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Multi-Company Default Selection

by ERP23 https://erp-23.com
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Technical Name bs_multi_company_default
LicenseLGPL-3
Websitehttps://erp-23.com
Odoo 18 · Multi-Company · Per-User Opt-in

Multi-Company Default Selection

Let users opt in to having all their allowed companies automatically activated on every login — without touching Odoo's core multi-company behaviour.

LGPL-3 Depends: web Session-Aware · No Forced Override by ERP23 · erp-23.com
🏢 Auto-Select on Login When the opt-in is enabled, all allowed companies are activated automatically on every fresh login.
👤 Per-User Preference Each user independently decides whether all companies are selected by default. Other users are unaffected.
🔄 Session-Aware Only triggers on a fresh login. Manually switching companies mid-session is not reset until the next login.

Overview

In a multi-company Odoo setup, users with access to several companies are typically logged in with only their primary company active. Switching to all companies requires a manual click on the company switcher every session.

Multi-Company Default Selection eliminates that friction. Users who routinely need all their companies active simply enable one checkbox in their Preferences. From that point on, every login automatically activates all their allowed companies — and they can still switch or deselect companies freely within the session.

Screenshots

User Preferences tab showing Select All Companies by Default checkbox

User Preferences — “Select All Companies by Default” checkbox

✓ What It Does

  • Adds a Select All Companies by Default checkbox to each user’s Preferences tab
  • On fresh login, activates all allowed companies for that user
  • Primary company remains first in the selection
  • Session-flag prevents re-triggering on page reload
  • Completely opt-in — each user chooses independently
  • Users with only one company are silently skipped

⊗ What It Does NOT Do

  • Does not force all companies on users who haven’t opted in
  • Does not reset company selection mid-session on navigation
  • Does not modify Odoo’s access rights or security rules
  • Does not affect single-company users
  • Does not require any server restart after toggling the preference

Installation

  1. Download the module from the Odoo App Store.
  2. Place the bs_multi_company_default folder in your Odoo addons directory.
  3. Restart the Odoo server.
  4. Go to Settings → Apps, search for Multi-Company Default Selection, and click Install.
  5. Each user can now go to their Preferences and enable Select All Companies by Default.
  6. On the next login, all their allowed companies will be activated automatically.
No system-wide configuration required. The preference is per-user and can be changed at any time from the user’s own Preferences page. To remove the feature entirely, simply uninstall the module.

Technical Details

📄
Minimal Footprint Adds one Boolean column to res.users and overrides session_info() only
🛡
Odoo 18 Ready Uses stable public ORM and HTTP APIs — compatible with Odoo 18 Community & Enterprise
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LGPL-3 License Open source — free to use, modify, and distribute
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Self-Settable Field is in SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS — users manage their own preference without admin rights

Support & Contact

We’re here to help — reach out via any channel below.

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Website erp-23.com
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Email erp23@brainstation-23.com
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Company BrainStation-23

© 2025 ERP23 — a product of BrainStation-23. Released under LGPL-3. Compatible with Odoo 18.0.

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