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diff --git a/fusion_inventory/__manifest__.py b/fusion_inventory/__manifest__.py
index 94ea61f1..b6764a12 100644
--- a/fusion_inventory/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_inventory/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Inventory',
-    'version': '19.0.1.0.0',
+    'version': '19.0.1.1.0',
     'category': 'Inventory',
     'summary': 'Advanced inventory management with margin tracking, sync, portal sheet, and inter-company transfers',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_inventory/models/sync_config.py b/fusion_inventory/models/sync_config.py
index 6d737c78..c01d8efa 100644
--- a/fusion_inventory/models/sync_config.py
+++ b/fusion_inventory/models/sync_config.py
@@ -72,15 +72,24 @@ class FusionSyncConfig(models.Model):
 
     # ── XML-RPC Connection ──
 
-    def _get_xmlrpc_connection(self):
+    def _get_xmlrpc_connection(self, force=False):
         self.ensure_one()
         url = self.url.rstrip('/')
         try:
+            models_proxy = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(f'{url}/xmlrpc/2/object', allow_none=True)
+            # Reuse the cached uid to skip the authenticate() handshake — each
+            # authenticate writes a login-audit row on the remote. execute_kw
+            # still re-checks the API key on every call, so this stays secure.
+            # force=True forces a fresh authenticate (Test Connection / manual
+            # inter-company ops, which must work even if the cache went stale).
+            if self.remote_uid and not force:
+                return self.remote_uid, models_proxy
             common = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(f'{url}/xmlrpc/2/common', allow_none=True)
             uid = common.authenticate(self.db_name, self.username, self.api_key, {})
             if not uid:
                 raise UserError('Authentication failed. Check username/API key.')
-            models_proxy = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(f'{url}/xmlrpc/2/object', allow_none=True)
+            if uid != self.remote_uid:
+                self.sudo().write({'remote_uid': uid})
             return uid, models_proxy
         except xmlrpc.client.Fault as e:
             raise UserError(f'XML-RPC error: {e.faultString}')
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ class FusionSyncConfig(models.Model):
     def action_test_connection(self):
         self.ensure_one()
         try:
-            uid, models_proxy = self._get_xmlrpc_connection()
+            uid, models_proxy = self._get_xmlrpc_connection(force=True)
             version_info = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(
                 f'{self.url.rstrip("/")}/xmlrpc/2/common', allow_none=True
             ).version()
@@ -174,6 +183,9 @@ class FusionSyncConfig(models.Model):
                 'state': 'error',
                 'last_sync': fields.Datetime.now(),
                 'last_sync_status': error_msg,
+                # Drop the cached uid so the next run re-authenticates fresh
+                # (the failure may have been a stale/invalid cached uid).
+                'remote_uid': False,
             })
             self.env['fusion.sync.log'].create({
                 'config_id': self.id,
@@ -544,7 +556,7 @@ class FusionSyncConfig(models.Model):
     def _create_remote_sale_order(self, product_mapping, qty, partner_name):
         """Create a sale order on the remote instance for inter-company transfers."""
         self.ensure_one()
-        uid, models_proxy = self._get_xmlrpc_connection()
+        uid, models_proxy = self._get_xmlrpc_connection(force=True)
 
         partners = models_proxy.execute_kw(
             self.db_name, uid, self.api_key,
@@ -593,7 +605,7 @@ class FusionSyncConfig(models.Model):
     def _create_remote_invoice(self, remote_so_id):
         """Create and post an invoice for a remote sale order."""
         self.ensure_one()
-        uid, models_proxy = self._get_xmlrpc_connection()
+        uid, models_proxy = self._get_xmlrpc_connection(force=True)
 
