Backdate Operations Access Rights
| Lines of Code | 436 |
| Technical name | to_backdate |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://viindoo.com/apps/modules/18.0/to_backdate?force_show=1 |
| Read description for | v 11.0 v 12.0 v 13.0 v 14.0 v 15.0 v 16.0 v 17.0 |
| Extensions | Inventory Backdate Purchase Confirmation Backdate Sales Confirmation Backdate |
The permission behind every back-dated document
One group and one mixin: who may record something on a past date, and the plumbing that makes the date reach everything the action produces.
Backdate Operations Access Rights (technical name to_backdate) is an Odoo 18.0 app for Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise and Viindoo Cloud, built for controller, administrator, auditor, developer.
At a Glance
The facts of Backdate Operations Access Rights, version 0.1.1, in one place. Published by Viindoo.
How It Works
Two screens.
The permission
One group per area, all resting on the same mechanism.
Granted on the user
Assigned like any other Odoo right.
What You Get
A back-date mixin for documents that support it
The chosen date carried through the whole action
An access group controlling who may back-date
Shared by the inventory, manufacturing, sales and purchase back-date modules
One place to grant or revoke the permission
No new screens of its own
More Screens
Everything below was taken on a database seeded with real business data, on this series - not a mock-up and not a screenshot from an older version.
A user
What This App Does Not Do
Read this before you buy. Everything below is something the app deliberately leaves to another app or to you.
The prompts and the behaviour come from the modules that use it.
Odoo's period lock still applies.
What was back-dated is visible on the documents.
Inventory, manufacturing and sales are granted separately, on purpose.
Works Well With
Apps from the same stack, built to fit this one:
Who Should Use Backdate Operations Access Rights?
Controller
Decides who may record a past date.
Administrator
Grants the permission in the usual place.
Auditor
Knows the permission exists and who holds it.
Developer
Inherits a mixin instead of re-implementing back-dating.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Backdate Operations Access Rights do?
One group and one mixin: who may record something on a past date, and the plumbing that makes the date reach everything the action produces.
What does Backdate Operations Access Rights not do?
It is a foundation. The prompts and the behaviour come from the modules that use it. It cannot override an accounting lock. Odoo's period lock still applies. It does not audit by itself. What was back-dated is visible on the documents. One permission per area. Inventory, manufacturing and sales are granted separately, on purpose.
Who is Backdate Operations Access Rights for?
Controller: Decides who may record a past date. Administrator: Grants the permission in the usual place. Auditor: Knows the permission exists and who holds it. Developer: Inherits a mixin instead of re-implementing back-dating.
Which Odoo version and editions does it support?
Odoo 18.0 - Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud. Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
What does it depend on?
It installs on top of: base. Odoo installs them with it.
How do I set it up?
Two screens.
What works well with it?
Inventory Backdate (viin_stock_backdate): Transfers on the date they happened. Manufacturing Backdate (to_mrp_backdate): Production completed on its real date. Sales Backdate (to_sale_backdate): Orders confirmed when they were agreed.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes - the Live Preview button at the top of this page opens the module's own screen on a working database.
How do I get support?
Write to apps.support@viindoo.com with your Odoo version and the technical name to_backdate; pre-sales questions go to sales@viindoo.com.
See Backdate Operations Access Rights in Action
Live demo: v18demo-int.viindoo.com/web#action=base.action_res_groups
Need help with Backdate Operations Access Rights?
For questions, implementation support or a custom feature, contact Viindoo.
Pre-Sales & Partnership
sales@viindoo.comUpgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
All Viindoo apps: apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/browse?author=Viindoo
Technical Requirement
Changes log
0.1.1 - Latest on the 17.0 line
- The mixin converts the context date once, so every consumer gets the same value.
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