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KnowSystem: Knowledge Base System

by faOtools https://faotools.com/apps/19.0/knowsystem-knowledge-base-system-19-0-knowsystem-1043
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Request a free demo: To see the app in action, copy this link into your browser https://faotools.com/s/81d04j and ask for a personalized live-preview database. No phone number or credit card required, only a short email sign-up.

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In Short

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KnowSystem: Knowledge Base System is an Odoo 19 Extra Tools app (19.0.1.3.29). The tool to build a deep and structured knowledge base for internal and external use. Knowledge System. KMS. Wiki-like revisions.

KnowSystem turns scattered company know-how into one structured, searchable knowledge base for your team, your partners, and your customers. Capture articles with drag-and-drop building blocks, organize them by sections, tags, and types, and reuse them anywhere in Odoo - messages, activities, helpdesk, projects, or product pages. Every change is versioned wiki-style, so improving knowledge is always safer than breaking it.

Pricing

The current price of KnowSystem: Knowledge Base System is 398 358 (one-time purchase for Odoo 19, all-inclusive Odoo Apps Store price). This promotional price is valid until July, 15.

No additional paid dependencies are required: the price above covers the full functionality out of the box on top of a standard Odoo installation.

Perfect for

Helpdesk & support

Record every solved ticket once, then reuse it for faster agent replies and round-the-clock customer self-service.

Sales & CRM

Give salespeople instant answers on products, offers, and frequent customer questions right where they work.

HR & onboarding

Turn policies, guidelines, and training into structured knowledge and step-by-step learning tours.

IT & technical teams

Keep manuals, configurations, and runbooks one search away for the whole company.

Project management

Preserve solutions, tools, and lessons learned so your teams never reinvent the wheel.

Marketing & documentation

Build a polished online library and product documentation your audience can actually find and read.

Odoo knowledge system: mass actions for selected articles

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Free personalized demo. No phone number or credit card required. Free life-time updates and expert support within the major Odoo version.

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Package, add-ons, and pricing details

Dependencies, optional apps, included prices, and abbreviations.

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KnowSystem: Knowledge Base System

a core of knowledge management. It might be used stand-alone as a complete internal knowledge base system. Its price is 398 358 .

KnowSystem: Website and Portal

an optional module, which lets you publish articles to the website, share them with portal users, and use the website builder to update articles. The features assumed by this add-on are marked by the icon . Its price is 40 36 .

Odoo Documentation Builder

an optional extension to KnowSystem: Website and Portal to design website documentation pages based on knowledge base articles. The features assumed by this add-on are marked by the icon . Read the full description on the related page. Its price is 60 54 .

KnowSystem: Custom Fields

an optional module, which lets you add and show custom fields for articles (backend). The features assumed by this add-on are marked by the icon . Its price is 48 46 .

KnowSystem: Custom Fields for Website and Portal

an optional free module, which shows custom fields on website and portal pages (frontend). The features assumed by this add-on are also marked by the icon .

KnowSystem: eCommerce

an optional extension to KnowSystem: Website and Portal to prepare FAQ/documentation for Odoo eCommerce product pages. The features assumed by this add-on are marked by the icon . Read the full description on the related page. Its price is 28 25 .

KnowSystem: Multi Languages

an optional module, which lets you translate articles, sections, and tags to installed in Odoo languages. The features assumed by this add-on are marked by the icon . Its price is 10 9 .

Why teams choose it

Key benefits before you dive into the details

Capture knowledge

Write professional-looking articles with drag-and-drop building blocks, the HTML editor, or raw code - and reuse ready-made templates for uniform styles.

Organize and find

Structure everything by a hierarchy of sections, a tree of tags, and knowledge types. Filter, sort, and run mass actions on hundreds of articles from one screen.

Put it to work

Surface the right article inside any Odoo document, cite it in messages and activities, run guided learning tours, and answer product FAQs - then print or share in a click.

Wiki-like revisions

Every change is versioned. If a teammate breaks an article, restore the right version in two clicks - breaking becomes harder than restoring.

Portal & public base

Give each partner a personal knowledge portal, or publish a self-service knowledge base for any website visitor - access controlled by tags and publishing.

Documentation builder

Combine articles into advanced website documentation with automatic table of contents and instant search - reusable across versions, manuals, and guidelines.

Analytics that keep it alive

Track views, likes, dislikes, contributors, and messaging usage. See what your team relies on and keep content fresh and trusted.

Secure by design

Control who sees what with granular access for staff, partners, and the public - governed by user groups, tags, and website publishing.

