From bb65662f04a9c2a182a0471249d2322b1902c2f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emanuele Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:52:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [IMP] orm: add warning about model extension When a model is defined with `_inherit` using a list, Odoo will do a check with the class name to set the `_name` of the model being extended. This is different than the previous versions and can be misleading Part-of: odoo/documentation#14979 Signed-off-by: Emanuele Maruzzi (emi) --- content/developer/reference/backend/orm.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/developer/reference/backend/orm.rst b/content/developer/reference/backend/orm.rst index ae88e0920..04052ad63 100644 --- a/content/developer/reference/backend/orm.rst +++ b/content/developer/reference/backend/orm.rst @@ -1249,6 +1249,9 @@ will yield:: {'name': "A", 'description': "Extended"} +.. warning:: When :attr:`~odoo.models.Model._inherit` is set to a string, + then :attr:`~odoo.models.Model._name` is set to the same value, + unless `_name` is explicitly set. .. note::