Odoo Connection Details¶
Introduction¶
Connector Version
This documentation is based on version 21.0.8662 of the connector.
Important
We recommend using the Odoo v2 connector to connect to Odoo as it allows for additional configuration properties.
Get Started¶
Odoo Version Support
The connector can connect to Odoo version 8 and above. The connector leverages Odoo's XML-RPC interface which is made available by default in both the on-premise version and by many hosting services such as odoo.sh
Establish a Connection¶
Connect to Odoo¶
To connect, set the URL
to a valid Odoo site, User
and APIToken
to the connection details of the user you are connecting with, and Database
to the Odoo database. If you are not using API tokens (they are only supported in Odoo 14 and above), you can also provide the password in the APIToken
field.
Access Rights¶
In order for the connector to determine what models you can access in Odoo, the user you connect with must have permissions to read from "ir.model.access" (an internal Odoo model that governs access rights). Normally this is reserved for administrators, but it can be granted to any user by creating a service group:
- As an administrator, open the Odoo settings page and enable "developer mode". If this is not available you may need to login as the superuser instead.
- Open the Groups page (under the Users dropdown) and create a new group
- Set the Application to "Administration" and the name to "Service Access"
- Add any users who need service access in the Users tab
- In the Access Rights tab, add an entry for the "ir.model.access" object (it may be called "Model Access"), check Read Access, and give it the name "Inspect Models"
- Save the group
If making this change is not possible, then you should set the CheckPermissions
option to false. That will list all models in Odoo as tables, regardless of what permissions your user actually has for those models.
Important Notes¶
Configuration Files and Their Paths¶
- All references to adding configuration files and their paths refer to files and locations on the Jitterbit agent where the connector is installed. These paths are to be adjusted as appropriate depending on the agent and the operating system. If multiple agents are used in an agent group, identical files will be required on each agent.
Advanced Features¶
This section details a selection of advanced features of the Odoo connector.
User Defined Views
The connector allows you to define virtual tables, called user defined views, whose contents are decided by a pre-configured query. These views are useful when you cannot directly control queries being issued to the drivers. See User Defined Views for an overview of creating and configuring custom views.
SSL Configuration
Use SSL Configuration to adjust how connector handles TLS/SSL certificate negotiations. You can choose from various certificate formats; see the SSLServerCert
property under "Connection String Options" for more information.
Proxy
To configure the connector using private agent proxy settings, select the Use Proxy Settings
checkbox on the connection configuration screen.
User Defined Views¶
The Odoo connector allows you to define a virtual table whose contents are decided by a pre-configured query. These are called User Defined Views, which are useful in situations where you cannot directly control the query being issued to the driver, e.g. when using the driver from Jitterbit. The User Defined Views can be used to define predicates that are always applied. If you specify additional predicates in the query to the view, they are combined with the query already defined as part of the view.
There are two ways to create user defined views:
- Create a JSON-formatted configuration file defining the views you want.
- DDL statements.
Define Views Using a Configuration File¶
User Defined Views are defined in a JSON-formatted configuration file called UserDefinedViews.json
. The connector automatically detects the views specified in this file.
You can also have multiple view definitions and control them using the UserDefinedViews
connection property. When you use this property, only the specified views are seen by the connector.
This User Defined View configuration file is formatted as follows:
- Each root element defines the name of a view.
- Each root element contains a child element, called
query
, which contains the custom SQL query for the view.
For example:
{
"MyView": {
"query": "SELECT * FROM res_users WHERE MyColumn = 'value'"
},
"MyView2": {
"query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id IN (1,2,3)"
}
}
Use the UserDefinedViews
connection property to specify the location of your JSON configuration file. For example:
"UserDefinedViews", "C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop\tmp\UserDefinedViews.json"
Schema for User Defined Views¶
User Defined Views are exposed in the UserViews
schema by default. This is done to avoid the view's name clashing with an actual entity in the data model. You can change the name of the schema used for UserViews by setting the UserViewsSchemaName
property.
Work with User Defined Views¶
For example, a SQL statement with a User Defined View called UserViews.RCustomers
only lists customers in Raleigh:
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE City = 'Raleigh';
An example of a query to the driver:
SELECT * FROM UserViews.RCustomers WHERE Status = 'Active';
Resulting in the effective query to the source:
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE City = 'Raleigh' AND Status = 'Active';
That is a very simple example of a query to a User Defined View that is effectively a combination of the view query and the view definition. It is possible to compose these queries in much more complex patterns. All SQL operations are allowed in both queries and are combined when appropriate.