Fits any team

One universal tool for helpdesk, sales, HR, IT, legal, marketing, and projects - configurable to any goal and any combination of Odoo apps.

Odoo Store feedback

What customers say about the app

Best knowledge base system for Odoo!

Excellent app and exceptional after-sales support.
Really well thought-out product and one of the best features is the contextual help by means of the tags. Really a game changer for us.
Keep up the great work FaOtools!

-- Magnus

Outstanding app! Tremendous value for money, an absolute must have!

One of the features sorely lacking from Odoo has been a robust Wiki/documentation system. Using third party platforms is a massive headache: yet another system to maintain, users get distracted switching back-and-forth, and errors get made. Then you have to worry about training, additional logins, etc.
KnowSystem feels like a native/core app, is very well-polished, and extremely fast. It's accessible from any screen, and the search results are instant (none of the latency inherent with most apps).The interface is elegant yet powerful, with robust access control, rich editing features, and version control. It's simple to revert to previous entries, view audit trails, etc. It's very intuitive for anyone familiar with Odoo; onboarding takes just a few minutes. The user guides are excellent.
This is invaluable for any organisation with a lot of documented information, SOPs, ISO compliance, or similar. If you're using eLearning, it's great for creating a help system / reminders. For example, noting key takeaways or specific instructions. The user can be in MRP, Sales, or any other function, and instantly lookup a guide. Since it overlays whichever screen you're in, it doesn't interrupt the workflow.
This dramatically increases efficiency, minimises questions, and helps keep everyone on the same page.
Oh, and customer service is excellent, faOtools stands behind their product. Thank you!

-- nico.valentino@gmx.net

KnowSystem is excellent - OdooTools offer great support, are very helpful and responsive

Our company needed the ability to add a Knowledge Base to our Odoo portal website for our customers to access article content on a membership-only basis. KnowSystem provided this and much more, along with ability to add search by section, set permissions to allow only certain partners access to articles by tag etc. OdooTools have been very helpful and implemented several features we suggested including automatic redirect upon login, customisable filters and a social sharing capability on articles. Overall a great app by a great company, something that massively adds to Odoo's capabilities and is something that everyone could benefit from using.

-- Chris Mann

Very functional application and responsive support

Our company produces medical laser equipment and we use KnowSystem to streamline the knowledge base of our company. Convenient search system and classification of content, as well as access rules for groups and even for individual users.

-- Svetlana

Great app and professional team

The app is great the the team is very professional in both response timing and problem solving.

Highly recommended.

Marco from ALO.zone.

-- Marco Carboni

Excellent system

Excellent system.

-- Gordon

A great tool from some very nice developers!

KnowSystem is a great tool and a game changer for us. Finally a place to put all our company know-how. I highly recommend it. And also important to us: We got great support from FaOtools too. A rare thing in this busy world. thx!

-- Eisberger

Excellent app and support.

Great app and a very helpfull support. Openess to improve their products is outstanding.

-- Lucas Huber

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Free personalized demo. No phone number or credit card required. Free life-time updates and expert support within the major Odoo version.

Navigation

Find, filter, and bulk-edit articles from one screen

Structure and navigate

  • Build a hierarchy of knowledge sections to switch between areas instantly, however large the base grows.
  • Define a tree of tags for quick navigation and deeper, cross-cutting structuring.
  • Introduce a knowledge typology to distinguish kinds of articles in a single click.
  • Create, update, and reorder tags, sections, and types right inside KnowSystem - and print every article under a chosen tag or section.
  • Search sections and tags instantly on the navigation panel.

Select, sort, and act in bulk

  • Sort articles by views, score of likes, title, author, section, and create or write dates.
  • Pick articles step by step - the selection is not cleared by a new search or when you open a record - then run mass actions on everything you chose.
  • Update knowledge in batch: assign a new section (including by dragging articles onto the navigation panel), add or remove tags, print many articles as one PDF, follow/unfollow discussions, publish/unpublish, export to Excel, archive or restore, add to learning tours and documentation, mark as favorite, and duplicate.
Odoo KnowSystem single-view navigation across knowledge base sections, tags, and article types

Article editors

Write professional articles your way

Five editors, one article model

  • Backend building blocks - drag and drop to compose professional articles right in the Odoo backend. The editor relies on strict HTML that stays compatible with printing and messaging layouts; reorder blocks and adjust their width, height, and styles.
  • Website builder - apply advanced styles, snippets, animations, and widgets via Odoo's built-in website editor. Ideal for nice-looking portal pages; avoid it for internal or printed articles, as advanced styles often contradict print and composer layouts.
  • Plain text - keep certain articles as simple text for unlimited compatibility with printouts and emails, and copy their content to the clipboard for quick sharing.
  • Standard HTML editor - the familiar Odoo editor with its built-in slash commands for quick inline pieces.
  • Raw HTML - switch to the code editor at any moment to add any tags and styles, including Bootstrap-ready elements and iframes.

