End-to-end workflow tightening + the team / skills system. Three
phases bundled because they share the same touchpoints (button_start /
button_finish / Manager Desk dropdown).
PHASE 1 — In-Odoo notifications + timer audit
=============================================
Workers now get a bell-icon notification (Odoo Discuss inbox) the
moment a manager assigns them a WO. No email — operators check Discuss
between jobs, and the customer-facing notification dispatcher stays
out of the worker loop.
- mrp.workorder.write() override fires message_notify(message_type=
'user_notification') only when x_fc_assigned_user_id transitions to
a non-empty value (clearing or no-op writes don't ping)
- 4 new fields on the WO header surface what was previously buried in
time_ids: x_fc_started_by_user_id, x_fc_started_at,
x_fc_finished_by_user_id, x_fc_finished_at
- button_start stamps started_* once (subsequent pause/resume cycles
preserve the original); button_finish stamps finished_* every time
the WO closes
- New "Timer Audit" group on the WO form (Time & Cost tab)
PHASE 2 — Presence-aware Manager Desk
=====================================
Manager Desk now knows who's clocked in. Works with vanilla
hr_attendance and fusion_clock — both expose hr.attendance with an
open record while the operator is on shift.
- bridge_mrp depends on hr_attendance
- hr.employee.x_fc_is_clocked_in computed field (batched query — one
DB hit for the whole employee set, not N+1)
- hr.employee._fp_clocked_in_user_ids() classmethod for the dashboard
- manager_controller sends operators with is_clocked_in / role_ids /
lead_hand_role_ids per worker, plus presence dict {clocked_in: N,
total: M}; each WO carries role_id/role_name so the dropdown can
match qualified operators
Manager Desk OWL:
- Header gets a "Present 7 / 12" pill chip; tap to toggle hideOffShift
(off-shift hidden when active, accent colour when filter is on)
- New operatorsForWO(wo) helper sorts dropdown options into 4 buckets:
qualified+clocked-in → lead-hand+clocked-in → clocked-in untrained
(training mode) → off-shift (greyed; only shown when hideOffShift
is false). Each option carries a ●/○ dot prefix and a soft suffix.
PHASE 3 — Skills, lead-hand-per-role, auto-promotion
====================================================
The team grows organically: managers assign training tasks, operators
finish them, the system auto-promotes after N successful runs.
- fp.work.role.mastery_required (integer, default reads from the
company-level Default Mastery Threshold). Each role can override —
masking might need 1 success, electroless nickel 5.
- res.company.x_fc_default_mastery_threshold + res.config.settings
exposure under "Workforce Settings" in the Fusion Plating settings
block (default 3)
- hr.employee.x_fc_lead_hand_role_ids m2m, separate from
x_fc_work_role_ids — Sarah can be a lead hand for masking + racking
even if those aren't her primary roles. Manager-only group access.
- New fp.operator.proficiency model (one row per employee+role) with
completed_count, first/last_completed_at, promoted, promoted_at,
progress_label compute. SQL-unique on (employee, role).
- mrp.workorder.button_finish increments the (employee, role)
counter, then if count >= role.mastery_required AND not promoted,
adds the role to x_fc_work_role_ids and posts a "🎉 Promoted"
chatter line on the employee record. Wrapped in try/except so a
tracker glitch never blocks production.
- Promotion uses the WO's assigned_user_id, NOT env.user — credit
goes to the operator who was supposed to do it, even if a manager
finished on their behalf.
Employee form gets a "Shop Roles" tab (supervisor+):
- "Tasks This Operator Can Do" m2m
- "Lead Hand For" m2m (manager-only)
- Read-only Task Proficiency list with progress / promotion badges
Verified on odoo-entech: all fields land, default threshold = 3,
asset bundle regenerated as 9f38f05.
Module bumps: fusion_plating 19.0.4.0.0,
fusion_plating_bridge_mrp 19.0.4.0.0,
fusion_plating_shopfloor 19.0.11.0.0.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fusion Plating
Core module of the Fusion Plating product family. A configurable, multi-tenant capable ERP for plating and metal-finishing shops, built for Odoo 19 Community and Enterprise.
