| Availability |
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
On Premise
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| Lines of code | 147 |
| Technical Name |
topia_date_converter |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | mailto:abuassefa795@gmail.com |
Ethiopian Date Converter
Standalone Ethiopian calendar conversion mixin for Odoo models — accurate Gregorian ↔ Ethiopian bidirectional date conversion.
📅 Calendar Conversion
🇪🇹 Ethiopian Calendar
⚡ Odoo 18 Ready
🔄 Reusable Mixin
🔧 Technical Module
Problem It Solves
Ethiopian organizations operate using the Ethiopian calendar while Odoo is based on the Gregorian system. This creates inconsistencies, manual conversion errors, and reporting issues across HR, accounting, and business operations.
📌 Impact: HR teams struggle with birth dates, employment dates, and leave calculations. Financial reporting faces misalignment. This module provides accurate bidirectional conversion eliminating manual errors.
Ethiopian Calendar Structure
📆 12 months (30 days each)
📆 13th month (Pagumē - 5/6 days)
⭐ Year offset: 7-8 years behind
🌅 New Year: Meskerem 1 (Sept 11/12)
✓ Accurate bidirectional Gregorian ↔ Ethiopian conversion
✓ Proper handling of leap years in both calendars
✓ Supports all date fields in any Odoo model
✓ Proper handling of leap years in both calendars
✓ Supports all date fields in any Odoo model
Key Features
- ✓ Bidirectional Conversion – Gregorian ↔ Ethiopian both ways
- ✓ Reusable Mixin – Inherit `ethiopian.date.mixin` in any model
- ✓ 13-Month Support – Accurate handling of Pagumē (13th month)
- ✓ Leap Year Logic – Proper leap year calculations for both calendars
- ✓ Developer Friendly – Simple API and easy integration
- ✓ Field Decorators – Automatic conversion for date fields
- ✓ No External Dependencies – Pure Odoo, works out of the box
Use Cases
- ▶ HR employee date management (birth, hire, contract dates)
- ▶ Leave and time-off calculations in Ethiopian calendar
- ▶ Accounting & reporting localization for Ethiopia
- ▶ Custom Ethiopian business workflows and approvals
- ▶ Building Ethiopia-specific Odoo apps and modules
🔗 Core dependency for ethiopia_hris, leave management, and payroll modules.
Module Identity: Technical module providing reusable Gregorian ↔ Ethiopian date conversion utilities through an abstract model mixin. No external dependencies, works out of the box.
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Module Screenshots
📅 Ethiopian and Gregorian date fields side by side
📆 Ethiopian calendar widget in Odoo forms
🔧 Developer-friendly mixin inheritance example
* Real views from Odoo 18 instance — dual calendar display, conversion fields, mixin usage.
🧩 Dependencies: base (no external dependencies)
⚙️ Mixin: ethiopian.date.mixin
📦 Application: False (Technical Foundation Module)
📅 Gregorian ↔ Ethiopian
• 13-Month Calendar
• Leap Year Support
• Reusable Mixin
• Field Decorators
| Availability |
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
On Premise
|
| Lines of code | 147 |
| Technical Name |
topia_date_converter |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | mailto:abuassefa795@gmail.com |
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