY & MULTI-COMPANY
UNIT IX: EXTENDING EXISTING ODOO
UNIT X: ADVANCED BUSINESS FEATURES
UNIT XI: INTERNATIONALIZATION & LOCALIZATION
- 43.1Translatable Strings
- 43.2_() Translation Function
- 43.3Translatable Fields
- 43.4i18n/
- 43.5.po Files
- 43.6.pot Templates
- 43.7Exporting Translations
- 43.8Importing Translations
- 43.9Languages
- 43.10Locale / Formatting
- 43.11Dates & Times
- 43.12Numbers
- 43.13Currencies
- 43.14Translatable QWeb
- 43.15Localization Modules
- 43.16Accounting Localization Concept
- 43.17Country-Specific Behavior
UNIT XII: WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH ODOO
- 44.1http.Controller
- 44.2@http.route
- 44.3request
- 44.4Request Environment
- 44.5route type="http"
- 44.6route type="json"
- 44.7HTTP Methods
- 44.8Parameters
- 44.9Responses
- 44.10Authentication
- 44.11auth="user"
- 44.12auth="public"
- 44.13auth="none"
- 44.14CSRF
- 44.15Sessions
- 44.16Cookies Concepts
- 44.17Error Handling
- 44.18Controller Inheritance
- 44.19Controller Security
UNIT XIII: APIS & INTEGRATIONS
UNIT XIV: MODERN ODOO FRONTEND
UNIT XV: FILES, ATTACHMENTS & MEDIA
- 59.1ir.attachment
- 59.2Binary Fields
- 59.3Image Fields
- 59.4Database vs Filestore
- 59.5Attachment Relationships
- 59.6Uploads
- 59.7Downloads
- 59.8MIME Types
- 59.9File Names
- 59.10Attachment Access
- 59.11Attachment Security
- 59.12Public / Private Files
- 59.13Access Tokens
- 59.14Large File Considerations
- 59.15Image Processing Concepts
UNIT XVI: POSTGRESQL & PERFORMANCE
UNIT XVII: TESTING & DEBUGGING
UNIT XVIII: CLI & DEVELOPER TOOLING
UNIT XIX: DEPLOYMENT & OPERATIONS
UNIT XX: UPGRADES, MIGRATIONS & MAINTENANCE
UNIT XXI: FUNCTIONAL ODOO FOR DEVELOPERS
- 89.1Contacts
- 89.2CRM
- 89.3Sales
- 89.4Purchase
- 89.5Inventory
- 89.6Accounting Concepts
- 89.7Invoicing
- 89.8Employees
- 89.9Recruitment
- 89.10Time Off
- 89.11Attendances
- 89.12Projects
- 89.13Timesheets
- 89.14Manufacturing
- 89.15Maintenance
- 89.16Helpdesk Concept
- 89.17Website
- 89.18eCommerce
- 89.19Point of Sale
- 89.20End-to-End Business Flow
UNIT XXII: REAL ODOO ENGINEERING
- 90.1Stakeholder Interviews
- 90.2Business Requirements
- 90.3Functional Requirements
- 90.4Non-Functional Requirements
- 90.5Business Process Mapping
- 90.6As-Is Process
- 90.7Pain Points
- 90.8To-Be Process
- 90.9Data Requirements
- 90.10Roles
- 90.11Permissions
- 90.12Integrations
- 90.13Reporting Requirements
- 90.14Acceptance Criteria
- 90.15Edge Cases
- 90.16Change Requests
- 93.1Naming
- 93.2Small Methods
- 93.3Separation of Concerns
- 93.4Cohesion
- 93.5Low Coupling
- 93.6Reusable Mixins
- 93.7Configuration over Hard-Coding
- 93.8Constants
- 93.9Error Handling
- 93.10Logging
- 93.11Documentation
- 93.12Upgrade Safety
- 93.13Performance Awareness
- 93.14Security Awareness
- 93.15Testability
- 93.16Avoiding Premature Abstraction
- 94.1Repository
- 94.2Branches
