02
Customising Forms
Add fields and rearrange form layouts without code.
1
Enter Studio mode
Studio icon (top-right paint bucket icon)
Click the Studio icon in the top-right corner of any Odoo page. The current page enters edit mode with a field palette on the right. The live record remains visible — changes you make apply to all records of that type. Exit Studio with the Close button to return to normal mode.
2
Add a field
From the Studio field palette, drag a field type onto the form: Text, Number, Date, Checkbox, Selection, Many2one (relation to another model), Many2many, Binary (file). Drop it where you want it to appear. Give it a label and configure its properties in the right panel. New fields are created in the database immediately.
Common field types
Text
Single-line or multi-line text input.
Integer / Float
Whole number or decimal number fields.
Date / DateTime
Date picker with optional time.
Selection
Dropdown with fixed options — configure the list of options in the field properties.
Boolean
Checkbox — yes/no.
Many2one
Link to one record in another model — e.g. link a customer to a project.
Many2many
Link to multiple records in another model.