addons-cm/product_main_seller

Product Main Seller

Summary

Adds a "Main Vendor" field to products that automatically tracks the primary supplier based on supplierinfo sequence.

Features

• Automatic Main Vendor: Computed field showing the primary supplier
• Based on Sequence: Uses the supplierinfo with the lowest sequence number
• Visible in Views: Shows in product form and tree views
• Searchable: Can search and filter products by main vendor
• Related Fields: Access to vendor name and reference

Technical Details

Models Extended

• product.template: Main product template
• product.product: Product variants

Fields Added

• main_seller_id (Many2one → res.partner, computed, stored)
  • The main vendor for this product
  • Computed from seller_ids with lowest sequence
  • Stored for performance
  • Searchable and filterable

Computation Logic

The main vendor is determined by:

1. Looking at all supplierinfo records (seller_ids)
2. Filtering for valid suppliers (active partners)
3. Selecting the one with the lowest sequence number
4. If no suppliers, returns empty

Dependencies

• purchase (Odoo core)

Installation

docker-compose exec odoo odoo -d odoo -u product_main_seller --stop-after-init

Usage

Usage

Viewing Main Vendor

1. Open a product form (Products > Products > [Product])
2. See "Main Vendor" field (usually in Purchase tab)
3. Field is automatically computed from vendor list

Changing Main Vendor

To change the main vendor:

1. Go to product form > Purchase tab
2. Edit the vendor list (seller_ids)
3. Change the sequence numbers (lower = more priority)
4. Save - the "Main Vendor" will update automatically

Searching by Vendor

# Find all products from a specific vendor
products = self.env['product.template'].search([
    ('main_seller_id', '=', vendor_id)
])

Use Cases in Kidekoop

This module is critical for:

• Vendor performance analysis
• Purchase order management
• Inventory planning by supplier
• Default supplier selection in purchase workflows

Views Modified

• Product Template Form View
• Product Template Tree View
• Product Variant Form View

Translations

• ✅ Spanish (es)
• ✅ Euskera (eu)

Located in i18n/ directory.

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Version: 18.0.1.0.0 Category: Purchase License: AGPL-3