Odoo 18.3 Release Note Simplified: What Matters to You
Riken Bhorania
Passionate about helping business owners get the most out of Odoo, Father to a wonderful boy, Husband to a superwoman, Co-founder of AsceticBS Group, Odoo Book Author, Hobby: Read – Reflect – Write
Every release is a step closer to operational excellence. But Odoo 18.3? It’s a leap.
We’re no longer talking about feature upgrades. We're talking about intelligence built into every process, automation without compromise, and interfaces that think like you do. Odoo's mission has always been to simplify complexity, and 18.3 delivers that promise—at scale.
Let me walk you through the updates. Not just what’s new, but why it matters—for your teams, your customers, and your bottom line.
🧠 AI: From Buzzword to Business Tool
Chat with Smart Agents
✅ What's new?: Chat with AI agents that learn from documents and perform actions.
🌟 Why It Matters: You’re not just getting answers. You’re getting smart execution.
Whether it’s pulling data or completing workflows, these agents cut the noise so your people can focus on real impact.
Auto-Fill Fields with AI
✅ What's new?: Use AI to automatically complete fields across various records.
🌟 Why It Matters: Field entry is the death by a thousand cuts for productivity.
This update makes manual input obsolete, saving time and reducing human error across the board.
Draft Emails and Summarize Chatter with AI
✅ What's new?: Use AI to write draft emails, enhance text, or summarize chatter.
🌟 Why It Matters: Time is money. Whether it's customer service or internal updates, smart drafting gives your team back hours while keeping communication sharp.
Assign Tasks Automatically with Prompts in Automated Actions
✅ What's new?: Use AI to assign tasks automatically through server actions.
🌟 Why It Matters: Admin overhead disappears. You define the logic, and the system takes over. This is true workflow intelligence—delegation without management fatigue.
📅 Appointments: Resource Availability Warnings
✅ What's new?: Warn users when booking an unavailable resource.
🌟 Why It Matters: No-shows aren’t just embarrassing—they’re expensive. This feature prevents scheduling conflicts and saves your ops team from clean-up duty.
📈 CRM: Lead Scoring That Works for You
AI-Powered Lead Insights
✅ What's new?: Get AI-driven predictions on lead win probabilities.
🌟 Why It Matters: Sales teams chase the wrong leads all the time. Now, you know who’s likely to convert—and who’s just window shopping.
Lead Generation from Business Cards
✅ What's new?: Generate leads by scanning business cards.
🌟 Why It Matters: Conferences, meetups, chance encounters—every card becomes a pipeline input with zero friction. You close loops in real time.
Quick Contact Creation from Kanban
✅ What's new?: Create and link a new contact directly from the Kanban card.
🌟 Why It Matters: One click, one contact, no context-switching.
This is how your CRM should work: fast, focused, fluid.
📄 Documents: Automate Your Inbox
✅ What's new?: Emails sent to an alias (without attachments) become files.
🌟 Why It Matters: That invoice, contract, or report you forgot to file?
Now it files itself. Admin becomes automation.
🛒 eCommerce: Checkout That Converts
Cash on Delivery Across All Deliveries
✅ What's new?: COD is now available for every delivery method.
🌟 Why It Matters: Your customer gets their choice.
You get fewer abandoned carts and more completed checkouts.
📄 Accounting: Numbers That Tell the Whole Story
Annual Statement Composite Report
✅ What's new?: Combine P&L, balance sheet, and trial balance into one printout.
🌟 Why It Matters: One report to rule them all.
Your CFO will cry tears of joy.
Duplicate Bill Detection Highlight
✅ What's new?: Duplicates remain flagged after posting; auto-posting disabled.
🌟 Why It Matters: No more double-paying vendors.
The system keeps an eye out—even when you’re busy.
📬 Discuss: Collaboration That Moves
Mention Roles with @ for Group Notifications
✅ What's new?: Use @-mention for groups by role.
🌟 Why It Matters: Speed up decision-making by looping in the right people, instantly.
Audio Sharing While Screen Sharing
✅ What's new?: Share system audio during calls with screen share.
🌟 Why It Matters: Product demos. Training sessions. Team briefings.
Now everyone hears what you hear.
🧑💼 Employees: Built for the Modern Workforce
✅ What's new?: Remote work is now enabled by default.
🌟 Why It Matters: Whether your team is hybrid, remote, or just flexible, Odoo adapts without needing a switch flipped.
🌳 ESG: Doing Good, Data-Backed
Carbon Footprint Reports by GHG Standards
✅ What's new?: Generate full carbon reports aligned with GHG Protocol.
🌟 Why It Matters: Clients and regulators want transparency.
Now, you can deliver sustainability insights without spreadsheets.
Carbon Analytics by Year and Scope
✅ What's new?: Track emissions by year, scope, and activity.
🌟 Why It Matters: See the hotspots. Know where to cut.
And build real strategies—not estimates.
📚 Knowledge: Let Everyone Learn
Public Article Search for Portal Users
✅ What's new?: Portal/public users can now search through articles.
🌟 Why It Matters: Support scales effortlessly. More answers without more agents.
🔧 Manufacturing: Precision Built In
Editable Work Order Status
✅ What's new?: Work order status is now editable.
🌟 Why It Matters: Because life doesn’t happen in a straight line—and neither does manufacturing.
Editable Manufacturing Order Deadline
✅ What's new?: Add or adjust deadlines on the MO directly.
🌟 Why It Matters: Aligns production timelines with real-world changes, instantly.
Split Manufacturing Orders More Easily
✅ What's new?: UI improvements for MO splitting.
🌟 Why It Matters: When priorities shift, your system shouldn’t fight you. Now it flows with you.
📦 Inventory: Better Traceability, Better Control
Vendor & Warehouse Info in Traceability Report
✅ What's new?: See customer/vendor names and warehouse codes directly.
🌟 Why It Matters: Reduces guesswork.
Boosts confidence in compliance and audits.
🧾 Sign: Send More, Do Less
Document Envelopes for Bulk Signing
✅ What's new?: Upload multiple docs and send them as one sign request.
🌟 Why It Matters: Because chasing 12 signatures individually is so 2022.
Final Thoughts
Odoo 18.3 isn’t just a release. It’s a philosophy:
“If it takes more than one step and doesn’t add value, automate it.”
From AI agents to ESG reporting, everything here was designed to do one thing—free your team from busywork so they can focus on building real, lasting value.
So what’s next? Dive into these features. Train your teams. Reimagine your workflows.
And if you're not sure where to start? Start small. Start smart. Start today.
Let’s build better.