Templates for speed and consistency

  • Reusable templates - prepare dedicated knowledge templates for recurring article types such as procedures, FAQs, or release notes, so contributors never start from a blank page.
  • Save any article as a template - turn an existing, well-structured article into a reusable template in one click and grow your own library over time.
  • Faster, consistent authoring - start new articles from a template to save time and keep a uniform structure and look across the entire knowledge base.
  • Right editor for each page - switch an article's editor type whenever the content calls for it, so every page uses the most suitable tool without re-creating it.
Drag and drop Odoo blocks to construct an article

Use anywhere

Surface the right article in documents, chats, and tours

Knowledge inside any Odoo document

  • Turn on 'Articles by Documents' to add a quick knowledge entry to any Odoo form view.
  • Search by tags, section, or content for a quick overview, and read article content without leaving the record.
  • Link tags to document types so the right articles appear by default - e.g. assign helpdesk tickets the tag 'odoo/helpdesk' and it is pre-filled on every ticket.
  • Turn on 'KnowSystem in systray' to reach the base from anywhere in Odoo, whatever screen you are on.

Apply knowledge in communication

  • Turn on 'Articles in Email Composers' to reference or cite knowledge in Odoo messages.
  • See articles related to the current discussion and insert them with the editor command '/' > KnowSystem; the content is appended to the message.
  • Attach a PDF version of the referenced article(s) automatically.
  • Share links with colleagues or partners as backend, website/portal, or tokenized portal URLs.
  • Turn on 'Articles in Activities' to insert articles or their links into Odoo activities.

Guided learning tours

  • Turn on 'Tours' to combine articles into an ordered sequence of learning steps.
  • Launch a tour in a dedicated interface to study step by step, and share it with everyone or specific user groups.
  • Track employees' progress through your instructions and guidelines.

Share and publish

  • 'Portal KnowSystem' shares knowledge with external partners; 'Public KnowSystem' opens it to website visitors.
  • Configure KnowSystem tags or publish articles to control exactly what is shared.
  • Combine articles into advanced documentation; 'Portal Documentation' and 'Public Documentation' decide who can read it.
Inserting a KnowSystem knowledge base article into an Odoo message composer

Ready to evaluate?

Add to cart now or start with a free demo request.

To purchase the app, click the Add to Cart button at the top of this Odoo Apps Store page.

Start a free demo: https://faotools.com/s/81d04j

Free personalized demo. No phone number or credit card required. Free life-time updates and expert support within the major Odoo version.

Documentation

Turn articles into searchable website documentation

Create and structure

  • Combine articles into advanced documentation that covers a whole business, organizational, or functional aspect.
  • Create a section simply by selecting and ordering articles - KnowSystem generates the website page automatically.
  • Reuse the same article across several documentation sections.
  • Build an unlimited number of documentation pages, structured by categories.
  • Customize each page: toggle the search bar and table of contents, and add or remove preview images and texts.

Share, navigate, and version

  • Publish documentation for everyone, or assign KnowSystem tags to grant access to chosen Odoo partners.
  • Decide what happens when a reader lacks access to an included article: ignore the restriction, hide that piece, or show a security warning.
  • Show an automatic table of contents, built from the headers of the included articles, for fast navigation.
  • Enable search across the whole text or only headers, with case-sensitive or insensitive keywords.
  • Apply versioning to avoid double work on specifications, user manuals, and software guidelines.
A KnowSystem website documentation page built from Odoo knowledge base articles

Portal & public

Share with partners or publish to everyone

Knowledge in the Odoo partner portal

  • Turn on 'Portal KnowSystem' to give each Odoo partner a personal web portal built from the articles you choose to share.
  • Design an article for one specific company, or reuse the same knowledge experience across many clients.
  • Articles reach a portal user when they are (a) published, or (b) carry user-related tags.
  • Assign a tag to a partner in two ways: fill 'KnowSystem tags' on the partner form, or define 'Allowed partners' on the tag.
  • Optionally allow partners to print articles, like them, and share.