Copyright © 2026 Nexa Systems Inc. License: OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
What this module is
fusion_plating is the process-agnostic foundation that every plating or
metal-finishing shop needs, regardless of size, jurisdiction, process mix, or
industry. It provides:
- Facility — physical sites with their own tanks, operators, capabilities
- Process Type — extensible taxonomy (filled in by process packs)
- Work Center — lines and stations inside a facility
- Tank — physical vessel with QR code, state, bath history
- Bath — the chemistry currently in a tank, with its own lifecycle
- Bath Parameter — schema for chemistry readings
- Bath Log — daily/per-shift chemistry readings with pass/warn/fail rollup
- Security — Operator / Supervisor / Manager / Administrator roles
- Theme-aware UI — respects Odoo light/dark mode with zero duplication
What this module is not
This core intentionally ships with:
- No process chemistry — install
fusion_plating_process_en,_chrome,_anodize,_black_oxideetc. to get actual process types and their bath parameter schemas. - No regulatory data — install
fusion_plating_compliance_<region>to get jurisdiction-specific limits, forms, and reporting workflows. - No industry specialisations — install
fusion_plating_aerospace,_nuclear,_cgpetc. for industry-specific QMS overlays. - No client-specific strings — everything is data-driven.
Product family
| Module | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|
fusion_plating |
Core (this module) | MVP |
fusion_plating_quality |
QMS: NCR, CAPA, doc control, calibration, CoC | planned |
fusion_plating_compliance |
Generic compliance framework | planned |
fusion_plating_compliance_on |
Ontario regulatory pack | planned |
fusion_plating_compliance_tor |
Toronto Ch. 681 municipal pack | planned |
fusion_plating_safety |
SDS, WHMIS/TDG, JHSC, exposure | planned |
fusion_plating_shopfloor |
Tablet operator stations, QR scanning, bake-window enforcer | planned |
fusion_plating_portal |
Customer portal | planned |
fusion_plating_process_en |
Electroless nickel — low/mid/high phos | planned |
fusion_plating_process_chrome |
Chrome coating (hex & trivalent) | planned |
fusion_plating_process_anodize |
Aluminum anodizing (Type II, III) | planned |
fusion_plating_process_black_oxide |
Black oxidizing | planned |
fusion_plating_aerospace |
AS9100 + Nadcap AC7108 | planned |
fusion_plating_nuclear |
CSA N299, CNSC, NQA-1 | planned |
fusion_plating_cgp |
Controlled Goods Program | planned |
fusion_plating_logistics |
Pickup & delivery routing | planned |
fusion_plating_culture |
Values / fundamentals framework | planned |
fusion_plating_bridge_sign |
EE bridge: e-sign CoC acceptance | planned |
fusion_plating_bridge_documents |
EE bridge: Documents workspace | planned |
fusion_plating_bridge_quality |
EE bridge: native quality module |
planned |
Installation
# Development
docker exec odoo-dev-app odoo -d fusion-dev -u fusion_plating --stop-after-init
# Production — after rsync to target server
docker exec <odoo-container> odoo -d <db> -u fusion_plating --stop-after-init
No external Python dependencies. Depends only on standard Odoo 19 Community
base modules (base, mail, contacts, product, stock, sale_management,
purchase, hr, uom).
Design principles
- Works on both Odoo Community and Enterprise. Never depends on
quality,documents,sign,studio, ormrp_plm. EE-specific integrations live in separatefusion_plating_bridge_*modules. - No client-specific strings in core. Configuration, not code.
- Regions are data, not code. Sewer limits, waste classes, reporting forms come from region packs.
- Processes are plug-ins. New process (copper, zinc, tin) = new
fusion_plating_process_*module, core untouched. - Dashboards are configured, not coded. Shops pick their own headline KPIs.
- Theme-aware. Uses Odoo/Bootstrap CSS variables. One source of truth for colours; Odoo's theme engine decides light vs dark.
Security groups
| Group | Intended for |
|---|---|
| Operator | Shop-floor staff. Reads reference data, writes chemistry logs. |
| Supervisor | Line supervisors. Manages baths, schedules jobs, reviews logs. |
| Manager | Quality, EHS, plant manager, engineer. Full CRUD on configuration. |
| Administrator | Owner, system admin. All manager rights + system settings. |
Field naming convention
- New models use
fusion.plating.*namespace. - Fields on our own models use simple names (no prefix).
- Fields added to base Odoo models (
res.company,res.partner,product.template, etc.) use thex_fc_prefix per the repo convention.
Developer notes
- All models inheriting from
mail.threaduse the Odoo 19 chatter pattern. - Security follows the Odoo 19
res.groups.privilegepattern (module category → privilege → groups), not the legacycategory_id-on-group pattern. - Sequence numbers use
ir.sequenceseeded indata/fp_sequence_data.xml. - SCSS uses
color-mix()against CSS custom properties — never hardcodes hex values. Seestatic/src/scss/fusion_plating.scssfor the theming contract. - No
group expand="0"in search views (Odoo 19 incompatibility). - No
category_idorusersfield onres.groups(Odoo 19 incompatibility).