         models_proxy.execute_kw(
             self.db_name, uid, self.api_key,
diff --git a/fusion_login_audit/__manifest__.py b/fusion_login_audit/__manifest__.py
index 01c2ae6d..9f74ff0d 100644
--- a/fusion_login_audit/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_login_audit/__manifest__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Login Audit',
-    'version': '19.0.1.0.0',
+    'version': '19.0.1.1.0',
     'category': 'Tools',
     'summary': 'Durable login audit log with geo-enrichment, retention, and failure alerts.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_login_audit/models/fusion_login_audit.py b/fusion_login_audit/models/fusion_login_audit.py
index 3cc5ebc2..c2a67e5a 100644
--- a/fusion_login_audit/models/fusion_login_audit.py
+++ b/fusion_login_audit/models/fusion_login_audit.py
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ class FusionLoginAudit(models.Model):
         string='Device Type', default='unknown',
     )
     database = fields.Char(string='Database', size=64)
+    login_kind = fields.Selection(
+        [
+            ('interactive', 'Interactive'),
+            ('service', 'Service / Automation'),
+        ],
+        string='Login Kind', default='interactive', index=True,
+        help="Interactive = a real browser/HTTP login. Service = server-to-server "
+             "auth (XML-RPC/JSON-RPC, cron, inter-instance sync) with no HTTP "
+             "request. Service logins are hidden from the default Login Events "
+             "view to keep it focused on real user activity.",
+    )
 
     # Odoo 19 replaces the legacy `_sql_constraints = [...]` list with
     # declarative `models.Constraint` attributes. The plan template used the
diff --git a/fusion_login_audit/models/res_users.py b/fusion_login_audit/models/res_users.py
index c776b244..818fffb2 100644
--- a/fusion_login_audit/models/res_users.py
+++ b/fusion_login_audit/models/res_users.py
@@ -86,11 +86,16 @@ class ResUsers(models.Model):
             else:
                 vals['device_type'] = 'unknown'
             vals['geo_lookup_state'] = 'pending'
+            # A live HTTP request means a real browser/interactive login.
+            vals['login_kind'] = 'interactive'
         else:
             vals['ip_address'] = 'internal'
             vals['user_agent_raw'] = '<no-request>'
             vals['device_type'] = 'unknown'
             vals['geo_lookup_state'] = 'internal'
+            # No HTTP request = server-to-server auth (XML-RPC/JSON-RPC, cron,
+            # inter-instance sync). Tagged so the default view can hide it.
+            vals['login_kind'] = 'service'
 
         # _credential is accepted in the signature so callers (T6 _check_credentials,
         # T7 _login) can hand the dict in without filtering. The helper deliberately
@@ -388,5 +393,6 @@ class ResUsers(models.Model):
             'view_mode': 'list,form',
             'domain': [('user_id', '=', self.id)],
             'context': {'create': False, 'edit': False, 'delete': False,
-                        'default_user_id': self.id},
+                        'default_user_id': self.id,
+                        'search_default_filter_interactive': 1},
         }
diff --git a/fusion_login_audit/tests/test_login_audit.py b/fusion_login_audit/tests/test_login_audit.py
index e6926e64..4cf74c8f 100644
--- a/fusion_login_audit/tests/test_login_audit.py
+++ b/fusion_login_audit/tests/test_login_audit.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class TestFusionLoginAuditModel(TransactionCase):
         self.assertEqual(vals['ip_address'], 'internal')
         self.assertEqual(vals['user_agent_raw'], '<no-request>')
         self.assertEqual(vals['geo_lookup_state'], 'internal')
+        self.assertEqual(vals['login_kind'], 'service')
         self.assertEqual(vals['database'], self.env.cr.dbname)
 
     def test_build_event_vals_parses_user_agent(self):
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class TestFusionLoginAuditModel(TransactionCase):
         self.assertIn('Windows', vals['os'])
         self.assertEqual(vals['device_type'], 'desktop')
         self.assertEqual(vals['geo_lookup_state'], 'pending')
+        self.assertEqual(vals['login_kind'], 'interactive')
 