SSL Configuration¶
Customize the SSL Configuration¶
By default, the connector attempts to negotiate SSL/TLS by checking the server's certificate against the system's trusted certificate store.
To specify another certificate, see the SSLServerCert
property for the available formats to do so.
Data Model¶
The connector represents Odoo models as relational tables and views. The table definitions are dynamically obtained from the Odoo site you connect to, and the exact ones that will be availble to you will be different depending upon the apps you have installed. The tables listed here are only examples, which may differ from the ones available to you.
Tables
When connecting, the connector determines what models you can modify and which are read-only. Models that can be modified are represented as tables, which have support for reading, inserting, updating and deleting data.
Views
Any models that are read-only are represented as views. You can read data from them the same as you would a table, but inserting, updating and deleting are not allowed.
Many2One, One2Many and Many2Many Columns
Within Odoo, in addition to columns with simple values like text and dates, there are also columns that contain multiple values on each row. The connector decodes these kinds of values differently, depending upon the type of column the value comes from:
Many2One¶
Many2One columns are references to a single row within another model. Within the connector, Many2One columns are represented as integers, whose value is the ID that they refer to in the other model.
For example, the Calendar module inludes a model for events called "calendar_event", which has a column called "opportunity_id" that refers to an opportunity in the "crm_lead" model. When creating or updating a calendar event, you can set the opportunity_id to the ID of the lead the meeting is for:
INSERT INTO calendar_event(name, start, stop, opportunity_id) VALUES ('Meet With Potential Customer', '...', '...', 42)
If you were to read this event later, the value of opportunity_id would be the number 42.
Many2Many¶
Many2Many columns are references to many rows within another model. Within the connector, Many2Many columns are represented as text containing a comma-separated list of integers. Each value in that list is the ID of a row that is being referenced.
For example, the Calendar module inludes a model for events called "calendar_event", which has a column called "partner_ids" that refers to contacts in the "res_partner" model. When creating or updating a calendar event, you can set the partner_ids to the ids of the people who are attending the meeting:
INSERT INTO calendar_event(name, start, stop, partner_ids) VALUES ('Meet With Potential Customer', '...', '...', '13,57')
If you were to read this event later, the value of partner_ids would be the text "13,57" (or "57,13", since the ids can be in any order).
One2Many¶
One2Many columns are references to many rows within another model - they are similar to Many2Many columns, except that each row in the referenced model must belong to only one in the main model.
For example, the Calendar module inludes a model for events called "calendar_event", which has a column called "attendee_ids" that refers to the meeting invitations stored in the "event_attendee" model. Unlike partner_ids, where different meetings can share the same partners and different partners can go to the same meeting, each invitation is linked to just one event.
Currently, these columns are read the same was as Many2Many columns (as text containing a comma-separated list of ids), but they cannot be written to.
Views¶
Views are composed of columns and pseudo columns. Views are similar to tables in the way that data is represented; however, views do not support updates. Entities that are represented as views are typically read-only entities. Often, a stored procedure is available to update the data if such functionality is applicable to the data source.
Queries can be executed against a view as if it were a normal table, and the data that comes back is similar in that regard. To find out more about tables and stored procedures, please navigate to their corresponding entries in this help document.
Odoo Connector Views¶
Name | Description |
---|---|
FieldReferences | Retrieves both single-value and multi-value references from a table. |
FieldReferences¶
Retrieves both single-value and multi-value references from a table.
Columns¶
Name | Type | References | Description |
---|---|---|---|
ReferenceTable | String | The name of the table containing the reference field. | |
ReferenceColumn | String | The name of column that refers to another field. | |
TargetTable | String | The name of the table targetted by the reference. | |
IsMultiValued | Boolean | Whether the reference column contains multiple values. |
Stored Procedures¶
Stored procedures are available to complement the data available from the Data Model. It may be necessary to update data available from a view using a stored procedure because the data does not provide for direct, table-like, two-way updates. In these situations, the retrieval of the data is done using the appropriate view or table, while the update is done by calling a stored procedure. Stored procedures take a list of parameters and return back a dataset that contains the collection of tuples that constitute the response.
Odoo Connector Stored Procedures¶
Name | Description |
---|---|
CallProcedure | Calls a server-side RPC within Odoo. |
CallProcedure¶
Calls a server-side RPC within Odoo.
