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Virtual Instances in Liferay DXP: A Smart Approach to Multi-Tenancy

  When organizations expand their digital presence across multiple brands, regions, or business units, managing them efficiently becomes a challenge. This is where virtual instances in Liferay DXP come into play. They allow businesses to create and manage multiple independent portals each with its own users, themes, and configurations under a single shared Liferay installation. This setup ensures centralized control while maintaining individuality and data separation for each instance. Streamlined Operations and Cost Efficiency One of the major advantages of virtual instances in Liferay DXP is the ability to simplify operations. Instead of deploying separate installations for every portal, you can run all of them within a single environment. This means fewer upgrades, unified maintenance, and consistent governance across portals. It not only reduces infrastructure costs but also enhances manageability, making it a cost-effective solution for enterprises with diverse digital needs....

Odoo Multi-Company Setup: Best Practices for Developers

 In today’s dynamic business landscape, many organizations operate through multiple branches, divisions, or legal entities. Managing all of them effectively within one system can be challenging without a structured approach. Odoo’s multi company setup offers a powerful solution to manage several companies from a single database. It helps businesses maintain transparency, consistency, and efficiency while ensuring that each company has its own configuration for accounting, inventory, and users. Understanding the Multi-Company Structure in Odoo Odoo’s flexible architecture allows businesses to operate multiple companies under one ERP platform while maintaining strict data boundaries. Each record in Odoo, such as invoices, warehouses, or journals, can be linked to a specific company, ensuring data isolation and preventing unwanted overlap. Businesses can also decide which data should be shared globally, such as products or partners, and which should remain company-specific, such as f...

Odoo Inventory Management: From Purchase to Delivery

 In any growing business, managing inventory efficiently from purchase to delivery is essential for maintaining smooth operations. Whether you handle raw materials, finished goods, or retail stock, Odoo’s integrated system helps you streamline every stage of your inventory cycle. It connects purchasing, warehousing, sales, and shipping so that your team always has real time visibility into what is available and what is needed next. Efficient Purchasing Process Inventory management begins with the purchasing process. Odoo simplifies procurement by allowing you to create purchase orders manually or set up automated reordering rules. When stock levels reach the minimum quantity, Odoo can automatically send requests to suppliers. This ensures that your business never faces delays due to material shortages. Once the supplier confirms the order, the incoming shipment appears in your inventory dashboard, ready for receiving. Streamlined Warehouse Management After receiving goods, the war...

How to Migrate Magento to Odoo: A Complete Guide

As businesses evolve, many look for an all-in-one solution that goes beyond eCommerce and integrates operations, accounting, CRM, and inventory seamlessly. That’s where migrating from Magento to Odoo becomes a game-changer. While Magento is powerful for online selling, Odoo offers a unified ecosystem that connects every business process under one platform. Why Consider Migrating Magento to Odoo? Magento primarily focuses on eCommerce, but as businesses grow, managing separate systems for sales, inventory, and customer data can create bottlenecks. Odoo, on the other hand, provides an integrated suite covering everything from order management to accounting. Migrating to Odoo enables better automation, streamlined workflows, and improved analytics across departments. Some key benefits include: Unified platform for all business operations Real-time synchronization between sales, inventory, and accounts Lower operational costs due to reduced dependency on multiple tools Greater customizati...

What is the Liferay Client Extension Framework?

  Liferay DXP offers a powerful platform for building portals and digital experiences, packed with out-of-the-box capabilities such as data structures, custom data stores, actions, and UI designs. However, many enterprise use cases demand deeper customization beyond these default features. To address this, Liferay introduced the Client Extension Framework , which enables developers to extend or customize functionality without being tightly coupled to the Liferay core OSGi container. Starting with Liferay DXP 7.4, the client extension feature allows developers to add new functionality, integrate external systems, or enhance user experiences with minimal dependency on the platform’s internals. Why Use Client Extensions? Earlier, most Liferay customizations were achieved through OSGi modules or theme plugins, which were often complex and tightly bound to the platform. The Client Extension Framework changes that by introducing loose coupling, ensuring that your custom logic relies only...
 Managing field sales in manufacturing can be challenging due to production schedules, inventory constraints, and customer demands. A well-designed Field Sales Workflow can address these challenges effectively. Challenges in Field Sales for Manufacturing Companies: Difficulty accessing real-time data in the field Reliance on outdated information, slowing decision-making Manual processes causing errors and inefficiencies Poor communication between sales, warehouse, and production teams Limited reporting and analytics capabilities Systems that cannot scale as the business grows Benefits of Implementing Odoo for Field Sales Workflow: Automation: Automates routine tasks like order entry, follow-ups, and reporting Reduces errors and saves time for sales teams Enables management to track performance and identify bottlenecks Enhanced Communication: Connects field sales, production, and warehouse teams Enables real-time updates on product availability and delivery schedules Improves respo...

Simplify Your Reporting with Odoo BI Dashboards & Spreadsheets

 In the modern business landscape, data is the new fuel for decision-making . Yet, many organizations still rely on manual exports, endless Excel sheets, and disconnected tools to manage reports which often leads to errors, duplication, and wasted time. With Odoo BI , reporting gets a major upgrade. It brings together Dashboards and Spreadsheets within the same platform, helping businesses visualize real-time data, collaborate seamlessly, and make informed decisions faster. Why Traditional Reporting Falls Short Think about your current reporting flow: Export data to spreadsheets Clean, merge, and reformat Share versions over email Update manually every week This fragmented process not only slows down analysis but also introduces inconsistencies and delays in business insights. Odoo’s integrated BI tools are designed to eliminate exactly that. What Makes Odoo BI Powerful Odoo BI isn’t just another analytics add-on it’s natively integrated with every Odoo module, from Sales and Inv...

Customizing Odoo Accounting Reports: Add Columns & Modify Rows

Odoo provides powerful built-in accounting reports- Aged Receivable, Aged Payable, General Ledger, Balance Sheet, right out of the box. But many businesses need more context: for example, payment terms, transaction currency, expected payment dates, or custom fields specific to their processes. Here’s how you can customize these reports in Odoo by adding new columns or modifying existing rows, giving you better financial visibility. How the Odoo Reporting Engine Works To customize reports, it’s important to understand the three main layers in Odoo’s report system: Report Handlers (Python Models) These are the back-end logic classes that gather data, build SQL queries, group and compute values. When you want to inject new data or change the logic, you usually inherit and extend these handlers. Report Models ( account.report ) These represent report configurations: which measures (columns) are shown, filters (dates, journals), default settings, etc. Report Templates (XML / QWeb) After dat...

How to Create Accounting Reports in Odoo Without Writing Code

Financial data is most useful when it’s presented in the right way. While businesses rely on accurate bookkeeping, decision-makers need customized reports to analyze performance, track expenses, and plan ahead. Traditionally, creating such reports required developers to write code. With Odoo, that barrier is removed so you can build and customize accounting reports through its no-code framework, directly from the interface. Odoo’s No-Code Reporting Building Blocks Odoo provides a modular framework that makes reporting highly flexible: Root Reports – Master templates used to create multiple versions. Variants – Localized or customized versions of root reports. Lines – Each row in the report (e.g., Revenue, Expenses, Adjustments). Expressions – Logic defining how values are calculated. Columns – Metrics like current year, previous year, or variance. Grouping – Breakdowns by analytic account, department, or team. Engines – Methods like domain filters, prefix logic, or formulas to ...