Features

• Dynamic Action Control: Show or hide server actions dynamically.
• Report Visibility: Control availability of print reports in the UI.
• Expression-Based Rules: Use Python expressions evaluated on the active record.
• Multi-Record Support: Works in list views; if any selected record satisfies the rule, the action is hidden.
• Model-Specific Rules: Bind actions to specific models.
• OWL-Compatible: Fully integrated with Odoo 18 ActionMenus.
• Safe Evaluation: Conditions are evaluated in a sandboxed environment.
• Graceful Fallback: UI remains functional even if rule evaluation fails.

Usage

1. Go to Settings > Technical > Actions > Action Rules.
2. Create a new rule and define a Name.
3. Select the Target Model.
4. Select the Action or Report to control.
5. Define the Condition using a Python expression. When the condition evaluates to True, the action or report will be hidden.
   • record.state == 'draft' → hide when the record is in draft
   • record.amount_total > 10000 → hide for high-value records
6. Save the rule. The visibility is updated automatically in the UI.

Note: * If no active record exists (e.g., list view without selection), all actions having rules defined for the model are hidden. * In multi-record selection, if any record satisfies the condition, the related action/report is hidden.

Examples

• Draft Protection: Hide the Confirm action on sale.order when record.state == 'done'.
• Conditional Reports: Hide invoice print reports when record.state != 'posted'.
• Workflow Enforcement: Hide cancellation actions once a document is validated.
• Financial Control: Hide high-impact actions when record.amount_total > 50000.

Technical Details

• Backend Engine: Rules are stored in the dynamic.action.rule model.
• Evaluation: Conditions are evaluated using Python eval in a sandboxed context, exposing only the record variable.
• RPC Integration: The method get_invisible_action_ids() is called by the web client to filter actions.
• OWL Patch: The ActionMenus OWL component is patched to dynamically remove invisible actions and reports from dropdowns.
• Performance: Invisible action IDs are computed once per interaction and filtered client-side for efficiency.

Bug Tracker

Bugs are tracked on GitHub Issues .

Credits