Public self-service knowledge base

  • Turn on 'Public KnowSystem' to open knowledge to unauthenticated website visitors for true self-service.
  • Only published articles are shown - publish via the 'Publish' mass action or the 'Visible on current website' checkbox.
  • Publish tags and article types too so they appear in the portal; sections show only once they contain visible articles.
  • Customize the portal: show or hide navigation by tags and types (or the whole navigation), add an introduction and navigation hints, and set section tooltips.
KnowSystem knowledge base published on the Odoo website portal for partners and visitors

Collaboration

Versioned, social, and multi-lingual knowledge

Teamwork and use

  • The full history of article revisions is kept in Odoo, wiki-style. If a user breaks something, it takes just 2 clicks to recover the right version.
  • Users take part in article discussions and subscribe to updates.
  • Share tokenized articles with any contact.
  • Track statistics per article: contributors, views, likes and dislikes, how often it is used in messaging, and who marked it as favorite.
  • Set activities to keep the base improving, and auto-archive articles after a chosen date.

Multi-lingual knowledge

  • Translate articles into every language installed in Odoo, so users read and edit in the language of their choice.
  • Avoid double work with 'Copy from another translation' - but be sure you really need a multi-lingual regime, since every article must then be kept up to date in all languages.
  • Switch the language right in the backend editor to review or update any translation.
Full revision history of an Odoo KnowSystem knowledge base article, wiki-style

eCommerce FAQ

Add a product FAQ and docs to every eShop page

Show knowledge on product pages

  • Adds a product knowledge entry to all eCommerce product pages out of the box.
  • Hide it for specific templates (the setting 'Do not show eCommerce FAQ') or for an entire eShop on a website (the option 'FAQ view' - 'Do not show').
  • Set your own button title ('FAQ button text'); the default is ' Frequently asked questions', but you can change it to anything, e.g. 'Product docs' or 'Instructions' - simple HTML tags are allowed.
  • Choose 'KnowSystem portal link' for the 'FAQ view' to send shoppers to the full navigation, restricted to articles linked to the current product.
  • Or choose 'Popup accordion' to open all matching articles in a popup, so shoppers stay on the product page.

Match the right FAQ to the right product

  • Link product templates to KnowSystem; show articles for specific sets of attribute values and hide them for others - e.g. different FAQs for steel and aluminum tables.
  • Define knowledge for Odoo attributes or attribute values regardless of the actual product - for instance, complementary documentation for every variant that has 'legs' or 'custom legs'.
  • Apply global settings per website to keep the same FAQ basis across all items sold there.
  • Target KnowSystem sections, tags, or specific articles on each layer. A knowledge piece is selected if it satisfies any of the criteria; for sections and tags, child nodes are taken into account too.
  • Articles appear only if a user can access them, so website visitors see only published ones.
KnowSystem product FAQ shown as a popup on an Odoo eCommerce product page

Use cases

Built for helpdesk, sales, HR, IT, and beyond

KnowSystem is a universal knowledge management tool that adapts to any business goal and any set of Odoo apps - helpdesk, sales, marketing, IT, HR, legal, and projects. Typical use cases:

  • Helpdesk - once a challenge is solved, record its solution in KnowSystem for repeated use by co-workers and self-service by clients.
  • Sales & CRM - a salesperson helper for product information, current offers, and frequently asked customer questions.
  • Project management - keep and easily retrieve knowledge of existing solutions, tools, hints, and experiments.
  • HR - prepare instructions, guidelines, learning tours, training, and any codified knowledge of routine in your company.
  • Marketing - organize an online library of product use cases, expert knowledge, and well-structured documentation.
  • Legal - systematize policies and contract/approval management, and keep a full classifier of trademarks and licenses.
  • Information technology - share easy-to-reach manuals and configuration guidelines, one search away.

Custom fields

Add your own article attributes - no code

Add fields without code

  • No technical knowledge required - add a field and enter details to show a new property for articles.
  • Choose from a full range of types: single-line text (char), plain text, rich (HTML) text, integer or float numbers, drop-down selection with your own options, checkbox (boolean), date or date-and-time, file upload (binary), and a reference to another Odoo record such as a sale order or contact (many2one).
  • Pick the field's interface position from a closed list of options.
  • Mark a field required to force users to enter a value.