Procedure-Specific Information¶
Odoo exposes its RPCs using the External API. This API uses an XML-RPC method called execute_kw to call Odoo procedures on specific modules. Internally the method looks like this:
execute_kw(database, user_id, password, model, operation, arguments, keyword_args)
The connector will provide the connection information automatically, so the only parameters required for CallProcedure are the model, the operation, a list of arguments and a map of keyword arguments. The arguments and keyword arguments are provided as a JSON array and object respectively. The connector will take the result of the RPC and convert it back into JSON for the procedure output.
For example, you could call the 'read' method on the 'hr.employee' model to read information about specific employees. In this case you would retrieve the name and department for the employees with the IDs 2 and 4:
EXECUTE CallProcedure
Model = 'hr.employee',
Operation = 'read',
-- The read RPC takes one argument, which is the list of IDs
Arguments = '[[4, 2]]',
KeywordArgs = '{"fields": ["department_id", "name"]}'
Calling this procedure on the Odoo sample data will return this JSON result:
[
{"department_id": [4, "Research & Development"], "id": 4, "name": "Sharlene Rhodes"},
{"department_id": [4, "Research & Development"], "id": 2, "name": "Ronnie Hart"}
]
Input¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Model | String | The model to execute the procedure on. |
Operation | String | The procedure to execute. |
Arguments | String | The list of arguments to pass to the RPC, formatted as a JSON list |
KeywordArgs | String | The keyword arguments to pass to the RPC, formatted as a JSON object |
Result Set Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
JSON | String | The output of the RPC converted to JSON. |
System Tables¶
You can query the system tables described in this section to access schema information, information on data source functionality, and batch operation statistics.
Schema Tables¶
The following tables return database metadata for Odoo:
- sys_catalogs: Lists the available databases.
- sys_schemas: Lists the available schemas.
- sys_tables: Lists the available tables and views.
- sys_tablecolumns: Describes the columns of the available tables and views.
- sys_procedures: Describes the available stored procedures.
- sys_procedureparameters: Describes stored procedure parameters.
- sys_keycolumns: Describes the primary and foreign keys.
- sys_indexes: Describes the available indexes.
Data Source Tables¶
The following tables return information about how to connect to and query the data source:
- sys_connection_props: Returns information on the available connection properties.
- sys_sqlinfo: Describes the SELECT queries that the connector can offload to the data source.
Query Information Tables¶
The following table returns query statistics for data modification queries:
- sys_identity: Returns information about batch operations or single updates.
sys_catalogs¶
Lists the available databases.
The following query retrieves all databases determined by the connection string:
SELECT * FROM sys_catalogs
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database name. |
sys_schemas¶
Lists the available schemas.
The following query retrieves all available schemas:
SELECT * FROM sys_schemas
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database name. |
SchemaName | String | The schema name. |
sys_tables¶
Lists the available tables.
The following query retrieves the available tables and views:
SELECT * FROM sys_tables
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database containing the table or view. |
SchemaName | String | The schema containing the table or view. |
TableName | String | The name of the table or view. |
TableType | String | The table type (table or view). |
Description | String | A description of the table or view. |
IsUpdateable | Boolean | Whether the table can be updated. |
sys_tablecolumns¶
Describes the columns of the available tables and views.
The following query returns the columns and data types for the res_users table:
SELECT ColumnName, DataTypeName FROM sys_tablecolumns WHERE TableName='res_users'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the table or view. |
SchemaName | String | The schema containing the table or view. |
TableName | String | The name of the table or view containing the column. |
ColumnName | String | The column name. |
DataTypeName | String | The data type name. |
DataType | Int32 | An integer indicating the data type. This value is determined at run time based on the environment. |
Length | Int32 | The storage size of the column. |
DisplaySize | Int32 | The designated column's normal maximum width in characters. |
NumericPrecision | Int32 | The maximum number of digits in numeric data. The column length in characters for character and date-time data. |
NumericScale | Int32 | The column scale or number of digits to the right of the decimal point. |
IsNullable | Boolean | Whether the column can contain null. |
Description | String | A brief description of the column. |
Ordinal | Int32 | The sequence number of the column. |
IsAutoIncrement | String | Whether the column value is assigned in fixed increments. |
IsGeneratedColumn | String | Whether the column is generated. |
IsHidden | Boolean | Whether the column is hidden. |
IsArray | Boolean | Whether the column is an array. |
sys_procedures¶
Lists the available stored procedures.
The following query retrieves the available stored procedures:
SELECT * FROM sys_procedures
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database containing the stored procedure. |
SchemaName | String | The schema containing the stored procedure. |
ProcedureName | String | The name of the stored procedure. |
Description | String | A description of the stored procedure. |
ProcedureType | String | The type of the procedure, such as PROCEDURE or FUNCTION. |
sys_procedureparameters¶
Describes stored procedure parameters.