     def test_build_event_vals_strips_password(self):
         """If a credential dict sneaks in, no password leaks into vals."""
diff --git a/fusion_login_audit/views/fusion_login_audit_views.xml b/fusion_login_audit/views/fusion_login_audit_views.xml
index 526e5b1a..df81aec8 100644
--- a/fusion_login_audit/views/fusion_login_audit_views.xml
+++ b/fusion_login_audit/views/fusion_login_audit_views.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                 <field name="user_id"/>
                 <field name="attempted_login"/>
                 <field name="result" widget="badge"/>
+                <field name="login_kind" optional="show"/>
                 <field name="failure_reason"/>
                 <field name="ip_address"/>
                 <field name="country_code"/>
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
                         <group string="Event">
                             <field name="event_time" readonly="1"/>
                             <field name="result" readonly="1" widget="badge"/>
+                            <field name="login_kind" readonly="1"/>
                             <field name="failure_reason" readonly="1"/>
                             <field name="user_id" readonly="1"/>
                             <field name="attempted_login" readonly="1"/>
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@
                 <filter name="filter_failure" string="Failures"
                         domain="[('result','=','failure')]"/>
                 <separator/>
+                <filter name="filter_interactive" string="Interactive"
+                        domain="[('login_kind','=','interactive')]"/>
+                <filter name="filter_service" string="Service / Automation"
+                        domain="[('login_kind','=','service')]"/>
+                <separator/>
                 <filter name="filter_24h" string="Last 24 hours"
                         domain="[('event_time','&gt;=', (context_today() - relativedelta(days=1)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d 00:00:00'))]"/>
                 <filter name="filter_7d" string="Last 7 days"
@@ -93,6 +100,8 @@
                             context="{'group_by': 'country_code'}"/>
                     <filter name="group_ip" string="IP"
                             context="{'group_by': 'ip_address'}"/>
+                    <filter name="group_kind" string="Login Kind"
+                            context="{'group_by': 'login_kind'}"/>
                 </group>
             </search>
         </field>
@@ -104,7 +113,10 @@
         <field name="res_model">fusion.login.audit</field>
         <field name="view_mode">list,form</field>
         <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_fusion_login_audit_search"/>
-        <field name="context">{}</field>
+        <!-- Default to interactive logins only; service/automation auth
+             (inter-instance sync, cron, XML-RPC) is hidden but reachable via
+             the "Service / Automation" filter. -->
+        <field name="context">{'search_default_filter_interactive': 1}</field>
     </record>
 
     <record id="action_fusion_login_audit_failures_24h" model="ir.actions.act_window">
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
index eafac894..8b0bd91b 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Configurator',
-    'version': '19.0.23.6.0',
+    'version': '19.0.22.10.0',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Quotation configurator with part catalog, coating configs, and formula-based pricing engine.',
     'description': """
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Provides:
         'views/fp_part_catalog_views.xml',
         'views/fp_process_node_part_scoped_views.xml',
         'views/fp_pricing_rule_views.xml',
-        'views/fp_additional_charge_type_views.xml',
         'views/fp_quote_configurator_views.xml',
         'views/sale_order_views.xml',
         'views/res_partner_views.xml',
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ Provides:
         'views/fp_configurator_menu.xml',
         'views/fp_so_job_sort_views.xml',
         'data/fp_sale_description_template_data.xml',
-        'data/fp_additional_charge_type_data.xml',
     ],
     'assets': {
         'web.assets_backend': [
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
index f2f9a2bd..5d4e7578 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@
                         <span><strong>OPEN</strong> open the part record</span>
                     </div>
 
-                    <div class="mb-2 d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
-                        <field name="is_lot_order" widget="boolean_toggle"/>
-                        <span><strong>Lot Order</strong> — price each line as a flat lot total (qty preserved for production)</span>
-                    </div>
                     <div class="mb-2 d-flex gap-2">
                         <button name="action_add_from_prior_so"
                                 type="object"
@@ -290,17 +286,10 @@
                                    width="120px"/>
                             <field name="internal_description" string="Internal Notes" optional="show"/>
                             <field name="quantity" string="Qty" width="55px"/>
-                            <field name="lot_total"
-                                   string="Lot Total"
-                                   widget="monetary"
-                                   options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
-                                   column_invisible="not parent.is_lot_order"
-                                   width="90px"/>
                             <field name="unit_price"
                                    string="Price"
                                    widget="monetary"
                                    options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
-                                   readonly="parent.is_lot_order"
                                    width="80px"/>
                             <field name="line_subtotal"
                                    string="Subtotal"
@@ -318,6 +307,12 @@
                                    options="{'no_quick_create': True}"
                                    invisible="not part_catalog_id"
                                    optional="hide"/>
+                            <field name="tax_ids"
+                                   string="Tax"
+                                   widget="many2many_tags"
+                                   options="{'no_create': True}"
+                                   optional="hide"
+                                   width="110px"/>
                             <field name="currency_id" column_invisible="1"/>
                         </list>
                     </field>
@@ -346,7 +341,6 @@
 