Tailor by type, share, and secure

  • Use article types to show properties only for the right articles - 'user guidelines' and 'technical specifications' can carry completely different attributes.
  • Works in both the KnowSystem backend and the knowledge share portal.
  • Custom fields can be imported and exported.
  • Only KnowSystem administrators may create custom fields.
Custom KnowSystem article fields (attributes) on an Odoo knowledge base article

Security

Granular access for staff, partners, and the public

How access works

  • Security for internal users and for portal/public users is handled separately.
  • For company employees: KnowSystem honors the user groups defined per article, section, and tour (the 'Restrict to' tab on those forms). If that field is empty, the record is 'global' and every internal user may read it.
  • For portal / public users: access depends on tags and on whether an article is website-published. A tag's 'Allowed partners' grants portal users access to articles carrying that tag; published pages are open to any visitor.
  • Administration belongs to two roles - KnowSystem Editor and KnowSystem Administrator. A user must belong to one of them to create and edit articles.
  • A user can always access an article they authored, regardless of further restrictions.
  • Section rights consider the section and all its parents - no access to 'sales' means no access to 'sales/crm', even if 'crm' is open to the user's group.

Access rights at a glance


Odoo user

KnowSystem Editor

KnowSystem Admin

Portal user

Public user

Articles read related to their user groups and sections read, create, edit, archive related to their user groups and sections read, create, edit, delete any read published articles and articles related to partner-related tags read published articles
Sections read related to their user groups read, create, edit, archive related to their user groups and sections read, create, edit, delete any read published ones read published ones
Tags read any read, create, edit, archive any read, create, edit, delete any read published ones read published ones
Article Types read any read any read, create, edit, delete any read published ones read published ones
Tours read related to their user groups read, create, edit, delete related to their user groups read, create, edit, delete any no access no access
Misc may like/dislike, add to favorites, print, take part in discussions may configure options may like/dislike an article
Article-level access control restricting an Odoo KnowSystem article to chosen user groups

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Add to cart now or start with a free demo request.

To purchase the app, click the Add to Cart button at the top of this Odoo Apps Store page.

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Free personalized demo. No phone number or credit card required. Free life-time updates and expert support within the major Odoo version.

I do not see any difference between the texts of the revisions.

Revisions assume recording not only text changes, but also any updates in styles (technically, when you change HTML source code of an article). Some of those might be not clear from the first glance (e.g. a changed font size of a single word). Others might be drastic. However, any set of action Edit > Change anything in an article > Save would result in a new revision.

Can I add a YouTube/ Vimeo / Dailymotion / Youku video in an article?

Yes, you can embed any video from those services to articles both from Odoo backend and website builder. To that goal add any building block with a picture > press on image > select ‘Video’ > enter an URL of required media.

Please take into account: such videos are included as iframes, and some browsers might block video playback until a user explicitly allows that.

How to make a section visible on the website?

In KnowSystem, a section becomes visible on a website if it is published and contains at least one article. Even when it has subsections, it will not be visible, if there isn't a single article in the section itself. This was made to avoid seeing empty sections, and make KnowSystem portal look appealing and easy to navigate through. If you want the section to be shown on the website, you can add one introductory or general article, which briefly describes or lists articles in subsections.

How can I share an article for an external partner?
  1. Right click on any tag on the left navigation panel - Create

  2. Find the field 'Allowed partners'. For example 'clients - azure interior' to set up an access for the partner 'Azure Interior'. You can do the opposite: assign KnowSystem tags right on a partner form

  3. Now go to a required article (or you can proceed the same using the action 'Mass update' for multiple records):

    1. If it is published: unpublish it if you don't want to make it available for all portal users and public visitors

    2. Assign a newly created tag (in the example it is 'clients - azure interior')

  4. Now:

    1. All portal users related to the commercial partner 'Azure Interior' have an access to the articles with the tag 'Azure Interior'

    2. No other portal users (if different tag is not assigned) have an access to those articles

    3. Internal users are not influenced and can observe articles according the 'access to' logic of articles and sections.

Can we add the language selection button for the article's body?

The button 'translate' is not added to the article's body by the optional add-on 'KnowSystem: Multi Languages' on purpose. The reason is that HTML code is very difficult to translate in a simple popup body assumed by the button. There would very little text to translate and a lot of HTML parts (which also might be broken by the translator).

That's why it is assumed that to make an article on a certain language, you should log in under this language user. It might be a different user, or you can temporarily change your current user preferences. After that any updates made in article body would be done in that user language.

Also you can use the button 'Copy from another translation' under the article body, which allows at any moment get the article content from another language (useful in case article has been significantly updated in one of languages).

How can I embed another website page to an article

To that end you may use iframes. Switch an article to the raw HTML code editor and insert, for example, <iframe src="https://faotools.com/" style="width:100%;min-height:600px;"> </iframe>.

