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Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS)

by meet1432 https://github.com/meet1432/hr-ess-portal
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v 19.0 Third Party 5
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Odoo Apps Dependencies • Attendances (hr_attendance)
• Discuss (mail)
• Employees (hr)
• Expenses (hr_expense)
• Invoicing (account)
• Payroll (hr_payroll)
• Project (project)
• Time Off (hr_holidays)
• Calendar (calendar)
Lines of code 4812
Technical Name hr_ess_portal
LicenseLGPL-3
Websitehttps://github.com/meet1432/hr-ess-portal

Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS)

Modern Neo-Brutalist Employee Self-Service Portal for Odoo 19 Enterprise Edition

💡 Key Objectives

  • Reduce Internal User License Costs — Portal users don't require Odoo internal user licenses, saving significant costs while maintaining full HR functionality
  • Improve Employee Experience — Intuitive, self-service workflows reduce HR department burden
  • Enhance Data Accessibility — Employees can access their HR data 24/7 without HR intervention
  • Streamline HR Processes — Automated workflows for leave, attendance, and expenses
  • Maintain Security — Enterprise-grade row-level security ensures data isolation

🎯 Core Features

📋 Leave Management

Request, track, and manage leave with approval workflows. View leave balance by type, refuse requests with notes, and automatic calculations.

🕐 Attendance Tracking

Clock in/out directly from portal, view attendance history, and request attendance corrections with automatic worked hours calculation.

💰 Payslips

Download payslips as PDF, view payment history, and search records by date range for complete compensation transparency.

💳 Expense Management

Submit expense claims with receipt attachments, track reimbursement status, and manage documentation securely.

⏱️ Timesheets

Weekly timesheet calendar view with hourly logging by project and task. Quick-add buttons, modal editing, and submit for approval.

📊 Projects & Tasks

Browse active projects, view assigned tasks with priority, track progress, and filter by project for better work visibility.

📈 Dashboard

Leave request status overview, pending approvals count, quick-action buttons, attendance indicators, and weekly hours summary.

🎨 Neo-Brutalist Design

Bold borders, minimal styling, high contrast typography, and mobile-responsive layouts for a modern user experience.

✨ Why Choose ESS Portal?

  • Clean Design — Neo-Brutalist aesthetic with intuitive navigation
  • Mobile Ready — Fully responsive design works seamlessly on all devices
  • Secure by Default — Row-level access control, users see only their data
  • Developer Friendly — Built on Odoo 19 portal framework with clean, documented code
  • Easy to Customize — Well-documented, modular architecture for easy extensions
  • Cost Effective — No additional license costs for portal users

📋 Requirements

  • Odoo 19 Enterprise Edition
  • Python 3.8+
  • PostgreSQL 12+
  • Modules: base, portal, mail, hr, hr_attendance, hr_holidays, hr_expense, hr_payroll, account, project, hr_timesheet

⚙️ Technical Stack

Framework Odoo 19 Portal
Frontend OWL 3 + Vanilla JS
Database PostgreSQL
Security Row-level ir.rule

🔐 Security Features

  • Portal-based role-based access control
  • Row-level security rules per model
  • Users see only their own records
  • CSRF protection on all AJAX calls
  • Input validation on backend
  • HTML/JavaScript output encoding
  • Strict domain filtering on queries

The screenshots below show the portal in action. The cover image is kept as a separate listing thumbnail asset.

📸 Screenshots

Dashboard Overview
Dashboard Quick overview of pending requests and key metrics
Leave Request
Leave Management Request leave with approval workflow
Attendance Clock
Attendance Tracking Clock in/out and track hours
Weekly Timesheet
Timesheets Weekly calendar view with project tracking
Payslips
Payslips View and download payslips as PDF
Expense Claims
Expense Management Submit and track reimbursement claims
Projects
Projects & Tasks Browse and track assigned work
Calendar View
Leave Calendar Visual calendar with leave tracking

📚 Support & Resources

Documentation: Complete documentation, API endpoints, and customization guides are available on GitHub

Open Source: Fully open-source under LGPL-3 license with contribution guidelines

Community: Join our community on GitHub Discussions for questions and feature requests

ODOO 19HRPORTAL

Employee Self-Service Portal v19.0.1.0.0

© 2024 DRC Systems. Licensed under LGPL-3

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