The following query returns information about all of the input parameters for the CallProcedure stored procedure:
SELECT * FROM sys_procedureparameters WHERE ProcedureName='CallProcedure' AND Direction=1 OR Direction=2
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the stored procedure. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the stored procedure. |
ProcedureName | String | The name of the stored procedure containing the parameter. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the stored procedure parameter. |
Direction | Int32 | An integer corresponding to the type of the parameter: input (1), input/output (2), or output(4). input/output type parameters can be both input and output parameters. |
DataTypeName | String | The name of the data type. |
DataType | Int32 | An integer indicating the data type. This value is determined at run time based on the environment. |
Length | Int32 | The number of characters allowed for character data. The number of digits allowed for numeric data. |
NumericPrecision | Int32 | The maximum precision for numeric data. The column length in characters for character and date-time data. |
NumericScale | Int32 | The number of digits to the right of the decimal point in numeric data. |
IsNullable | Boolean | Whether the parameter can contain null. |
IsRequired | Boolean | Whether the parameter is required for execution of the procedure. |
IsArray | Boolean | Whether the parameter is an array. |
Description | String | The description of the parameter. |
Ordinal | Int32 | The index of the parameter. |
sys_keycolumns¶
Describes the primary and foreign keys.
The following query retrieves the primary key for the res_users table:
SELECT * FROM sys_keycolumns WHERE IsKey='True' AND TableName='res_users'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the key. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the key. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the key. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the key column. |
IsKey | Boolean | Whether the column is a primary key in the table referenced in the TableName field. |
IsForeignKey | Boolean | Whether the column is a foreign key referenced in the TableName field. |
PrimaryKeyName | String | The name of the primary key. |
ForeignKeyName | String | The name of the foreign key. |
ReferencedCatalogName | String | The database containing the primary key. |
ReferencedSchemaName | String | The schema containing the primary key. |
ReferencedTableName | String | The table containing the primary key. |
ReferencedColumnName | String | The column name of the primary key. |
sys_foreignkeys¶
Describes the foreign keys.
The following query retrieves all foreign keys which refer to other tables:
SELECT * FROM sys_foreignkeys WHERE ForeignKeyType = 'FOREIGNKEY_TYPE_IMPORT'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the key. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the key. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the key. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the key column. |
PrimaryKeyName | String | The name of the primary key. |
ForeignKeyName | String | The name of the foreign key. |
ReferencedCatalogName | String | The database containing the primary key. |
ReferencedSchemaName | String | The schema containing the primary key. |
ReferencedTableName | String | The table containing the primary key. |
ReferencedColumnName | String | The column name of the primary key. |
ForeignKeyType | String | Designates whether the foreign key is an import (points to other tables) or export (referenced from other tables) key. |
sys_indexes¶
Describes the available indexes. By filtering on indexes, you can write more selective queries with faster query response times.
The following query retrieves all indexes that are not primary keys:
SELECT * FROM sys_indexes WHERE IsPrimary='false'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the index. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the index. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the index. |
IndexName | String | The index name. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the column associated with the index. |
IsUnique | Boolean | True if the index is unique. False otherwise. |
IsPrimary | Boolean | True if the index is a primary key. False otherwise. |
Type | Int16 | An integer value corresponding to the index type: statistic (0), clustered (1), hashed (2), or other (3). |
SortOrder | String | The sort order: A for ascending or D for descending. |
OrdinalPosition | Int16 | The sequence number of the column in the index. |
sys_connection_props¶
Returns information on the available connection properties and those set in the connection string.
When querying this table, the config connection string should be used:
jdbc:cdata:odoo:config:
This connection string enables you to query this table without a valid connection.
The following query retrieves all connection properties that have been set in the connection string or set through a default value:
SELECT * FROM sys_connection_props WHERE Value <> ''
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Name | String | The name of the connection property. |
ShortDescription | String | A brief description. |
Type | String | The data type of the connection property. |
Default | String | The default value if one is not explicitly set. |
Values | String | A comma-separated list of possible values. A validation error is thrown if another value is specified. |
Value | String | The value you set or a preconfigured default. |
Required | Boolean | Whether the property is required to connect. |
Category | String | The category of the connection property. |
IsSessionProperty | String | Whether the property is a session property, used to save information about the current connection. |
Sensitivity | String | The sensitivity level of the property. This informs whether the property is obfuscated in logging and authentication forms. |
PropertyName | String | A camel-cased truncated form of the connection property name. |
Ordinal | Int32 | The index of the parameter. |
CatOrdinal | Int32 | The index of the parameter category. |
Hierarchy | String | Shows dependent properties associated that need to be set alongside this one. |
Visible | Boolean | Informs whether the property is visible in the connection UI. |
ETC | String | Various miscellaneous information about the property. |
sys_sqlinfo¶
Describes the SELECT query processing that the connector can offload to the data source.
Collaborative Query Processing¶
When working with data sources that do not support SQL-92, you can query the sys_sqlinfo view to determine the query capabilities of the underlying APIs, expressed in SQL syntax. The connector offloads as much of the SELECT statement processing as possible to the server and then processes the rest of the query in memory.
Discovering the Data Source's SELECT Capabilities¶
Below is an example data set of SQL capabilities. The following result set indicates the SELECT functionality that the connector can offload to the data source or process client side. Your data source may support additional SQL syntax. Some aspects of SELECT functionality are returned in a comma-separated list if supported; otherwise, the column contains NO.
Name | Description | Possible Values |
---|---|---|
AGGREGATE_FUNCTIONS | Supported aggregation functions. | AVG , COUNT , MAX , MIN , SUM , DISTINCT |
COUNT | Whether COUNT function is supported. | YES , NO |
IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_OPEN_CHAR | The opening character used to escape an identifier. | [ |
IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_CLOSE_CHAR | The closing character used to escape an identifier. | ] |
SUPPORTED_OPERATORS | A list of supported SQL operators. | = , > , < , >= , <= , <> , != , LIKE , NOT LIKE , IN , NOT IN , IS NULL , IS NOT NULL , AND , OR |
GROUP_BY | Whether GROUP BY is supported, and, if so, the degree of support. | NO , NO_RELATION , EQUALS_SELECT , SQL_GB_COLLATE |
STRING_FUNCTIONS | Supported string functions. | LENGTH , CHAR , LOCATE , REPLACE , SUBSTRING , RTRIM , LTRIM , RIGHT , LEFT , UCASE , SPACE , SOUNDEX , LCASE , CONCAT , ASCII , REPEAT , OCTET , BIT , POSITION , INSERT , TRIM , UPPER , REGEXP , LOWER , DIFFERENCE , CHARACTER , SUBSTR , STR , REVERSE , PLAN , UUIDTOSTR , TRANSLATE , TRAILING , TO , STUFF , STRTOUUID , STRING , SPLIT , SORTKEY , SIMILAR , REPLICATE , PATINDEX , LPAD , LEN , LEADING , KEY , INSTR , INSERTSTR , HTML , GRAPHICAL , CONVERT , COLLATION , CHARINDEX , BYTE |
NUMERIC_FUNCTIONS | Supported numeric functions. | ABS , ACOS , ASIN , ATAN , ATAN2 , CEILING , COS , COT , EXP , FLOOR , LOG , MOD , SIGN , SIN , SQRT , TAN , PI , RAND , DEGREES , LOG10 , POWER , RADIANS , ROUND , TRUNCATE |
TIMEDATE_FUNCTIONS | Supported date/time functions. | NOW , CURDATE , DAYOFMONTH , DAYOFWEEK , DAYOFYEAR , MONTH , QUARTER , WEEK , YEAR , CURTIME , HOUR , MINUTE , SECOND , TIMESTAMPADD , TIMESTAMPDIFF , DAYNAME , MONTHNAME , CURRENT_DATE , CURRENT_TIME , CURRENT_TIMESTAMP , EXTRACT |
REPLICATION_SKIP_TABLES | Indicates tables skipped during replication. | |
REPLICATION_TIMECHECK_COLUMNS | A string array containing a list of columns which will be used to check for (in the given order) to use as a modified column during replication. | |
IDENTIFIER_PATTERN | String value indicating what string is valid for an identifier. | |
SUPPORT_TRANSACTION | Indicates if the provider supports transactions such as commit and rollback. | YES , NO |
DIALECT | Indicates the SQL dialect to use. | |
KEY_PROPERTIES | Indicates the properties which identify the uniform database. | |
SUPPORTS_MULTIPLE_SCHEMAS | Indicates if multiple schemas may exist for the provider. | YES , NO |
SUPPORTS_MULTIPLE_CATALOGS | Indicates if multiple catalogs may exist for the provider. | YES , NO |
DATASYNCVERSION | The Data Sync version needed to access this driver. | Standard , Starter , Professional , Enterprise |
DATASYNCCATEGORY | The Data Sync category of this driver. | Source , Destination , Cloud Destination |
SUPPORTSENHANCEDSQL | Whether enhanced SQL functionality beyond what is offered by the API is supported. | TRUE , FALSE |
SUPPORTS_BATCH_OPERATIONS | Whether batch operations are supported. | YES , NO |
SQL_CAP | All supported SQL capabilities for this driver. | SELECT , INSERT , DELETE , UPDATE , TRANSACTIONS , ORDERBY , OAUTH , ASSIGNEDID , LIMIT , LIKE , BULKINSERT , COUNT , BULKDELETE , BULKUPDATE , GROUPBY , HAVING , AGGS , OFFSET , REPLICATE , COUNTDISTINCT , JOINS , DROP , CREATE , DISTINCT , INNERJOINS , SUBQUERIES , ALTER , MULTIPLESCHEMAS , GROUPBYNORELATION , OUTERJOINS , UNIONALL , UNION , UPSERT , GETDELETED , CROSSJOINS , GROUPBYCOLLATE , MULTIPLECATS , FULLOUTERJOIN , MERGE , JSONEXTRACT , BULKUPSERT , SUM , SUBQUERIESFULL , MIN , MAX , JOINSFULL , XMLEXTRACT , AVG , MULTISTATEMENTS , FOREIGNKEYS , CASE , LEFTJOINS , COMMAJOINS , WITH , LITERALS , RENAME , NESTEDTABLES , EXECUTE , BATCH , BASIC , INDEX |
PREFERRED_CACHE_OPTIONS | A string value specifies the preferred cacheOptions. | |
