Note: This App is also compatible with Odoo Online
Decrease the cost of Obsolete Products
Up to 25% of Inventory costs are related to obsolete Inventory! How are you managing and communicating product obselecence?
Proactively complete obsolescence plans
Smart Buttons and filters help your Users quickly locate any Inventory Transfers, Bills of Materials and Manufacturing Orders that may need attention.
Reactively identify obsolete products
Warnings and visual cues help Users quickly understand if any of the Documents they are processing still reference obsolete products.
Core Features that can also help
Other featuresets of Odoo that can be used to decrease the cost of obsolete inventory include: documenting obselecence plans via the chatter on each product; forecasting of demand via the Replenishment Menu; Reordering Rules; and using PLM to provide visibility into the product design and/or engineering process.
Obsolete Inventory
May 25th, 2021 - this is a BETA release. Please send feedback to ray@odoo.com.
This is a "proof of concept" to illustrate how obsolete inventory can be managed. Products can be marked with a planned obselecence date and documents containing obsolete products - such as transfers, bills of materials and manufacturing orders can be identified so users can enact the obselecence plan for each.
Note:
- This app may require changes before it is suitable to use in a production environment.
- It has only been tested in databases created with a country setting of the United States and may need localization outside the US.
- Discuss your requirements with an Odoo Advisor or Odoo Partner to understand the best way to leverage this functionality.
Target Platform, Edition and Version:
- Online, Odoo.sh or On-Premise.
- Enterprise Edition.
- Version 14.0.
Required Apps:
- Odoo Studio - web_studio
- Manufacturing - mrp
- Inventory - stock
Summary of Functionality:
Users can now
- manage obsolete products (including planning for future obselecence dates);
- proactively find Inventory Transfers / Bills of Materials / Manufacturing Orders that still reference obsolete products;
- reactively use Warnings and visual cues to discover Inventory Transfers / Bills of Materials / Manufacturing Orders that still reference obsolete products.
Installing:
- Download the ZIP, do not unzip it.
- From the Apps Switcher screen, toggle open Odoo Studio:
- From the Customizations Menu on the left, select Import.
- Upload the ZIP file and click IMPORT.
Setup:
None required
User Experience Changes:
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| Fields to manage obsolecence are added to the Product Form View: | 
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| A Warning is shown at the top of all Products that are (or will become) Obsolete: | 
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| A Smart Button is added to the Product Form View, providing quick access to Open Inventory Transfers referencing the Product: | 
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| An icon is added to the Product List View, providing a visual cue for all Obsolete Products: | 
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| A Filter is added to the Product Search View, providing quick access to all Obsolete Products: | 
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| An Warning and Icon are added to the Inventory Transfer Form View, providing visual cues about Obsolete Products: | 
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| An icon is added to the Inventory Transfer List View, providing a visual cue for all Obsolete Products: | 
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| A Filter is added to the Transfer Search View, providing quick access to all Transfers referencing Obsolete Products: | 
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| An Warning and Icon are added to the Bill of Materials Form View, providing visual cues about Obsolete Products: | 
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| A Smart Button is added to the Bill of Materials Form View, providing quick access to Open Manufacturing Orders referencing the Product: | 
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| An icon is added to the Bill of Materials List View, providing a visual cue for all Obsolete Products: | 
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| A Filter is added to the Bill of Materials Search View, providing quick access to any BoM's referencing Obsolete Products: | 
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| An Warning and Icon are added to the Manufacturing Order Form View, providing visual cues about Obsolete Products: | 
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| An icon is added to the Manufacturing Orders List View, providing a visual cue for all Obsolete Products: | 
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| A Filter is added to the Manufacturing Orders Search View, providing quick access to any MO's referencing Obsolete Products: | 
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Functional Changes:
None
Walkthrough:
The following example requires the demo data installed.
- TDB
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