- 94.3Commits
- 94.4Commit Messages
- 94.5Pull Requests
- 94.6Merge
- 94.7Rebase Concepts
- 94.8Conflict Resolution
- 94.9Release Branches
- 94.10Tags
- 94.11Code Review for Correctness
- 94.12Security Review
- 94.13ORM Performance Review
- 94.14Upgrade-Safety Review
- 94.15Test Review
- 94.16Documentation Review
- 94.17CI Concepts
- 94.18Automated Tests in CI
- 94.19Linting / Static Quality Checks
- 94.20Staging Workflow
- 94.21Production Release Workflow
UNIT XXIII: GRAND ODOO ENGINEERING CAPSTONE
- 95.1Problem Discovery
- 95.2Business Requirements
- 95.3Process Maps
- 95.4Architecture
- 95.5Module Boundaries
- 95.6Data Models
- 95.7Relational Design
- 95.8ORM
- 95.9Business Rules
- 95.10Security
- 95.11Multi-Company
- 95.12Views
- 95.13Workflows
- 95.14Wizards
- 95.15Chatter & Activities
- 95.16Automation
- 95.17Reports
- 95.18Attachments
- 95.19Translations
- 95.20Website
- 95.21Portal
- 95.22API
- 95.23Webhooks
- 95.24External Integration
- 95.25OWL Dashboard
- 95.26PostgreSQL Optimization
- 95.27Automated Tests
- 95.28Security Tests
- 95.29Performance Tests
- 95.30Migration Strategy
- 95.31Backup Strategy
- 95.32Deployment
- 95.33Monitoring
- 95.34README
- 95.35Architecture Diagram
- 95.36Technical Documentation
- 95.37Functional Documentation
- 95.38User Roles Matrix
- 95.39API Documentation
- 95.40Deployment Documentation
- 95.41Disaster Recovery Documentation
- 95.42Test Evidence
- 95.43Performance Baseline
- 95.44Security Review
- 95.45Upgrade Review
- 95.46Final Production Readiness Review
UNIT XXIV: INTERVIEW & ODOO ENGINEER READINESS
- 96.1ERP Fundamentals
- 96.2Odoo Functional Knowledge
- 96.3Odoo Architecture
- 96.4Module Anatomy
- 96.5Python
- 96.6Models
- 96.7Fields
- 96.8Relationships
- 96.9ORM
- 96.10Recordsets
- 96.11Domains
- 96.12Computed Fields
- 96.13Constraints
- 96.14Workflows
- 96.15XML
- 96.16Views
- 96.17Actions
- 96.18Security
- 96.19Multi-Company
- 96.20Inheritance
- 96.21Mixins
- 96.22Wizards
- 96.23Cron / Automation
- 96.24Chatter
- 96.25QWeb / Reports
- 96.26Internationalization
- 96.27Controllers
- 96.28APIs
- 96.29Webhooks
- 96.30Integrations
- 96.31OWL
- 96.32JavaScript Framework
- 96.33PostgreSQL
- 96.34Performance
- 96.35Testing
- 96.36Debugging
- 96.37CLI
- 96.38Deployment
- 96.39Odoo.sh
- 96.40Docker
- 96.41Upgrades
- 96.42Migrations
- 96.43Requirements Analysis
- 96.44Solution Architecture
- 96.45Live Module Design
- 96.46Live Debugging
- 96.47Code Review
- 96.48Portfolio Walkthrough
- 96.49Python / OOP Interview
- 96.50ORM Interview
- 96.51Security Interview
- 96.52Functional Odoo Interview
- 96.53PostgreSQL Interview
- 96.54OWL Interview
- 96.55Integration Interview
- 96.56Deployment Interview
- 96.57Architecture Interview
- 96.58Live Coding
- 96.59Live Debugging
- 96.60System Design
- 96.61Portfolio Defense
- 96.62Final Mock Odoo Engineer Interview