I installed KnowSystem but I do not see the button 'create' and other buttons

Most probably you haven't granted KnowSystem rights for your user. Choose the right 'KnowSystem Editor' or 'KnowSystem Admin' refresh a page. The control buttons should be now shown.

May I show a specific learning tour only for chosen users?

Yes, by applying a user group (e.g. 'Sales Manager') which should pass this tour. If a user belongs to this group, he/she would see this tour. If not, the tour would not be shown. It works in the same way as security rights for KnowSystem articles and sections.

Take into account that if a tour doesn't have assigned groups, it is 'global' and it would be visible for everybody.

How do I change the footer and the header, when I print articles?

The header and the footer for articles PDFs is taken according to the company layouts. Please have a look at Settings > General Settings > the section Business Documents. Here you may define the company template which would be used for all document types, including invoices, sale orders, etc., and for articles as well. Such Odoo approach assumes that footer and header is a general company style, not an attribute of specific printings.

How can I link articles between each other?

Each article has an internal (backend) and website URLs (in case the option 'KnowSystem: Website and Portal' is installed). Click on the 'Info' button on an article form to know website addresses of this record. You can insert any into your article body as a hyper link.  

May I change HTML source code of an article?

Yes, to that end turn on the debug assets (on the settings overview screen) and get back to a current article. In the edit mode you will see the special icon '</>'. Click on this icon to observe and edit HTML and styles.

What are the update policies of your tools?

According to the current Odoo Apps Store policies:

  • Every module bought for version 12.0 and prior gives you access to all versions up to 12.0.
  • Starting from version 13.0, every module version should be purchased separately.
  • Disregarding the version, purchasing a tool grants you a right to all updates and bug fixes within a major version.

Please note that the faOtools team does not control those policies. For all questions, please contact the Odoo Apps Store representatives directly.

How can I install your app on Odoo.sh?

The most straightforward approach is to use the Odoo store's built-in workflow:

1. Open the module's page and click the button Deploy on odoo.sh

2. After that, you will be redirected to the GitHub page. Log in to your account, then click 'Create a new repo' or use an existing one. Please ensure your repository is private. It is not permitted to publish the apps under the OPL-1 license. If necessary, create a new repo for your Odoo.sh project

3. Then, go to odoo.sh and click the Deploy button. In the pop-up window, submit the decision and click 'Continue.' This action will trigger the installation process.

These steps will install the app for your project's production branch. If you want to deploy the apps for other branches or update the module, you should undertake the following actions:

1. Upload the source code for the app from the Odoo store

2. Commit the module to a required GitHub repository. Ensure none of the app folders/files are ignored (i.e., not included in your repo's .gitignore). Repositories are automatically created by odoo.sh and may include some crucial items by default (e.g., /lib). You should upload all module directories, subdirectories, and files without exceptions

3. Deploy a target branch of the odoo.sh project or, if your settings assume that, wait until it is automatically built.

How should I install your app on my own server?
1. Unzip the source code of the purchased tools in one of your Odoo add-ons' directories;
2. Re-start the Odoo server;
3. Turn on developer mode (technical settings);
4. Update the apps' list (the apps' menu);
5. Find the app and push the button 'Activate'/'Install';
6. Follow the guidelines on the app's page if those exist.
I noticed that your app has extra add-ons. May I purchase them afterwards?

Yes, sure. Simultaneously, Odoo automatically adds all dependencies to a cart, so you should exclude previously purchased tools to avoid double payment.

I deployed your app on Odoo.sh and see warning/error in tests

A red/orange warning does not influence the app's features. Regretfully, sometimes our modules do not pass standard automatic tests since the latter assume behavior that conflicts with our app's goals. For example, we change the price calculation, while the standard Odoo module tests compare the final price to a standard algorithm.

So, first of all, please check the deployed database features. Does everything work correctly?

If you still assume that the warning influences real features, please contact us and forward full installation logs and the full list of deployed modules (including core and third-party ones).

May I buy your app from your company directly?

No, we only distribute the tools through the official Odoo apps store.

I would like to get a discount

Regretfully, we do not have the technical means to provide individual prices. 

May I install the app on my Odoo Online (SaaS) database?

No, third-party apps can not be used on Odoo Online. Unfortunately, Odoo SaaS blocks such a possibility.

Your tool has dependencies on other app(s). Should I purchase those?

Yes, our tool requires all modules marked in dependencies to work correctly. The price marked on the app page already includes all necessary dependencies.

What is the price for the module in US Dollars? Why did it change?

