in the field’s options dict

create boolean (Default: depends if user have create rights)

Whether to display the “Create…” entry in dropdown panel. Only for m2o fields.

create_edit boolean (Default: depends if user have create rights)

Whether to display “Create and Edit…” entry in dropdown panel

limit int (Default: odoo default value is 8)

Number of displayed record in drop-down panel

search_more boolean

Used to force disable/enable search more button.

field_color string

A string to define the field used to define color. This option has to be used with colors.

colors dictionary

A dictionary to link field value with a HTML color. This option has to be used with field_color.

open boolean (Default: False)

Makes many2one buttons that open the linked resource.

ir.config_parameter options

Now you can disable “Create…” and “Create and Edit…” entry for all widgets in the odoo instance. If you disable one option, you can enable it for particular field by setting “create: True” option directly on the field definition.

web_m2x_options.create boolean (Default: depends if user have create rights)

Whether to display the “Create…” entry in dropdown panel for all fields in the odoo instance.

web_m2x_options.create_edit boolean (Default: depends if user have create rights)

Whether to display “Create and Edit…” entry in dropdown panel for all fields in the odoo instance.

web_m2x_options.limit int (Default: odoo default value is 8)

Number of displayed record in drop-down panel for all fields in the odoo instance

web_m2x_options.search_more boolean (Default: default value is False)

Whether the field should always show “Search more…” entry or not.

web_m2x_options.field_limit_entries int

Number of displayed lines on all One2many fields

To add these parameters go to Configuration -> Technical -> Parameters -> System Parameters and add new parameters like:

• web_m2x_options.create: False
• web_m2x_options.create_edit: False
• web_m2x_options.limit: 10
• web_m2x_options.search_more: True
• web_m2x_options.field_limit_entries: 5

Example

Your XML form view definition could contain:

...
<field name="partner_id" options="{'limit': 10, 'create': false, 'create_edit': false, 'search_more': true, 'field_color':'type', 'colors':{'contact':'green', 'invoice': 'red', 'delivery': 'blue'}}"/>
...

Authors

• initOS GmbH
• ACSONE SA/NV
• 0k.io
• Tecnativa
• Sygel

Contributors

• David Coninckx <davconinckx@gmail.com>
• Emanuel Cino <ecino@compassion.ch>
• Holger Brunn <hbrunn@therp.nl>
• Nicolas JEUDY <nicolas@sudokeys.com>
• Yannick Vaucher <yannick.vaucher@camptocamp.com>
• Zakaria Makrelouf <z.makrelouf@gmail.com>
• Tecnativa:
  • Jairo Llopis <jairo.llopis@tecnativa.com>
  • David Vidal <david.vidal@tecnativa.com>
  • Ernesto Tejeda <ernesto.tejeda87@gmail.com>
  • Carlos Roca
• Bhavesh Odedra <bodedra@opensourceintegrators.com>
• Dhara Solanki <dhara.solanki@initos.com> (http://www.initos.com)
• Trobz:
  • Hoang Diep <hoang@trobz.com>
• Sygel:
  • Manuel Regidor <manuel.regidor@sygel.es>
  • Valentín Vinagre <valentin.vinagre@sygel.es>
  • Harald Panten <harald.panten@sygel.es>

Other credits

The migration of this module from 15.0 to 16.0 was financially supported by Camptocamp

Maintainers

This module is maintained by the OCA.

OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.

This module is part of the OCA/web project on GitHub.

You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute.