Do it yourself - Odoo now makes it possible
Odoo, the business management software, now includes the brand new App: Odoo Studio. You can now easily build and customize Odoo Apps yourself. This brand new Odoo App opens the software to new markets.
The first version of Odoo Studio is included in the currently available version 10 of Odoo. At the moment, version 2 has been released on Odoo's online platform and the App will become available to all Odoo users with the launch of Odoo version 11 (expected October 2017).
Everyone can now build a Business App
With the intuitive, user-friendly interface, creating an App has become simple and accessible to everyone. With or without developer skills. Using drag & drop blocks, you can add fields and options to existing screens. But this does not mean that developers will no longer code. On the contrary, Fabien Pinckaers, Odoo CEO, explains: "It is a great tool for developers to create an Odoo App prototype, or quickly design a module framework”. Odoo Studio comes with a developer mode with extra features especially for developers, such as an XML editor and more technical options. On the other hand, Odoo Studio becomes very useful when customizing existing Odoo Apps, because you can now edit every standard Odoo App. The user can install Odoo Studio and make changes in existing Odoo Apps, such as adding fields, modifying screens and reorganizing the menu. This can easily be done in a few minutes.
Odoo would not be Odoo without 'integration'
Odoo is known for many applications in many areas, with all data integrated throughout the entire system. Odoo Studio follows the same logic: every application created with Odoo Studio benefits from the features that are available in the system by default. Thanks to this, an existing Odoo database is automatically integrated with every new application built with Odoo Studio.
Odoo is now suitable for every industry
Odoo now supports a wide range of business processes thanks to the availability of 30 standard Odoo Apps. But not everything is possible by default in Odoo and some specific processes are not included in Odoo. Now, more than ever, Odoo fits everyone's specific needs. Because the standard Apps already cover 85% of all business needs on the market, and because Odoo Studio makes it possible to customize the Apps and add details. The example of the real estate industry introduced in the Odoo Studio video is a good example. The new App makes it possible to manage the sale of houses and land. Something Odoo has not developed.
What will the future bring for Odoo? Fabien Pinckaers thinks: "If you have a better product for your customer, you get more customers. The market will grow and we will be able to respond to new requests and offer a broader range of solutions thanks to Odoo Studio."
Also read: Why Isn't Odoo Studio the holy grail?