ENABLE_EF_ADVANCED_QUERY | Indicates if the driver directly supports advanced queries coming from Entity Framework. If not, queries will be handled client side. | YES , NO |
PSEUDO_COLUMNS | A string array indicating the available pseudo columns. | |
MERGE_ALWAYS | If the value is true, The Merge Mode is forcibly executed in Data Sync. | TRUE , FALSE |
REPLICATION_MIN_DATE_QUERY | A select query to return the replicate start datetime. | |
REPLICATION_MIN_FUNCTION | Allows a provider to specify the formula name to use for executing a server side min. | |
REPLICATION_START_DATE | Allows a provider to specify a replicate startdate. | |
REPLICATION_MAX_DATE_QUERY | A select query to return the replicate end datetime. | |
REPLICATION_MAX_FUNCTION | Allows a provider to specify the formula name to use for executing a server side max. | |
IGNORE_INTERVALS_ON_INITIAL_REPLICATE | A list of tables which will skip dividing the replicate into chunks on the initial replicate. | |
CHECKCACHE_USE_PARENTID | Indicates whether the CheckCache statement should be done against the parent key column. | TRUE , FALSE |
CREATE_SCHEMA_PROCEDURES | Indicates stored procedures that can be used for generating schema files. |
The following query retrieves the operators that can be used in the WHERE clause:
SELECT * FROM sys_sqlinfo WHERE Name='SUPPORTED_OPERATORS'
Note that individual tables may have different limitations or requirements on the WHERE clause; refer to the Data Model section for more information.
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
NAME | String | A component of SQL syntax, or a capability that can be processed on the server. |
VALUE | String | Detail on the supported SQL or SQL syntax. |
sys_identity¶
Returns information about attempted modifications.
The following query retrieves the Ids of the modified rows in a batch operation:
SELECT * FROM sys_identity
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Id | String | The database-generated ID returned from a data modification operation. |
Batch | String | An identifier for the batch. 1 for a single operation. |
Operation | String | The result of the operation in the batch: INSERTED, UPDATED, or DELETED. |
Message | String | SUCCESS or an error message if the update in the batch failed. |
Advanced Configurations Properties¶
The advanced configurations properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure. Click the links for further details.
Property | Description |
---|---|
URL | The base URL of the Odoo site you're connecting to. For example, http://my.odoo.com/ . |
Database | The name of the Odoo database you're connecting to. |
User | The Odoo user account used to authenticate. |
APIToken | The API token (or password) used to authenticate the user. |
CheckPermissions | Whether to use Odoo user's permissions to determine which tables and views to list. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
SSLServerCert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
BrowsableSchemas | This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA, SchemaB, SchemaC. |
Tables | This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA, TableB, TableC. |
Views | Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA, ViewB, ViewC. |
AllowComputedFields | Boolean determining whether computed names from Odoo are mapped to columns. |
ExpandReferences | Boolean determining if multi-valued Many2Many and One2Many fields are expanded into separate rows. |
UseDisplayNames | Boolean determining if the display names for the columns should be used instead of the API names. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time. |
Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from Odoo. |
PseudoColumns | This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table. |
Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
Authentication¶
This section provides a complete list of authentication properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
URL | The base URL of the Odoo site you're connecting to. For example, http://my.odoo.com/ . |
Database | The name of the Odoo database you're connecting to. |
User | The Odoo user account used to authenticate. |
APIToken | The API token (or password) used to authenticate the user. |
CheckPermissions | Whether to use Odoo user's permissions to determine which tables and views to list. |
URL¶
The base URL of the Odoo site you're connecting to. For example, http://my.odoo.com/
.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
The base URL of the Odoo site you're connecting to. For example, http://my.odoo.com/
.