                         <div class="o_fp_xpr_footer_right">
                             <div class="o_fp_xpr_card o_fp_xpr_totals">
-                                <div class="o_fp_xpr_totals_head">Order Summary</div>
                                 <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
                                     <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Subtotal</span>
                                     <field name="total_subtotal"
@@ -355,29 +349,19 @@
                                            readonly="1" nolabel="1"/>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
-                                    <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">
-                                        <span>Additional Charge</span>
-                                        <field name="charge_type_id" nolabel="1"
-                                               placeholder="Type..."
-                                               options="{'no_open': True}"/>
-                                    </div>
-                                    <field name="charge_amount"
-                                           widget="monetary"
-                                           options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
-                                           nolabel="1"/>
-                                </div>
-                                <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
-                                    <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">
-                                        <span>Tax</span>
-                                        <field name="tax_id" nolabel="1"
-                                               placeholder="Tax type..."
-                                               options="{'no_create': True}"/>
-                                    </div>
+                                    <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Tax</span>
                                     <field name="total_tax"
                                            widget="monetary"
                                            options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
                                            readonly="1" nolabel="1"/>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
+                                    <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Tooling Charge</span>
+                                    <field name="tooling_charge"
+                                           widget="monetary"
+                                           options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
+                                           nolabel="1"/>
+                                </div>
                                 <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
                                     <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Total Lines</span>
                                     <field name="total_line_count" readonly="1" nolabel="1"/>
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_wizard.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_wizard.py
index 906e1313..3b58de3a 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_wizard.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/wizard/fp_direct_order_wizard.py
@@ -165,6 +165,40 @@ class FpDirectOrderWizard(models.Model):
         """Default pricelist = company's default. Re-resolved on partner pick."""
         return self.env.company.partner_id.property_product_pricelist.id or False
 
+    @api.model
+    def _fp_default_terms_and_conditions(self):
+        """Seed Terms & Conditions from the Accounting default — same source
+        as the standard sale.order.note field.
+
+        Respects the `account.use_invoice_terms` system parameter (toggled
+        from Settings → Invoicing → Default Terms & Conditions). Strips HTML
+        tags defensively since Odoo's rich-text editor sometimes leaks
+        markup into the plain `invoice_terms` field; the wizard field is
+        Text and must not store raw markup.
+        """
+        ICP = self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo()
+        if not ICP.get_param('account.use_invoice_terms'):
+            return False
+        company = self.env.company
+        raw = (
+            (company.invoice_terms or '').strip()
+            or (getattr(company, 'invoice_terms_html', False) or '').strip()
+        )
+        if not raw:
+            return False
+        # Defensive HTML strip — works whether the source was clean plain
+        # text, a real html field, or a "plain" field polluted by the
+        # rich-text editor (entech case 2026-05-27).
+        if '<' in raw and '>' in raw:
+            try:
+                from lxml import html as lxml_html
+                raw = lxml_html.fromstring(raw).text_content().strip()
+            except Exception:
+                # Last-ditch regex fallback — no lxml, malformed html, etc.
+                import re
+                raw = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', raw).strip()
+        return raw or False
+
     # ---- Express Orders: auto-apply order recipe to all lines ----
     @api.onchange('material_process')
     def _onchange_material_process_apply_to_lines(self):
@@ -273,9 +307,10 @@ class FpDirectOrderWizard(models.Model):
     # so the existing data preserves its customer-facing semantic.
     terms_and_conditions = fields.Text(
         string='Terms & Conditions',
+        default=lambda self: self._fp_default_terms_and_conditions(),
         help='Customer-facing terms — prints on quote / SO / invoice. '
-             'Seeded from res.company.invoice_terms_html with partner-level '
-             'override via res.partner.invoice_terms.',
+             'Seeded from the Accounting default terms '
+             '(Settings → Invoicing → Default Terms & Conditions).',
     )
     internal_notes = fields.Text(
         string='Order-Level Internal Notes',
diff --git a/fusion_tasks/__manifest__.py b/fusion_tasks/__manifest__.py
index 3521493c..e1742dc5 100644
--- a/fusion_tasks/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_tasks/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Tasks',
-    'version': '19.0.1.1.0',
+    'version': '19.0.1.2.0',
     'category': 'Services/Field Service',
     'summary': 'Technician scheduling, route planning, GPS tracking, and cross-instance sync.',
     'author': 'Nexa Systems Inc.',
diff --git a/fusion_tasks/models/task_sync.py b/fusion_tasks/models/task_sync.py
index 6a02f093..400dffd4 100644
--- a/fusion_tasks/models/task_sync.py
+++ b/fusion_tasks/models/task_sync.py
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ class FusionTaskSyncConfig(models.Model):
     active = fields.Boolean(default=True)
     last_sync = fields.Datetime('Last Successful Sync', readonly=True)
     last_sync_error = fields.Text('Last Error', readonly=True)
+    remote_uid = fields.Integer(
+        'Remote User ID', readonly=True, copy=False,
+        help='Cached uid from the last successful authenticate(). Reused for '
+             'execute_kw so we do not re-authenticate on every RPC (each '
+             'authenticate writes a login-audit row on the remote). Cleared on '
+             'auth failure or when the credentials change.')
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # JSON-RPC helpers (uses /jsonrpc dispatch, muted on receiving side)
@@ -92,25 +98,50 @@ class FusionTaskSyncConfig(models.Model):
             _logger.warning("Task sync: timeout connecting to %s", self.url)
             return None
 
-    def _authenticate(self):
-        """Authenticate with the remote instance and return the uid."""
+    def _authenticate(self, force=False):
+        """Return the remote uid.
+
+        Reuses the cached ``remote_uid`` so we do NOT call ``authenticate()``
+        on every RPC — each authenticate triggers ``_login`` →
+        ``_update_last_login`` on the remote, which writes a login-audit row.
+        ``execute_kw`` re-checks the API key on every call, so reusing the uid
+        is safe; it just skips the audit-row-producing handshake. Pass
+        ``force=True`` to bypass the cache (e.g. the Test Connection button).
+        """
         self.ensure_one()
+        if self.remote_uid and not force:
+            return self.remote_uid
         uid = self._jsonrpc('common', 'authenticate',
                             [self.database, self.username, self.api_key, {}])
         if not uid:
             _logger.error("Task sync: authentication failed for %s", self.name)
+            return uid
+        if uid != self.remote_uid:
+            self.sudo().write({'remote_uid': uid})
         return uid
 
     def _rpc(self, model, method, args, kwargs=None):
-        """Execute a method on the remote instance via execute_kw."""
+        """Execute a method on the remote instance via execute_kw.
+
+        Uses the cached uid; on a remote error (e.g. the cached uid went
+        stale) it clears the cache, re-authenticates once, and retries.
+        """
         self.ensure_one()
-        uid = self._authenticate()
-        if not uid:
-            return None
-        call_args = [self.database, uid, self.api_key, model, method, args]
-        if kwargs:
-            call_args.append(kwargs)
-        return self._jsonrpc('object', 'execute_kw', call_args)
+        for attempt in (1, 2):
+            uid = self._authenticate(force=(attempt == 2))
+            if not uid:
+                return None
+            call_args = [self.database, uid, self.api_key, model, method, args]
+            if kwargs:
+                call_args.append(kwargs)
+            try:
+                return self._jsonrpc('object', 'execute_kw', call_args)
+            except UserError:
+                if attempt == 2:
+                    raise
+                # uid may be stale — drop the cache and retry with a fresh auth
+                self.sudo().write({'remote_uid': False})
+        return None
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Tech sync ID helpers
@@ -173,7 +204,7 @@ class FusionTaskSyncConfig(models.Model):
     def action_test_connection(self):
         """Test the connection to the remote instance."""
         self.ensure_one()
-        uid = self._authenticate()
+        uid = self._authenticate(force=True)
         if uid:
             remote_map = self._get_remote_tech_map()
             local_map = self._get_local_tech_map()