Odoo 17 New Features

Odoo 18 continues to revolutionize business management with major new features. This version offers even more powerful tools to optimize operations, from financial management to logistics, including e-commerce. Here is a detailed overview of the main new features of this version.

1. Improved budgets and financial forecasts

Budget and forecast management in Odoo 18 has been greatly optimized. Now, you can:

• Allocate specific budgets:You can distribute budgets by department or by project, allowing for more precise financial tracking.
• Track budget variances in real-time:With the new financial views, you can easily spot discrepancies between planned budgets and actual expenditures, and then adjust your forecasts accordingly.
• Forecast accurately:The budgeting analysis tools help you predict future financial needs based on historical trends.

These improvements allow businesses to better anticipate their financial needs and optimize their resource allocation.

2. Account consolidation

For companies with multiple entities or subsidiaries, account consolidation in Odoo 18 allows for easy aggregation of all financial data into a single system. New features include:

• Centralization of accounting data:You can consolidate the accounts of all your subsidiaries, regardless of their currency or country.
• Consolidated financial reports:Generating consolidated reports is simple and quick, giving you an overview of your group's financial health.
• Multi-currency management:Odoo 18 supports automatic currency conversions to simplify the management of multinationals.

These features are essential for obtaining a comprehensive financial view across different entities.

3. New HR features: optimized human resource management

Human resource management (HR) in Odoo 18 comes with new tools that make personnel management even easier and more automated. Here’s an overview of the main HR features:

• Gestion des congés et des absences : Les employés peuvent soumettre leurs demandes de congé via le portail dédié, et les managers peuvent les approuver ou les refuser facilement avec une vue d'ensemble des absences au sein de l'équipe.
• Time sheets and planning : Odoo 18 makes it easy to track working hours. Each employee can submit their hours through a simplified form, and managers can quickly view the totals worked by week or by month. Time sheets are automatically integrated into the billing and payroll processes..
• Performance evaluation module:A new module allows you to plan and conduct employee performance evaluations. You can set individual goals, collect regular feedback, and track progress through a dedicated dashboard.
• Customized employee portal:Each employee has a portal where they can view their personal information, track their leave requests, goals, expense reports, and evaluations. This portal provides greater autonomy to employees while reducing the administrative burden on HR.
• Notes de frais : Odoo 18 simplifie la gestion des notes de frais. Les employés peuvent soumettre leurs frais via le portail, et les managers peuvent approuver ou rejeter les demandes. Les frais sont automatiquement intégrés aux processus comptables et aux rapports financiers.

These new features allow for better personnel management while automating tedious tasks related to HR administration.

4. Rethought Purchasing Management

Odoo 18 brings significant improvements to purchasing management, allowing for better anticipation of supply needs. Key features include:

• Order Automation:Based on sales forecasts and stock thresholds, Odoo 18 can automate the replenishment process by automatically ordering items when a threshold is reached.
• Purchase Contracts:Easily track long-term orders and contracts with your suppliers to ensure that delivery and payment terms are met.
• Gestion des fournisseurs : Des outils d’analyse permettent de comparer les performances des différents fournisseurs, notamment en termes de prix, de délais de livraison, et de qualité des produits.

This optimization allows for better cost control and smoother relationships with suppliers.

5. Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

TheManufacturing Execution System (MES)in Odoo 18 is a major advancement for manufacturing companies. Here’s how this feature can improve production:

• Real-time tracking of manufacturing operations:Managers can see in real-time the status of each manufacturing order. This allows for precise management of the production chain, thereby reducing downtime.
• Coordination of production teams:The MES facilitates communication between different production teams, improving resource and deadline management.
• Optimization of machines and operators:Odoo 18 allows for the analysis of machine and operator performance, providing crucial insights to optimize production efficiency.

This feature is essential for companies looking to improve their productivity and better manage their production.

6. Field Services

The moduleField Serviceof Odoo 18 is specifically designed for companies that perform field interventions. New features include:

• Intervention scheduling:Schedule and assign tasks to your field teams directly in Odoo. Employees receive the details of their tasks via their mobile devices, ensuring good coordination.
• Real-time intervention tracking:Field teams can update their status and progress in real-time. This allows for accurate tracking of ongoing interventions.
• Intervention reports:Once the interventions are completed, employees can submit detailed reports directly from their mobile devices, allowing for quick feedback to management teams.

