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Default User Template Preferences

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Technical Name bs_default_user_template
LicenseLGPL-3
Websitehttps://erp-23.com
Odoo 18 · Pure Python · No DB Migration

Default User Template Preferences

Extend Odoo's Default User Template beyond security groups — automatically inherit Language, Timezone, and Home Action for every new user, regardless of how they are created.

LGPL-3 Depends: base No XML Views · No DB Migration by ERP23 · erp-23.com
🌐 Language New users inherit the interface language configured on the Default User Template automatically.
🕐 Timezone Correct timezone is set from the template — users don't need to set it themselves after creation.
🏠 Home Action Control which screen users land on after login — set it once on the template for everyone.

Overview

Odoo's built-in Default User Template only propagates security groups to new users. Language, Timezone, and Home Action are silently ignored. Default User Template Preferences fills that gap: configure these preferences once on the template and they are inherited by every subsequent user — and the new-user form is pre-filled before you even click Save.

Explicitly supplied values always take priority. If you set a different timezone on a specific new user, it is respected. If the user is linked to an existing partner that already has a language or timezone configured, that partner's value is preserved.

Works Across All Creation Paths

Path 1

Settings → Users → New

The new-user form opens pre-filled with template Language, Timezone and Home Action. Change what you need, save, and you're done.

Path 2

HR Employee → Create User

When an employee's linked user is created via the HR module, template preferences are applied at creation time. Existing partner data is preserved.

Path 3

Spreadsheet / CSV Import

Bulk-import users without specifying preferences? Template values fill in the gaps for any missing Language, Timezone, or Home Action fields.

Screenshot

New user form pre-filled with template preferences

New user Preferences tab pre-filled with template values before the first Save

✓ What is Inherited

  • Interface Language (e.g. English, Arabic)
  • Timezone (e.g. Asia/Dhaka, Europe/London)
  • Home Action (first screen after login)
  • Works for all 3 user creation paths
  • Form pre-filled on open (not just on Save)
  • Explicitly provided values always win

⊗ What is NOT Overwritten

  • Explicitly supplied values in the form
  • Existing partner language/timezone
  • Security groups (handled by Odoo core)
  • Any other user preference fields
  • Portal or public users

Installation

  1. Download the module from the Odoo App Store.
  2. Place the bs_default_user_template folder in your Odoo addons directory.
  3. Restart the Odoo server.
  4. Go to Settings → Apps, search for Default User Template Preferences, and click Install.
  5. Set the Language, Timezone, and Home Action on the Default User Template at Settings → Users → Default User.
  6. All subsequently created users will inherit those preferences automatically.
No configuration required beyond the template itself. No settings menus, no extra models, no database migrations. To remove it, simply uninstall it.

Technical Details

📄
Pure Python Override Extends res.users with default_get and create overrides only
🛡
Odoo 18 Ready Uses only stable public ORM APIs — compatible with Odoo 18 Community & Enterprise
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LGPL-3 License Open source — free to use, modify, and distribute
🚀
Zero DB Impact No migrations, no new tables, no new columns. Install & uninstall cleanly.

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Email erp23@brainstation-23.com
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© 2025 ERP23 — a product of BrainStation-23. Released under LGPL-3. Compatible with Odoo 18.0.

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