Database¶
The name of the Odoo database you're connecting to.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
When connecting to Odoo online, this value is usually the name of your custom Odoo domain. For example, if you connect to https://contoso.odoo.com
, then the Database should be set to contoso.
When connecting to an on-premise instance of Odoo, you can find this value by logging out of Odoo and opening the Manage Databases page from the login screen. There, you can determine the database you need to connect to.
User¶
The Odoo user account used to authenticate.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Together with APIToken, this field is used to authenticate against the Odoo server.
APIToken¶
The API token (or password) used to authenticate the user.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
When using Odoo 14 and above, this option can be set to either an API token or password. API tokens are recommended over passwords.
CheckPermissions¶
Whether to use Odoo user's permissions to determine which tables and views to list.
Data Type¶
bool
Default Value¶
true
Remarks¶
Each user in Odoo has different permissions to some models - they can modify some, read others, and may not be able to access some at all. When CheckPermissions is true (the default), the model permissions are examined so that modifiable models are classified as tables, read-only models are classified as views, and inaccessible models are not listed.
When CheckPermissions is false, all the models within Odoo are listed as tables and the permissions check is skipped.
Checking model permissions requires an administrator to grant your user read-only access to the "ir.model.access" model because it is not readable to most users by default. If access to that model cannot be granted to the connecting user, then set this option to false.
SSL¶
This section provides a complete list of SSL properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
SSLServerCert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
SSLServerCert¶
The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
If using a TLS/SSL connection, this property can be used to specify the TLS/SSL certificate to be accepted from the server. Any other certificate that is not trusted by the machine is rejected.
This property can take the following forms:
Description | Example |
---|---|
A full PEM Certificate (example shortened for brevity) | -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIChTCCAe4CAQAwDQYJKoZIhv......Qw== -----END CERTIFICATE----- |
A path to a local file containing the certificate | C:\cert.cer |
The public key (example shortened for brevity) | -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- MIGfMA0GCSq......AQAB -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY----- |
The MD5 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) | ecadbdda5a1529c58a1e9e09828d70e4 |
The SHA1 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) | 34a929226ae0819f2ec14b4a3d904f801cbb150d |
If not specified, any certificate trusted by the machine is accepted.
Certificates are validated as trusted by the machine based on the System's trust store. The trust store used is the 'javax.net.ssl.trustStore' value specified for the system. If no value is specified for this property, Java's default trust store is used (for example, JAVA_HOME\lib\security\cacerts).
Use '*' to signify to accept all certificates. Note that this is not recommended due to security concerns.
Schema¶
This section provides a complete list of schema properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
BrowsableSchemas | This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA, SchemaB, SchemaC. |
Tables | This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA, TableB, TableC. |
Views | Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA, ViewB, ViewC. |
AllowComputedFields | Boolean determining whether computed names from Odoo are mapped to columns. |
ExpandReferences | Boolean determining if multi-valued Many2Many and One2Many fields are expanded into separate rows. |
UseDisplayNames | Boolean determining if the display names for the columns should be used instead of the API names. |
Location¶
A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
%APPDATA%\Odoo Data Provider\Schema
Remarks¶
The path to a directory which contains the schema files for the connector (.rsd files for tables and views, .rsb files for stored procedures). The folder location can be a relative path from the location of the executable. The Location
property is only needed if you want to customize definitions (for example, change a column name, ignore a column, and so on) or extend the data model with new tables, views, or stored procedures.
If left unspecified, the default location is "%APPDATA%\Odoo Data Provider\Schema" with %APPDATA%
being set to the user's configuration directory:
Platform | %APPDATA% |
---|---|
Windows | The value of the APPDATA environment variable |
Mac | ~/Library/Application Support |
Linux | ~/.config |
BrowsableSchemas¶
This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Listing the schemas from databases can be expensive. Providing a list of schemas in the connection string improves the performance.
