What’s New in Odoo 18.3+, 19.0 & Beyond: AI Menu, Field Editing & Automation
Features Explained
Odoo has taken a significant leap forward with the release of versions 18.3+, 19.0, and future roadmaps by integrating AI-powered tools across its interface. These new features are designed to boost productivity, streamline workflows, and reduce manual effort, bringing intelligence into every corner of your ERP system.
In this post, we provide a visual walk-through of these features using real screenshots from the system, covering:
The centralized AI Menu
AI-enabled messaging and communication
Smart AI fields and form suggestions
AI-powered automation
Studio enhancements for AI field creation
🧠 1. Centralized AI Menu
Odoo now includes a dedicated AI menu where all AI-related configurations and settings are organized in one place.
You can:
Easily connect your OpenAI or Google AI API keys
Manage AI Composer Prompts to define how AI should assist with content generation
Control where and how AI features apply within your Odoo environment
✅ This makes it easy to enable AI-powered assistance across apps like CRM, Helpdesk, Sales, and more.
📸 Screenshot: AI Menu – Agents Kanban View
📸 Screenshot: AI Configuration & API Key Setup
✉️ 2. AI Option in Messaging (Chatter Area)
A new AI icon is available in the chatter area (next to messages and emails), offering intelligent suggestions when communicating inside Odoo records.
You can use this feature to:
Auto-generate email replies
Draft notes or messages
Summarize content for better clarity
🟢 Especially useful for CRM, Helpdesk, and Sales, where quick customer communication is crucial.
📸 Screenshot: AI Suggestion Button in Sales Order
📸 Screenshot: Sales Order Summary with AI
📝 3. AI-Powered Fields in Form Views
In apps like CRM and Helpdesk, you now can add AI Fields within any form.
With Edit Properties, you can:
Enable an AI Field
Choose the AI Option and write a Prompt
Let AI auto-fill or suggest values based on the input
This makes your forms dynamic, smart, and time-saving.
📸 Screenshot: CRM Opportunity with AI Field
📸 Screenshot: AI Probability Grade Prompt
🧪 4. AI in Studio: Adding Smart Fields
Odoo Studio now supports an AI Field Option, allowing users to drag and drop AI-powered fields directly into views.
These fields can:
Generate descriptions, summaries, or messages
Fill data based on existing fields
Respond to pre-set AI prompts
🔧 A huge time-saver for custom forms, internal automation, or guided data entry.
📸 Screenshot: AI Field in Studio
⚙️ 5. AI Automation: Smarter Business Rules
A major addition is the ability to use AI in automation rules.
For example, you can create an automation rule:
When a new Contact is created
Use the “Update with AI” action
Automatically assign a relevant tag like “Services”
This feature enables data to stay clean, consistent, and intelligently updated, without manual steps.
📸 Screenshot: Automation Rule Using AI
📸 Screenshot: Contact Tag Auto-Update with AI
🎥 Bonus: Demo Video
Want to see it in action?
Check out this video showing AI-powered Field Editing in Odoo:
🔗https://probuseappdemo.com/probuse_apps/Odoo_AI_Edit_Property_Fields/1576
🚀 Conclusion
With the release of Odoo 18.3, 19.0, and upcoming versions, AI is no longer a buzzword—it’s becoming a core productivity tool inside the platform. From smarter menus to auto-generated emails, AI fields, and automation actions, Odoo is building the future of ERP.
Now is the time to explore these features and think about how they can transform your internal workflows.