Explore The Functional And Technical Changes In Odoo 13

By Author: Cameron McCaughey
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With the launch of the new version, Odoo has come up with several new improvements. This new version of the ERP, Odoo 13, with its features and functionalities, has proved to become a complete suite of applications for different types and levels of businesses. In simple words, Odoo 13 ensures to manage business operations in a more streamlined manner.
 
Odoo, being one of the most efficient and cost-effective web-based ERP software solutions, helps businesses with robust module customisation and with the introduction of every new version of the ERP, more modules get added and the existing ones get improved. This clearly shows that the ERP always comes with advanced functional and technical changes with the release of newer versions.
 
Odoo 13 has automated almost every business operation. With this, it has reduced the time spent on the operations when they were handled manually. Automating and streamlining the business processes has also saved time for the other valuable business activities. 
 
Want to know more about the functional and technical changes introduced by Odoo ...
... 13? Here’s all about it discussed by an expert in Odoo in Australia. 
 
First of all, the introduction of new apps:
Odoo 13 has come up with some new apps including: - 

Skill management app
Approval app
Employee presence control application
Rental management application
E-learning app
Field service referral management application

 
Sales coupons & promotions module:
Sales coupons & promotions module is available in the Odoo community version of Odoo 13 as well. This module is replaced from the community edition to the enterprise edition in this new version of the ERP. 
 
Website Form Builder:
The website form builder is moved to community edition from the enterprise edition. This makes it possible to create forms for different websites using this feature of Odoo 13 and not only for the enterprises. 
 
Skill management module:
This module allows users to manage the resumes and skills of employees of a business. Or you can even say that this module is built upon the previously existing employee module. 
 
MRP Subcontracting:
MRP subcontracting is another addition in the list of features of Odoo13. This feature adds subcontracting BOM type in the manufacturing bill of materials. It allows you to enter the order details of the vendor directly into the system. 
 
New buy button in the Odoo shop:
The new ‘buy button’ feature is introduced in Odoo 13. With this feature, you can take your shoppers from the product page directly to the checkout page with the products in the cart. 
 
Display product videos on the website:
With Odoo 13, you can now add and display product videos on your eCommerce site as well. Adding product videos can make the product pages even more impressive and interactive thereby driving more customers to the store. 
 
New Search Panel:
A new search panel is there in Odoo 13. With this feature of the ERP, you can easily filter the records. 
 
HR Payroll module:
In Odoo 13, the HR payroll module is moved to the enterprise edition from the community edition. 
 
Calendar improvements:
In this new version of the ERP, there are some new improvements made in the Calendar. 
 
Calculator widget:
The calculator widget of Odoo 13 helps easily calculate the sales orders, purchase orders, invoices, etc. 
 
Ribbon widget:
With this ribbon widget, you can view the invoices’ status. 
 
Odoo survey updates:
You can now easily manage online certifications with this new version of the ERP like managing attempts, on-screen timer, manage scores, test deadlines, etc. You can also print and send certificates with Odoo 13. There is also a new option ‘date-time’ in Odoo Survey. 
 
Apart from these Odoo 13 has also renamed the ‘delivery method’ to ‘shipping method’. It also offers after-sales services, comes with an improved invoicing process, FedEx labels, has a new signature widget, a time displayed on the work orders, and more for the SMEs and enterprises. 
 
Cameron McCaughey is an expert in Odoo in Australia and is associated with a reliable Odoo service provider, Vision & Solutions. The author has years of experience in providing Odoo services to different businesses and has written this article to unbox the functional and technical changes of the most recent version of the ERP, Odoo 13.

Cameron McCaughey is a techie, software developer, App Developer at Vision & Solutions, a top-ranking company providing expertise entrepreneurial solutions, including ERP and CRM software solutions to businesses of all types and sizes.