OneDrive / SharePoint Odoo Integration v.8

The tool to automatically synchronize Odoo attachments with OneDrive files in both ways

394€

The price already includes all necessary dependencies = 149€ (own price) + 245€ (Cloud Storage Solutions).
Current version: 8.0.1.2.2

Odoo document system is clear and comfortable to use. However, it is not designed to work with files as OneDrive does. To process attachments users need to download a file, to change it, and to upload back. Documents are not synced locally and Odoo doesn't have powerful previewers and editors like Word or Excel. OneDrive doesn't have such disadvantages. This is the tool to integrate OneDrive features into your Odoo business work flow. The app automatically stores all Odoo attachments in OneDrive and provides an instant access to them via web links. In such a way users work with files comfortably in OneDrive, while the results are fully available in Odoo.

Synchronization is bilateral. All Odoo attachments are put in OneDrive regularly. OneDrive files create attachments in Odoo in case they are placed in a correct folder

Integration is automatic. Based on scheduled jobs Odoo would send attachments to OneDrive and retrieve files from there

Synchronization works for SharePoint sites, OneDrive for business, and personal OneDrive. In the first case the files are kept in preselected documents library, in the latter two – in a user' documents library

Odoo attachments, which are put in OneDrive, receive the URL type. It means that a file is not any more kept in Odoo server space, but now it is in OneDrive. Until sync is done, Odoo attachment remains binary and stores actual file

When you click on a synced attachment, Odoo automatically redirects you to a file previewer. Among others it might be Word or Excel editor (if Office365 is set up)

OneDrive files synced from Odoo has the structure to provide the backward sync: Odoo / Model / Object / files (e.g 'Odoo / Quotation / SO019 7 / commercial offer.png').

If you add a file to an Object folder (e.g. inside 'SO019 7'), that file will create an attachment in Odoo (e.g. for the sales order SO019) with a link to real file in OneDrive. You can put in object folders not only files but also child folders. In that case in attachments a link for this folder is kept (not its content)

You can rename/move folders or files in OneDrive without a harm for Odoo attachments. The only thing you should not do is to delete folders

If an attachment is removed from Odoo, a related OneDrive file will be deleted as well. Files removal from OneDrive leads to related Odoo attachments unlink

Synchronization is based on a single user endpoint. It means that you should login in OneDrive only once. Afterwards for integrations Odoo would use that credentials disregarding an actual Odoo user. Make sure, however, that real Odoo users have an access to OneDrive to open URLs linked to their attachments

Contents

Preliminary steps

The tool depends on external libraries 'microsoftgraph'. Install this library for your Odoo server through the command: pip install microsoftgraph-python

SharePoint sites

  1. Go to your Azure Portal and prepare a new application:
    • Grant the app full permissions for Office365 SharePoint online
    • Assign the reply url as [YOURODOOSITENAME]/one_drive_token (e.g. https://odootools.com/one_drive_token)
    • Generate a new key. Keep it safely somewhere for the future use
  2. Go to your SharePoint site and prepare a new documents' library (drive). You might use one of the existing ones, e.g. 'Documents'. Odoo folder would be put there afterwards, and it would be impossible to move it for another library
  3. Go to the OneDrive configuration menu:
    • Copy 'Application ID' to 'App client_id'
    • Put a previously generated key to the field 'App secret key'
    • Enter the 'Redirect URL' as you entered 'Reply url' in Azure Portal
    • Check the boxes 'OneDrive for business' and 'Use sharepoint sites'
    • The SharePoint URL should be of the type https://[URL]/. The last '/' is required, sitename should not be included into. For example, https://odootools.sharepoint.com/
    • SharePoint site should be either my_site_name (in that case it is considered as sites/my_site_name) or sites/my_site_name (instead of 'sites' it might be 'teams' and so on). There should be no '/' at the beginning or at the end. For example, sites/odootools
    • As Documents Library use one created in SharePoint
  4. Press 'Save'
  5. Press 'Login and Confirm'. Odoo redirects you to Microsoft login page. Check in and grant permissions asked.
  6. After login, Microsoft redirects you back to Odoo. OneDrive – Odoo synchronization is ready to be done.

Create application in your Azure Portal

Azure application for OneDrive Sync

App's permissions

Onedrive app permissions

App's permissions

Onedrive app permissions for Odoo sync

Redirect url should be https://[yourodoosite]/one_drive_token

Odoo Onedrive redirect url

Generate a secret key

Onedrive Odoo secret key

Create a new SharePoint Documents Library

Sharepoint library for Odoo

Create a new SharePoint Documents Library

Sharepoint library for Odoo

Enter configuration keys in Odoo

Configure Odoo for Onedrive

Odoo attachments are ready for sync with Onedrive files. Press 'Sync to Onedrive' for the files upload

Odoo Onedrive configuration

Personal OneDrive and OneDrive for business

  1. Go to https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_RegisteredApps/ApplicationsListBlade
  2. Click 'New registration'
  3. Introduce a new name for the application and assign the redirect URI as [YOURODOOSITENAME]/one_drive_token (e.g. https://odootools.com/one_drive_token)
  4. Copy the Application Client ID to the Odoo field 'App client_id'
  5. Go to Certificates & secrets > Click 'New Client Secret'. Copy the secret value to the Odoo field 'App Secret Key'
  6. Press Save on the Odoo configuration Page
  7. Press 'Login and Confirm'. Odoo redirects you to Microsoft login page. Check in and grant permissions asked
  8. After login, Microsoft redirects you back to Odoo. OneDrive – Odoo synchronization is ready to be done.

Create OneDrive application

Odoo onedrive perosnal application

New OneDrive Web platform and redirect url

Onedrive redirect url

Generate new secret for your application

Odoo new OneDrive secret

Enter configuration keys in Odoo

Configure Odoo for Onedrive personal

Reconnection

Reconnection is required in 2 cases:
  • You use this tool with version prior to 1.2.0. In that case you should also install the library 'microsoftgraph'. Look above
  • You have not used the sync tool for more than 6 months
In both cases the token should be refreshed. To that goal:
  1. Press the button 'Reconnect'
  2. Press the button 'Login and confirm'

Scheduled jobs

You may change the frequency of sync jobs. To this end:
  1. Turn on debug mode
  2. Go to technical settings > Automation > Scheduled jobs
  3. Find the jobs 'Synchronize attachments with cloud' and 'Synchronize attachments from OneDrive'
By default sync is done once a day. You may make it rarer or oftener. Preferably, do not make it oftener than once an hour. Otherwise, Odoo would not be able to make one sync, before another one is started.

Bug reporting

In case you have faced any bugs or inconsistent behavior, do not hesitate to contact us. We guarantee to provide fixes within 60 days after the purchase, while even after this period we are strongly interested to improve our tools.

No phone number or credit card is required to contact us: only a short email sign up which does not take more than 30 seconds.

Please include in your request as many details as possible: screenshots, Odoo server logs, a full description of how to reproduce your problem, and so on. Usually, it takes a few business days to prepare a working plan for an issue (if a bug is confirmed) or provide you with guidelines on what should be done (otherwise).

Public features requests and module ideas (free development)

We are strongly motivated to improve our tools and would be grateful for any sort of feedback. In case your requirements are of public use and might be efficiently implemented, the team would include those in our to-do list.

Such a to-do list is processed on a regular basis and does not assume extra fees. Although we cannot promise deadlines and final design, it might be a good way to get desired features without investments and risks.

No phone number or credit card is required to contact us: only a short email sign up which does not take more than 30 seconds.

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