The price for our modules is set in euros. The Odoo store converts prices to other currencies according to its internal exchange rate. Thus, the price in US Dollars may change when the exchange rate is updated.

One screen to navigate sections, tags, and types

Odoo KnowSystem single-view navigation across knowledge base sections, tags, and article types

Knowledge base: smart selection and mass actions

Odoo knowledge system: mass actions for selected articles

Knowledge base system interface

Odoo KMS Interface

Knowledge backend editor: drag & drop building blocks

Drag and drop Odoo blocks to construct an article

Knowledge: various editor options

Customize knowledge articles content

Odoo website builder for knowledge creation

Website building blocks for Odoo KMS

KMS: raw HTML editor for advanced editing

Switch to the XML editor

Reference articles right in the message composer

Inserting a KnowSystem knowledge base article into an Odoo message composer

Use a knowledge base for communication

Odoo: KMS articles referencing

Instant access to the Odoo knowledge base

Quick articles search from the systray and any Odoo objects

Odoo knowledge: quick KMS search

Odoo KMS: search for articles

Link Odoo objects (e.g. sales orders, opportunities, or tickets) with KMS articles

KnowSystem tags for Odoo objects

Wiki-like revision history

Full revision history of an Odoo KnowSystem knowledge base article, wiki-style

Restoring knowledge is simpler than breaking it

Odoo KMS revisions

Odoo KMS statistics and details

Details of knowledge articles

Discuss and share articles

KMS sharing

Multi-lingual regime

Article translations

Print articles as PDF(s)

KnowSystem articles pdf version

Mass update of KnowSystem articles

Update KMS articles in batch

Knowledge in learning tours

Configure Odoo learning tours

Combine articles into Odoo learning tours

Learning tours based on KMS

Odoo documentation overview

Documentation sections: an overview

The published documentation page

A KnowSystem website documentation page built from Odoo knowledge base articles

Comfortable navigation over the documentation

KMS documentation: table of contents

An instant search over Odoo documentation

Inline KMS documentation search

Combine knowledge articles into documentation

KnowSystem articles: mass adding to documentation

Customizable Odoo documentation view

Optional features for documentation sections

Custom options for documentation

Documentation content configurable view

Set up Odoo documentation

Documentation section settings

Documentation is structured by categories (backend)

Backend view of Odoo knowledge documentation

Portal and public knowledge base

KnowSystem knowledge base published on the Odoo website portal for partners and visitors

Share knowledge with the portal and public users

Article portal/website view

Customize knowledge portal appearance

Custom Odoo options for public KMS

Knowledge base section and user rights

Odoo knowledge base system: sections

KMS tags to navigate and set up security

Odoo KnowSystem tags and portal access

Product FAQ popup on the eShop

KnowSystem product FAQ shown as a popup on an Odoo eCommerce product page

Product knowledge in the eShop portal

KnowSystem navigation scoped to a product's articles on the Odoo eShop portal

Link products to KnowSystem

Linking an Odoo product template to KnowSystem knowledge base articles for the eShop FAQ

KnowSystem: configuration and optional features

Odoo knowledge base settings

Configurable mass actions

KMS actions

Odoo KMS: website and portal settings

Odoo KnowSystem: portal and website

Documentation and eCommerce FAQ settings

Set up documentation and FAQ for Odoo-sold products

Custom fields on an article

Custom KnowSystem article fields (attributes) on an Odoo knowledge base article

Custom knowledge attributes

Custom KMS article fields

Restrict an article to specific user groups

Article-level access control restricting an Odoo KnowSystem article to chosen user groups

