Here are some practical exercises focused on form development in Odoo

ERP module development. These exercises will help you understand how to
create, customize, and extend forms in Odoo.

Exercise 1: Basic Form View

1. Objective: Create a custom form view for a new model.

2. Steps:

o Create a custom module named library_management.

o Define a new model, e.g., library.book, with fields like name,

author, genre, and publication_date.

o Create a form view for this model.

o Add the form view to a menu under a new application.

Exercise 2: Add Fields to Existing Forms

1. Objective: Add custom fields to the existing Partner form

(res.partner).

2. Steps:

o Extend the res.partner model to include new fields, such as

membership_id and membership_expiry_date.

o Modify the existing Partner form view using XML inheritance to

display these fields in a new tab or group.

o Test the form to ensure the fields are saved correctly.

Exercise 3: Conditional Field Visibility

1. Objective: Make a field visible based on the value of another field.

2. Steps:

o Add a new field is_premium_member (boolean) to the res.partner

model.
 o Add a dependent field, such as premium_benefits, which should
only be visible when is_premium_member is checked.

o Use the attrs attribute in the form view to control visibility

dynamically.

Exercise 4: Computed Fields in Forms

1. Objective: Create a computed field and display it on a form.

2. Steps:

o Add a computed field age to the library.book model, which

calculates the book's age based on its publication_date.

o Define the compute method for the field in Python.

o Display the age field on the form view as a readonly field.

Exercise 5: Form with Related Fields

1. Objective: Show related fields on a form view.

2. Steps:

o Add a Many2one field publisher_id to the library.book model,

linking to a new model library.publisher.

o Add related fields like publisher_address and publisher_phone to

the library.book model.

o Display these related fields on the book form view.

Exercise 6: Add Buttons with Server Actions

1. Objective: Add a custom button to perform a server-side action.

2. Steps:

o Add a button Mark as Bestseller to the library.book form view.

o Write a method in the model to update a field is_bestseller when

the button is clicked.
 o Use the type="object" attribute in the button to trigger the
server-side action.

Exercise 7: Form with Inline Tree Views

1. Objective: Add an inline tree view to a form for a One2many

relationship.

2. Steps:

o Add a One2many field chapter_ids to the library.book model,

linking to a new model library.chapter.

o Define a tree view for library.chapter.

o Embed the tree view in the library.book form view.

Exercise 8: Form Validation

1. Objective: Add custom validation logic to a form.

2. Steps:

o Add a stock_quantity field to the library.book model.

o Add a price field and ensure that it is greater than 0 using

constraints or the @api.constrains decorator.

o Raise a validation error if stock_quantity is less than 0.

Exercise 9: Wizard with Form View

1. Objective: Create a wizard form to perform batch operations.

2. Steps:

o Create a wizard model library.batch_update.

o Add fields like genre and author to the wizard.

o Add a button that applies the values entered in the wizard to all
selected books.

o Test the wizard by linking it to an action in the book list view.

Exercise 10: Form Styling and Action Icons

1. Objective: Customize the appearance of a form view.

2. Steps:

o Add colored status indicators to a state field using widgets like

statusbar.

o Add icons to action buttons.

o Use decoration- attributes to highlight records based on

conditions (e.g., highlight overdue books).

Exercise 11: Dynamic Domain in Forms

1. Objective: Apply a dynamic domain to a Many2one field.

2. Steps:

o Add a Many2one field category_id to the library.book model.

o Add a Many2one field subcategory_id and filter the available

subcategories based on the selected category.

o Use the domain attribute to apply this dynamic filtering.

Exercise 12: Tabs in Forms

1. Objective: Organize fields in a form using tabs.

2. Steps:

o Create tabs for General Information, Chapters, and Additional

Details in the library.book form view.

o Move fields into the respective tabs.

o Test the form to ensure usability.

Exercise 13: Action Buttons to Trigger Reports

1. Objective: Add a button to generate a report from a form view.

 2. Steps:

o Add a button Print Details to the library.book form.

o Create a report template to display the book's details.

o Link the button to the report action.

Exercise 14: Security and Access Controls

1. Objective: Ensure form security based on user roles.

2. Steps:

o Define access control rules for the library.book model.

o Restrict certain fields in the form to specific user groups using

the groups attribute.

o Test the form with users in different roles.

Exercise 15: Multi-language Support in Forms

1. Objective: Add multi-language support for field labels and help texts.

2. Steps:

o Add translatable string and help attributes for fields in the XML
view.

o Update translations using the Odoo translation interface.

o Test the form in different languages.

These exercises provide a comprehensive way to master form development

in Odoo. Let me know if you'd like more details or examples for any specific
exercise!