Odoo 20 · Productivity & AI
Odoo 20 Productivity & AI: what changes for your upgrade
AI agents, Spreadsheet, Studio and the technical core change in Odoo 20, including how access rights work.
172
new features in Odoo 20
16
apps covered
4
upgrade checks below
Upgrade impact
What to check when you upgrade
Access rights and record rules
Odoo 20 removes record rules and puts a domain directly on each access right; security files become ir.access.csv. Every custom module’s security must be rewritten and re-tested user by user.
Chatter tracking in custom code
Mail tracking moves to in-body messages generated on the fly. Custom code that reads or writes tracking values needs updating.
Studio customisations
Studio changes such as form views, reports and automations usually carry over, but should be checked screen by screen on the test instance.
AI features and credits
AI agents can create and update records and connect to your database over MCP. AI features consume IAP credits, so budget for them before enabling.
What's new, app by app
Highlights from TechUltra's Odoo 20 feature guide. For screenshots and how each feature works, see the full Productivity & AI guide on techultrasolutions.com.
Across all apps
42 new- · Activities
- · Calendar view side panel
- · CC email recipients
- · Chatter filter
- · Dialog design
- · Digest email KPIs
Spreadsheet
30 new- · Bubble charts
- · Calculated columns
- · Calendar charts
- · Cell value orientation
- · Charts
- · Column statistics
AI
20 new- · Agentic automation
- · AI agents: create records
- · AI agents: send files
- · AI agents: update records
- · AI chat request options
- · Connect Odoo to anything
Sign
14 new- · Automated signature requests
- · Create new fields on the go
- · Easier tag management
- · Record updates
- · Reorder signers
- · Send signature requests from activities
Calendar
10 new- · Booking Pages
- · Google Calendar sync
- · Linked records
- · Manage pending activities
- · Meeting title time detection
- · Multiple calendars in one place
Phone
10 new- · Auto-fill and auto-log
- · Call flow designer
- · Call logging in chatter
- · Audio settings during a call
- · Call transfer to another device
- · Choose outgoing number
Documents
9 new- · Access right management
- · Auto-sort fleet documents
- · Employee documents
- · Rename files with AI
- · Bank statement attachments
- · Branch management
Studio
9 new- · Form view customization
- · List view column width
- · Many2Many fields in PDF reports
- · Report editor
- · Warning for past or future dates
- · Automation rules: activity plans
Dashboards
7 new- · Carousel data layer
- · Favorite filters
- · Frozen share links
- · Private dashboards
- · Region selector for geo charts
- · Billing targets vs billable time
Discuss
6 new- · Call transcripts
- · Channel categories
- · Favorite channels
- · Polls
- · "On a call" status
- · Mark notifications as unread
Technical & admin
5 new- · Mail: in-body tracking
- · Push notifications
- · Track source of postings
- · Tracking user group changes
- · Many-to-one field improvements
- · Default recipents on templates
- · Interactive message templates
- · Named parameters in templates
- · Number blocking
- · Simplified authentication process
Contacts
2 new- · Contact enrichment
- · Hierarchical view
Knowledge
1 new- · Article settings quick access
Live Chat
1 new- · Connect social media messaging
ESG
1 new- · Assign emission factors with AI
What changes in Odoo 20 Productivity & AI?
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AI agents, richer spreadsheets and quicker signatures. TechUltra counted 172 new features across 16 apps, each confirmed in the Odoo 20 source code or on a live Odoo 20 database.
Will my Productivity & AI customisations survive the upgrade to Odoo 20?
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Custom modules must be ported to Odoo 20 and re-tested. Odoo 20 removes record rules and puts a domain directly on each access right; security files become ir.access.csv. Every custom module’s security must be rewritten and re-tested user by user.
How do I upgrade to Odoo 20?
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TechUltra Upgrades runs every version hop from Odoo 16–19 to 20, ports custom modules and reconciles your data, with a free assessment first and 30 days of hypercare after go-live.
Plan your Odoo 20 upgrade with Productivity & AI in mind
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