Odoo 11 Development Essentials - Third Edition

Triggering functions

An XML file can also execute arbitrary methods during its load process through the <function> element. This can be used to set up demo and test data. For example, the CRM app uses it to set up demonstration data:

 <function  
   model="todo.task"  
   name="action_set_lost" 
   eval="[ref('crm_case_7'), ref('crm_case_9') 
         , ref('crm_case_11'), ref('crm_case_12')] 
         , {'install_mode': True}" /> 

This calls the action_set_lost method of the crm.lead model, passing two arguments through the eval attribute. The first is the list of IDs to work on, and the next is the context to use.