Odoo Development Cookbook

Using external IDs and namespaces

There was a lot of talk about XML IDs already, without specifying what an XML ID is. This recipe will give a deeper understanding of this.

How to do it...

We write into already existing records to demonstrate how to use cross module references:

1. Add a data file to your module manifest:

       'data': [
           'data/res_partner.xml',
       ],

2. Change the name of our main company:

   <record id="base.main_company" model="res.company">
       <field name="name">Packt publishing</field>
   </record>

3. Set our main company's partner as publisher:

   <record id="book_cookbook" model="library.book">
       <field name="publisher_id" ref="base.main_partner" />
   </record>

On installation of this module, the company will be renamed and the book from the next recipe will be assigned ...