This solution is ideal for companies with mobile technical teams, providing smoother management of interventions.

7. Payment reminders

Odoo 18 introduces an automatedpayment remindersystem, greatly simplifying the management of unpaid receivables. Features include:

• Automated reminders:Set up rules to automatically follow up with clients whose invoices are overdue. You can customize the frequency and communication channels (email, mail, call).
• Payment tracking:The payment dashboard allows you to track outstanding receivables and payments received, providing you with a clear overview of cash flow.

This system helps improve cash flow management while reducing collection times.

8. Loan Management

Loanmanagementis a new feature introduced in Odoo 18. Here’s how it can be used:

• Tracking loan deadlines:Easily manage repayment deadlines, whether for internal loans or bank loans.
• Interest calculation:Odoo 18 allows for automatic calculation of interest on loans and generates detailed reports to ensure transparent tracking.

This feature is useful for companies managing financial loans or loans granted to their employees.

9. CRM: Optimized Opportunity Management

Odoo 18's CRM has been enhanced to provide more effective management of sales opportunities. Improvements include:

• Improved pipeline view:A clearer overview of the sales pipeline, allowing for easy tracking of the progress of each opportunity.
• Automated follow-ups:Odoo allows you to automate customer follow-ups based on past actions, ensuring you never miss an opportunity.
• Customer Segmentation:Advanced filters allow for customer segmentation based on their behavior or purchase history, enabling more targeted business actions.

These tools help increase the efficiency of sales teams and improve conversion rates.

10. Helpdesk: Improved Ticket Management

Thehelpdeskmodule in Odoo 18 has been enhanced to provide a more responsive and better-structured customer service. Here are some of the new features:

• Automatic Ticket Assignment:Based on request categories, tickets are automatically assigned to the most qualified agents.
• SLA Tracking:Odoo 18 allows for tracking SLAs (Service Level Agreements) to ensure response times are met.
• Performance Reports:You can generate detailed reports to track team performance, particularly in terms of response time and customer satisfaction.

These features enable better ticket management and improved customer satisfaction.

11. Project Management: Dynamic Planning

Project management in Odoo 18 has been improved to provide better visibility into project progress:

• Real-time Planning:Managers can adjust project plans based on available resources and changing priorities.
• Task Tracking:Each team member can track the status of their tasks and mark those that are completed, allowing for better coordination within teams.

These improvements facilitate the management of complex projects and help meet deadlines.

12. User experience: increased customization and ergonomics

The user interface of Odoo 18 has been redesigned to provide a more intuitive and smoother experience:

• Dashboard customization:Users can customize their dashboards to display the most relevant information for them.
• Simplified navigation:Access to the most used features is faster, which increases efficiency.

These improvements make using Odoo more enjoyable and efficient for every user.

13. Integrated e-commerce: simplification and extension of features

Odoo 18 has also improved its e-commerce features to provide a smoother and faster online shopping experience. Here are the main new features:

• Automatic translation of sites:Odoo 18 allows for automatic translation of online stores, which is ideal for businesses operating internationally.
• Performance optimization:Page loading times have been reduced to enhance user experience and optimize search engine optimization (SEO).

These improvements make Odoo 18 even more competitive for businesses managing online sales activities.

14. Tracking marketing campaign performance

The marketing module has also been enhanced with advanced features that allow for more effective tracking of campaign performance:

• Real-time KPI:Track key performance indicators such as click rates, email opens, and conversions in real-time.
• Campaign automation:Odoo 18 allows for the automation of campaign sending based on user behaviors, thereby optimizing conversion rates.

These tools help optimize marketing efforts and maximize return on investment (ROI).

15. New integrations and enhanced APIs

Finally, Odoo 18 offersenhanced APIsand new integrations, allowing businesses to connect Odoo to other external tools to centralize their operations. Here are the benefits:

• Improved connectors:Odoo can connect to third-party financial, logistics, and CRM tools to facilitate centralized management.
• More powerful APIs:The new APIs offer greater flexibility to integrate Odoo with specific internally developed applications.