# BEFORE & AFTER - Error Fixes

**Document**: Visual comparison of all changes made to fix installation errors
**Date**: 10 de febrero de 2026
**Status**: ✅ All fixed and working

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## File 1: views/res_partner_views.xml

### Error Description
**ParseError**: "Element '<xpath expr="//notebook/page[@name='purchase']">' cannot be located in parent view"

The XPath path was searching for a page that doesn't exist in Odoo 18.

---

### BEFORE ❌

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<odoo>
    <!-- Form view extension: Add field and button in Purchases tab -->
    <record id="view_res_partner_form_price_category" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">res.partner.form.price.category</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner</field>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form" />
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <!-- Add in Purchases tab, supplier section -->
            <xpath expr="//notebook/page[@name='purchase']" position="inside">  ← ❌ WRONG!
                <group string="Price Category Settings" invisible="not supplier_rank">
                    <field name="default_price_category_id" />
                    <button
                        name="action_update_products_price_category"
                        type="object"
                        string="Apply to All Products"
                        class="btn-primary"
                        help="Update all products from this supplier with the selected price category"
                        invisible="not default_price_category_id"
                    />
                </group>
            </xpath>
        </field>
    </record>

    <!-- Tree view extension: Add hidden column for price category -->
    <record id="view_res_partner_tree_price_category" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">res.partner.tree.price.category</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner</field>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_tree" />
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <field name="name" position="after">  ← ❌ WRONG! (field name doesn't exist)
                <field name="default_price_category_id" column_invisible="1" />
            </field>
        </field>
    </record>
</odoo>
```

### AFTER ✅

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<odoo>
    <!-- Form view extension: Add field and button in Purchases tab -->
    <record id="view_res_partner_form_price_category" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">res.partner.form.price.category</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner</field>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form" />
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <!-- Add in Sales & Purchase tab, inside page -->
            <xpath expr="//page[@name='sales_purchases']" position="inside">  ← ✅ CORRECT!
                <group string="Price Category Settings" invisible="not supplier_rank">
                    <field name="default_price_category_id" />
                    <button
                        name="action_update_products_price_category"
                        type="object"
                        string="Apply to All Products"
                        class="btn-primary"
                        help="Update all products from this supplier with the selected price category"
                        invisible="not default_price_category_id"
                    />
                </group>
            </xpath>
        </field>
    </record>

    <!-- Tree view extension: Add hidden column for price category -->
    <record id="view_res_partner_tree_price_category" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">res.partner.tree.price.category</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner</field>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_tree" />
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <field name="complete_name" position="after">  ← ✅ CORRECT!
                <field name="default_price_category_id" column_invisible="1" />
            </field>
        </field>
    </record>
</odoo>
```

### Explanation

| Aspect | Before | After | Reason |
|--------|--------|-------|--------|
| **Form XPath** | `//notebook/page[@name='purchase']` | `//page[@name='sales_purchases']` | Odoo 18 uses 'sales_purchases' for sales/purchase page, not 'purchase' |
| **Tree Field** | `name` | `complete_name` | Tree view uses `<list>` with `complete_name` as first field, not `name` |

---

## File 2: models/res_partner.py

### Error Description
**Warning**: "no translation language detected, skipping translation"

The `_()` function is not available at module import time for field definitions.

---

### BEFORE ❌

```python
# Copyright 2026 Your Company
# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).

from odoo import _, api, fields, models


class ResPartner(models.Model):
    """Extend res.partner with default price category for suppliers."""

    _inherit = 'res.partner'

    default_price_category_id = fields.Many2one(
        comodel_name='product.price.category',
        string=_('Default Price Category'),        ← ❌ WRONG!
        help=_('Default price category for products from this supplier'),        ← ❌ WRONG!
        domain=[],
    )

    def action_update_products_price_category(self):
        """Open wizard to bulk update products with default price category."""
        self.ensure_one()

        # Count products where this partner is the default supplier
        product_count = self.env['product.template'].search_count([
            ('default_supplier_id', '=', self.id)
        ])

        # ... rest of method
```

### AFTER ✅

```python
# Copyright 2026 Your Company
# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).

from odoo import _, api, fields, models


class ResPartner(models.Model):
    """Extend res.partner with default price category for suppliers."""

    _inherit = 'res.partner'

    default_price_category_id = fields.Many2one(
        comodel_name='product.price.category',
        string='Default Price Category',        ← ✅ CORRECT!
        help='Default price category for products from this supplier',        ← ✅ CORRECT!
        domain=[],
    )

    def action_update_products_price_category(self):
        """Open wizard to bulk update products with default price category."""
        self.ensure_one()

        # Count products where this partner is the default supplier
        product_count = self.env['product.template'].search_count([
            ('default_supplier_id', '=', self.id)
        ])

        # ... rest of method
```

### Explanation

| Point | Before | After | Reason |
|-------|--------|-------|--------|
| **Field string** | `string=_('Default Price Category')` | `string='Default Price Category'` | Odoo extracts field strings automatically; `_()` causes warnings at import time |
| **Field help** | `help=_('Default price category...')` | `help='Default price category...'` | Same reason - automatic extraction, no `_()` needed |
| **Translation Support** | ❌ Causes warning (skipped) | ✅ Automatic extraction works | Strings in field definitions are extracted during module compilation |

---

## File 3: models/wizard_update_product_category.py

### Error Description
**Warnings**: Multiple "no translation language detected" warnings

Same issue as File 2 - `_()` in field definitions at import time.

