Odoo 16 Migration Guide

Preparation for upgrade

1. Explore and get familiarised with Odoo 16: Before beginning the migration, take time to explore and understand the new features and enhancements in Odoo 16. This includes reviewing the user interface changes, new functionalities, and any updates to existing modules. Familiarising yourself with the new version will help in identifying the benefits and potential impacts on your business processes. Refer this page quickly setup a local environment using docker or you can try out on one of the demo environments.

2. Understand the data that needs to be imported: Identify the specific data sets that need to be transferred to the new Odoo 16 instance. This includes essential metadata, master data such as customer and vendor information, company information, and key transactional data like stock levels and outstanding invoices. Understanding what data is critical will help in planning the migration process and ensuring data integrity.

3. Think of a timeline for migration: As Odoo primarily supports billing and accounting operations, it's crucial to plan a timeline for the migration and rollout. This will ensure that reporting and other business functions remain uninterrupted. Careful planning will help in managing the transition to Odoo 16 smoothly, avoiding disruptions in daily operations and maintaining continuity in financial activities.

4. Prepare additional hardware: To carry out the upgrade, we recommend setting up a test, pre-prod environment to verify the import process, sync with EMR and data validation. This will help migration with minimal downtime.

Basic Configurations in Odoo

Spin up only Odoo and Odoo DB (without starting Odoo connect) with a fresh database by following the steps below:

Update your .env file to use a fresh postgres database:
ODOO_DB_IMAGE_NAME=postgres:16.1

docker compose up -d odoo

Odoo should be accessible at http://localhost:8069 (or) http://<ip>:8069

Before commencing the data migration process, it is advisable to review the additional child pages within the Odoo Modules section to set up the necessary basic configurations for the Odoo system. This process should encompass, at the very least, the following essential items:

1. Company Information → Company Name, Currency, Round Off Value

2. Odoo Default Module Level Configurations → Sales Configurations (UoM, Price-lists), Invoicing Configurations (Default Sales, Purchase Tax), Inventory Configurations (Enabling Tracking by Lots, Stock Locations, Warehouses, Payment Methods)

3. Install any additional modules and configure those if your implementation uses/needs it.

Data Migration and rollout

Migration of essential data from your current Odoo implementations can be executed from both OpenERP 7 and Odoo 10. The migration procedure should be conducted in two distinct phases: first transferring the metadata and master data, then proceeding with the import of transactional data. It is recommended to go through the below guides sequentially to ensure a smooth migration.

Step 1: Masterdata Migration

Step 2: Transactional Data Migration

Step 3: Starting Odoo Connect and Sync with Bahmni

Step 4: Rollout to users