A five-day training covering the functional usage of Odoo: installation, configuration, and mastery of all major business modules. From inventory and invoicing to website and e-commerce.

Duration 5 days (35 hours)
Format 50 percent presentation, 50 percent exercises
Prerequisites Basic computer skills, no programming required
Materials Virtual machines provided, electronic course materials

Installation

  • Installing Odoo: system requirements, dependencies
  • Database creation and management
  • Server configuration and startup

Configuration and Initialization

  • General settings: company information, users, access rights
  • Module installation and configuration
  • Initial data import: products, contacts, chart of accounts

Business Modules Discovery

Products and Inventory

  • Product management: types, variants, categories, pricelists
  • Stock management: warehouses, locations, stock moves, inventory adjustments
  • Procurement rules and reordering rules

Invoicing

  • Customer invoices and vendor bills
  • Payment registration and reconciliation
  • Accounting reports and fiscal year

CRM

  • Lead and opportunity management
  • Sales pipeline configuration
  • Activity scheduling and follow-up

Project Management

  • Project creation and task management
  • Kanban views and stages
  • Time tracking and timesheets

Helpdesk and Support

  • Ticket management and SLA configuration
  • Customer portal and self-service

Point of Sale (POS)

  • POS configuration: payment methods, hardware
  • Session management and daily operations
  • POS reporting and reconciliation

Administration

  • User management: roles, groups, access rights
  • Record rules and security configuration
  • Automated actions and scheduled tasks
  • Database backup and restoration

Customization

  • Interface modifications: custom views, fields, and menus
  • Workflow customization: stages, transitions, automated actions
  • Report customization: modifying existing reports

Website and E-Commerce

  • Website builder: pages, themes, building blocks
  • SEO configuration and content management
  • Online store: product catalog, shopping cart, checkout
  • Payment provider configuration
  • Shipping methods and delivery management

RECOMMENDATIONS

The following updates are suggested for review to modernize this training program:

  • Update module names and screenshots to Odoo 17 or 18 nomenclature
  • Include the new Odoo Studio module for no-code customization
  • Add coverage of the updated accounting module (Odoo 17 and later)
  • Include the Knowledge and Planning modules
  • Update POS section for the new web-based POS interface