by Dharmesh Patel
Including a date picker on your Odoo website, particularly within a form, is a practical feature that enhances user interaction by facilitating easier date entries. This guide provides a systematic approach to implementing a date picker on an Odoo website. The process involves modifying/implementing the Qweb view.template and JS.
How to Include a Date Picker on Odoo Website
Below are the steps you can follow to include a date picker on your Odoo website:
Step 1: Add a Text Type "Input" Field
The first step in implementing a date picker in Odoo is to add a text type "input" field. This can be achieved by creating a new template or inheriting an existing one. Within the XML definition, add an "input" field with type="text" and a datepicker input identification class, such as class="datepicker_date_begin". Here's an example:
<odoo>
<data>
<template id="template_datepicker_date_begin" name="FromDate">
<div class="input-group input-group-sm w-100">
<input type="text" name="date_begin" class="datepicker_date_begin" placeholder="From Date" />
</div>
</template>
</data>
</odoo>
Step 2: Call JavaScript Function for Bootstrap Datepicker
Call the function "datepicker" in the JS file with reference to the datepicker input field. Here's an example of how to do this:
$(document).ready(function() {
// Datepicker call 'Date Begin'
$('.datepicker_date_begin').datepicker({
dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd' // Format as desired
});
});
Following these steps, you can easily integrate a date picker into your Odoo website, improving user experience and making date entries more user-friendly.