---

### BEFORE ❌

```python
# Copyright 2026 Your Company
# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).

from odoo import _, api, fields, models


class WizardUpdateProductCategory(models.TransientModel):
    """Wizard to confirm and bulk update product price categories."""

    _name = 'wizard.update.product.category'
    _description = 'Update Product Price Category'

    partner_id = fields.Many2one(
        comodel_name='res.partner',
        string=_('Supplier'),        ← ❌ WRONG!
        readonly=True,
        required=True,
    )

    partner_name = fields.Char(
        string=_('Supplier Name'),        ← ❌ WRONG!
        readonly=True,
        related='partner_id.name',
    )

    price_category_id = fields.Many2one(
        comodel_name='product.price.category',
        string=_('Price Category'),        ← ❌ WRONG!
        readonly=True,
        required=True,
    )

    product_count = fields.Integer(
        string=_('Number of Products'),        ← ❌ WRONG!
        readonly=True,
        required=True,
    )

    def action_confirm(self):
        """Bulk update all products from supplier with default price category."""
        # ... method body
```

### AFTER ✅

```python
# Copyright 2026 Your Company
# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).

from odoo import _, api, fields, models


class WizardUpdateProductCategory(models.TransientModel):
    """Wizard to confirm and bulk update product price categories."""

    _name = 'wizard.update.product.category'
    _description = 'Update Product Price Category'

    partner_id = fields.Many2one(
        comodel_name='res.partner',
        string='Supplier',        ← ✅ CORRECT!
        readonly=True,
        required=True,
    )

    partner_name = fields.Char(
        string='Supplier Name',        ← ✅ CORRECT!
        readonly=True,
        related='partner_id.name',
    )

    price_category_id = fields.Many2one(
        comodel_name='product.price.category',
        string='Price Category',        ← ✅ CORRECT!
        readonly=True,
        required=True,
    )

    product_count = fields.Integer(
        string='Number of Products',        ← ✅ CORRECT!
        readonly=True,
        required=True,
    )

    def action_confirm(self):
        """Bulk update all products from supplier with default price category."""
        # ... method body
```

### Changes Summary

| Field | Before | After | Count |
|-------|--------|-------|-------|
| `partner_id.string` | `_('Supplier')` | `'Supplier'` | 1 |
| `partner_name.string` | `_('Supplier Name')` | `'Supplier Name'` | 1 |
| `price_category_id.string` | `_('Price Category')` | `'Price Category'` | 1 |
| `product_count.string` | `_('Number of Products')` | `'Number of Products'` | 1 |
| **Total fixes** | **4 `_()` calls** | **Removed** | **4** |

---

## Summary Table

| File | Issue | Before | After | Status |
|------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
| `views/res_partner_views.xml` | Wrong XPath path | `//notebook/page[@name='purchase']` | `//page[@name='sales_purchases']` | ✅ Fixed |
| `views/res_partner_views.xml` | Wrong field name | `<field name="name">` | `<field name="complete_name">` | ✅ Fixed |
| `models/res_partner.py` | `_()` in field def | 2 `_()` calls | Removed | ✅ Fixed |
| `models/wizard_update_product_category.py` | `_()` in field defs | 4 `_()` calls | Removed | ✅ Fixed |

**Total Changes**: 8 modifications across 3 files
**Total Errors Fixed**: 2 categories (XPath + Translation)
**Result**: ✅ **All fixed, addon working**

---

## Installation Results

### Before (with errors):
```
2026-02-10 16:17:56,252 47 INFO odoo odoo.modules.registry: module product_price_category_supplier: creating or updating database tables
2026-02-10 16:17:56,344 47 INFO odoo odoo.modules.loading: loading product_price_category_supplier/security/ir.model.access.csv
2026-02-10 16:17:56,351 47 INFO odoo odoo.modules.loading: loading product_price_category_supplier/views/res_partner_views.xml
2026-02-10 16:17:56,362 47 WARNING odoo odoo.modules.loading: Transient module states were reset
2026-02-10 16:17:56,362 47 ERROR odoo odoo.modules.registry: Failed to load registry
2026-02-10 16:17:56,362 47 CRITICAL odoo odoo.service.server: Failed to initialize database `odoo`.
❌ ParseError: while parsing /mnt/extra-addons/product_price_category_supplier/views/res_partner_views.xml:4
```

### After (fixed):
```
2026-02-10 16:21:04,843 69 INFO odoo odoo.modules.loading: loading product_price_category_supplier/security/ir.model.access.csv
2026-02-10 16:21:04,868 69 INFO odoo odoo.modules.loading: loading product_price_category_supplier/views/res_partner_views.xml
2026-02-10 16:21:04,875 69 INFO odoo odoo.modules.loading: loading product_price_category_supplier/views/wizard_update_product_category.xml
2026-02-10 16:21:04,876 69 INFO odoo odoo.addons.base.models.ir_module: module product_price_category_supplier: loading translation file .../i18n/eu.po
2026-02-10 16:21:04,876 69 INFO odoo odoo.addons.base.models.ir_module: module product_price_category_supplier: loading translation file .../i18n/es.po
2026-02-10 16:21:04,912 69 INFO odoo odoo.modules.loading: Module product_price_category_supplier loaded in 0.68s, 179 queries
✅ Success! No errors.
```

---

## Key Learnings

### 1. Odoo 18 XPath Paths
In Odoo 18.0 partner form:
- **Correct**: `//page[@name='sales_purchases']` ✅
- **Wrong**: `//notebook/page[@name='purchase']` ❌

### 2. Translation in Field Definitions
- **WRONG**: Use `_()` in field string/help definitions ❌
- **CORRECT**: Use plain strings, Odoo extracts automatically ✅
- **Why**: Module loading happens before translation context is ready

### 3. Tree View Field Names (Odoo 18)
- **Correct**: `complete_name` (first field in list view) ✅
- **Wrong**: `name` (doesn't exist in tree/list structure) ❌

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**Document Status**: ✅ Complete
**Last Updated**: 10 de febrero de 2026
**License**: AGPL-3.0
