Odoo enthusiasts, rejoice! Odoo Experience 2024 is just around the corner (October 2nd-4th in Belgium), and with it comes the highly anticipated release Odoo18. While the official unveiling is yet to be announced, here’s a glimpse into some of the most exciting features you can expect:

General Improvements:

• Enhanced Grouping: Odoo18 allows grouping and sorting lists even with unsaved related fields.

• Clarity in Product Types: The confusing “Consumables” category is renamed “Goods” for better understanding. Additionally, the “Track Inventory” option for “Goods” is relocated for easier access.

• Streamlined Product Addition: You can now add products directly from the catalog view in Odoo18.

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Odoo 18 POS:

• Effortless Product Creation: Create products on the fly within the Odoo 18 POS interface, eliminating the need to switch screens.

• Seamless Barcode Lookups: Scan barcodes for quick product identification and access to related information.

• Variant Product Display: Similar to online stores, Odoo 18 POS will showcase product variants for a more comprehensive experience.

• Revamped Design: Expect an improved user experience with a redesigned login page, payment screen, and more. Other anticipated features include POS events and adding free orders directly on POS.

Odoo 18 E-commerce

• Precise Location Selection: A new location selector widget ensures accurate pick-up point selection during checkout.

• Strategic Sign-In Button: Encourage customer sign-ups and newsletter subscriptions with a dedicated “Sign-in” button in the checkout form.

• Hassle-Free checkout: Provide a smoother shopping experience with the single-page checkout option.

• Engaging Design Enhancements: Redesigned product and shop pages are expected to boost engagement and customer retention.

• Improved Click and Collect: Odoo 18 promises a more streamlined click and collect flow.

• Mega Menu Creation: Generate a dynamic mega based on your e-commerce category structure.

• Order Confirmation: A new order confirmation step allows customers to review their order before proceeding to payment.

• Multi-Warehouse Management: Manage stock across multiple warehouses and display available quantities on product pages.

• Enhanced SEO: Leverage SEO improvements for better organic reach and search ranking.

Inventory and Purchase Management

• Efficient Order Pickings: Group multiple orders into batches for picking, saving time and boosting team efficiency.

• Optimized Delivery Dispatching: Assign specific vehicles to delivery batches for smoother logistics management.

• Visualized Batch Routes: Leverage map views within the batch to plan delivery routes effectively, minimizing fuel consumption and delivery time.

• Revamped Automated Batches: Experience improved workflow, flexibility, and resource optimization with the combined features of waves and batches in Odoo 18.

• Enhanced Barcode App: Access all necessary information in one place with the revamped barcode app, leading to increased productivity.

• Inventory Management Features: Hide theoretical quantities in inventory adjustments, download the barcode app as a PWA, and enjoy functionalities like aggregate lines of products in batches, inventory valuation by lots, QR code integration with package content reports, and mass data QR code scanning.

• Purchase Module Improvements: Expect features like down payments, purchase templates, manual merge of RFQs, easy import of UBL structured data in PDF RFQ/PO, and improved sorting options.

Shipping Functionalities

• Dynamic Shipping Methods: Select shipping methods based on factors like weight, volume, products, and tags. 

• New Shipping Connectors: Facilitate seamless product delivery with integration of new shipping connectors like FedEx, DHL, and USPS.

• Streamlined Pick-Up and Delivery: Select pick-up points and deliveries efficiently with compatible shipping connectors.

Odoo 18 MRP Capabilities

• Enahnced MPS Updates: The Master Production Schedule (MPS) receives an upgrade with automatic inventory replenishment and improved shipment routes. 

• Revamped Gantt View: Enjoy a more user-friendly Gantt view with horizontal scrolling, zoom functionalities, and the option to display one task per line.

• On-demand Quality Checks: Schedule quality checks for any manufacturing product at any point on the production process.

• Shop Floor Enhancements: Look forward to features like adding notes, fold/unflod operations, and “Next” operations within the shop floor module.

• Additional MRP enhancements: Explore functionalities like work-in-progress management, project and MO links, repair for rental returns, product catalog integration with BOM, MO, repair, and MRP documents.