Tables¶
This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Listing the tables from some databases can be expensive. Providing a list of tables in the connection string improves the performance of the connector.
This property can also be used as an alternative to automatically listing views if you already know which ones you want to work with and there would otherwise be too many to work with.
Specify the tables you want in a comma-separated list. Each table should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Tables=TableA,[TableB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`TableC With Space`.
Note that when connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you will need to provide the fully qualified name of the table in this property, as in the last example here, to avoid ambiguity between tables that exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.
Views¶
Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Listing the views from some databases can be expensive. Providing a list of views in the connection string improves the performance of the connector.
This property can also be used as an alternative to automatically listing views if you already know which ones you want to work with and there would otherwise be too many to work with.
Specify the views you want in a comma-separated list. Each view should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Views=ViewA,[ViewB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`ViewC With Space`.
Note that when connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you will need to provide the fully qualified name of the table in this property, as in the last example here, to avoid ambiguity between tables that exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.
AllowComputedFields¶
Boolean determining whether computed names from Odoo are mapped to columns.
Data Type¶
bool
Default Value¶
false
Remarks¶
Internally, Odoo stores some fields directly in its database and computes other fields dynamically when you request them. While stored fields are usually fast to retrieve, computed fields can potentially be much slower since Odoo has to do additional work on each row.
By default, this property is false and computed fields are not available. You can set this property to true if you need to access a computed field, although this will make queries (including star queries) on many tables take longer to run.
ExpandReferences¶
Boolean determining if multi-valued Many2Many and One2Many fields are expanded into separate rows.
Data Type¶
bool
Default Value¶
false
Remarks¶
By default Many2Many and One2Many fields are collapsed into single values separated by commas. For example, a record in calendar_event IDs will generate a result like this if partners 13 and 57 are attending.
SELECT id, name, partner_ids, x_custom_ids FROM calendar_event
-- 1 'Meet With Potential Customer' '13,57' '1,2'
With this option enabled, the connector will expand each combination of multi-valued field values across multiple rows. This means that row data will be duplicated but makes it simpler to JOIN between tables that are linked by multi-valued references.
In addition, the connector will use a separate primary key called id:multi since id) not unique when rows are duplciated. This primary key is generated client-side and its use should be avoided in filters, since it depends upon the exact rows returned by any filters evaluated by Odoo.
SELECT "id:multi", id, name, partner_ids, x_custom_ids FROM calendar_event
-- 1:1 1 'Meet With Potential Customer' 13 1
-- 1:2 1 'Meet With Potential Customer' 57 1
-- 1:3 1 'Meet With Potential Customer' 13 2
-- 1:4 1 'Meet With Potential Customer' 57 2
Note that this option does not affect how inserts are processed. If you want to insert a record containing a multi-valued field you must always insert using a comma-separated value.
UseDisplayNames¶
Boolean determining if the display names for the columns should be used instead of the API names.
Data Type¶
bool
Default Value¶
true
Remarks¶
Display names may be changed in the future. Set this to false if you would like to ensure column names are always constant.
Miscellaneous¶
This section provides a complete list of miscellaneous properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time. |
Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from Odoo. |
PseudoColumns | This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table. |
Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
MaxRows¶
Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
-1
Remarks¶
Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time.
Other¶
These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
The properties listed below are available for specific use cases. Normal driver use cases and functionality should not require these properties.
Specify multiple properties in a semicolon-separated list.
Integration and Formatting¶
Property | Description |
---|---|
DefaultColumnSize | Sets the default length of string fields when the data source does not provide column length in the metadata. The default value is 2000. |
ConvertDateTimeToGMT | Determines whether to convert date-time values to GMT, instead of the local time of the machine. |
RecordToFile=filename | Records the underlying socket data transfer to the specified file. |
Pagesize¶
The maximum number of results to return per page from Odoo.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
5000
Remarks¶
The Pagesize
property affects the maximum number of results to return per page from Odoo. Setting a higher value may result in better performance at the cost of additional memory allocated per page consumed.
PseudoColumns¶
This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
This setting is particularly helpful in Entity Framework, which does not allow you to set a value for a pseudo column unless it is a table column. The value of this connection setting is of the format "Table1=Column1, Table1=Column2, Table2=Column3". You can use the "*" character to include all tables and all columns; for example, "*=*".
Timeout¶
The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
60
Remarks¶
If Timeout
= 0, operations do not time out. The operations run until they complete successfully or until they encounter an error condition.
If Timeout
expires and the operation is not yet complete, the connector throws an exception.