Roles for KnowSystem editors and administrators

KnowSystem user roles and access-rights configuration in Odoo
19.0.1.3.29
  • The UI responsiveness of the Kanban has been refactored and optimized.
  • The navigation panels got support for resizing and collapsing.
19.0.1.3.28
  • The issue of autovacuum failure has been fixed.
19.0.1.3.27
  • The issue with proceeding frozendict in mass actions has been fixed.
19.0.1.3.26
  • Attachments are not searched during the articles read
19.0.1.3.25
  • The app is published to version 19.
18.0.1.3.25
  • The issue with default tags from the email composer and activity forms has been fixed.
18.0.1.3.24
  • The issue with the non-appearance of the color palette in the HTML editor has been resolved.
18.0.1.3.23
  • The issue with the double click needed to remove selected articles has been fixed.
18.0.1.3.22
  • The issue with switching between articles with different editor types has been fixed.
18.0.1.3.21
  • The edit rights for sections/articles now imply the read rights for those objects.
  • The issue of non-updated likes counters has been fixed.
18.0.1.3.20
  • The feature to search keywords divided by bold or italic tags has been added.
18.0.1.3.19
  • The issue with the access error when opening the articles search wizard for ordinary users has been fixed.
18.0.1.3.18
  • The kanban views are adapted to the new Odoo 18 XML principles.
  • The archived ribbon for inactive records is added to article kanban and form views, and form views of sections and tags.
18.0.1.3.17
  • The website view of articles and documentation is optimized for small screens.
18.0.1.3.16
  • The app is adapted for the recent Odoo 18 updates in web editor plugins.
18.0.1.3.15
  • The excess translation button for "Text" articles is removed.
18.0.1.3.14
  • The inability to save and copy text correctly has been fixed.
18.0.1.3.13
  • The app is published to version 18.
17.0.1.3.13
  • The default activity view for KnowSystem articles now is kanban.
17.0.1.3.12
  • The issue with excess sanitizing KnowSystem articles after sending a composer message is fixed.
17.0.1.3.11
  • The issue with the language switcher of the quick article search is fixed.
17.0.1.3.10
  • Search only in titles is now possible in the backend.
  • The button to open a found article in a new tab from a popup dialog is fixed.
17.0.1.3.9
  • The drag-and-drop features to mass update articles are introduced: add a tag, update a section, and add to a learning tour.
  • The feature to open the found article in a new tab is added.
  • The selected parent of the navigation trees is highlighted correctly.
17.0.1.3.8
  • The kanban view of KnowSystem articles is adapted to the newest Odoo v.17 approaches.
  • Navigation hierarchies are optimized.
17.0.1.3.7
  • The default sorting criteria for articles' backend navigation is now configurable on the app's page.

Odoo demonstration databases (live previews)

For this app, we might provide a free personalized demo database.

To demand such a database, press the button "Live Preview" on the top of this page or copy the link https://faotools.com/s/81d04j

You do not need a phone number or credit card to contact us. You should only pass a short email sign-up, which does not take more than 30 seconds.

By your request, we will prepare an individual live preview database, where you can apply any tests and check assumptions for about two weeks.

Demo database QR code

Bug reporting

If you encounter bugs or inconsistent behavior, do not hesitate to contact us. We guarantee to provide fixes within 60 days of purchase and are intensely interested in improving our tools even after this period.

To send us a bug report, press the "Website" link at the top of this page and push the button "Bug Report" (the tab Support). Alternatively, copy the link https://faotools.com/s/l0y877

You do not need a phone number or credit card to contact us. You should only pass a short email sign-up, which does not take more than 30 seconds.

Please include as many details as possible in your request: screenshots, Odoo server logs, a full description of how to reproduce your problem, and so on. Usually, it takes a few business days to prepare a working plan for an issue (if a bug is confirmed) or provide you with guidelines on what should be done (otherwise).

Bug Report QR code

Public features requests and module ideas (free development)

We are strongly motivated to improve our tools and would be grateful for any feedback. If your requirements are of public use and might be efficiently implemented, the team will include those in our to-do list.

Such a to-do list is processed regularly and does not assume extra fees. Although we cannot promise deadlines and final design, it might be a good way to get desired features without investments and risks.

To share ideas, press the "Website" link at the top of this page and push the button "Share Features Ideas" (the tab Support). Alternatively, copy the link https://faotools.com/s/7pvh38

You do not need a phone number or credit card to contact us. You should only pass a short email sign-up, which does not take more than 30 seconds.

Module Ideas QR code

Questions and misc issues

Feel free to contact us with any other concerns, doubts, or questions: press the "Website" link at the top of this page and push the button "Raise Question" (the tab Support). Alternatively, copy the link https://faotools.com/s/eb3ux6

You do not need a phone number or credit card to contact us. You should only pass a short email sign-up, which does not take more than 30 seconds.

Questions QR code

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faOtools (faotools.com, former odootools.com) is the developers and business analysts team that helps you extend Odoo's potential. Since 2012, we have worked side by side with end users for whom Odoo is the primary business tool, turning their real needs into ready-to-use apps.

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Approved by real users

Our tools are built and hardened with feedback from companies running Odoo in production, and carry strong five-star ratings on the Odoo Store.

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Compatible with core Odoo

Our modules complement standard Odoo apps and follow Odoo's philosophy - they extend the core, they never fight it.

Ready to use out of the box

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Distributed under the Odoo Proprietary License: you may build your own modules - including AI-assisted adaptations - on top of ours as a dependency.

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Technical Name knowsystem
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