Taking a second look at the "account_merge_invoice" I somehow realize now that there might be a generic need for merging of records in OpenERP. That is, let ORM have a merge(cr, uid, src=[id1, id2,...], dest=id, ..) [1,2] function. The tricky part is to update referencing records. Example, when 2 partners are merged, all purchase orders should be updated to point to the merged id. However, this would be quite easy to standardize into the ORM API.
Such a generic implementation should solve the problem of knowing which modules need to be updated when a merge occurs (what if my custom module also references partners and I have to update my tables? ). ORM /does/ know all the table relations. Of course, the implementation should have hooks, in order to customize the behaviour at such an update (like, compute totals again or re-position information, warnings or anything). What do you think? Has there ever been some thought on this subject, before? If that's ok with everybody, I think I could start a draft implementation of the feature at ORM level and ask you again about your opinion. [1] perhaps name the function "records_merge" or something more unique, because "merge" is used in some places already. [2] also, some wizards that implement merging functionality could be ported to the API. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openerp-expert-framework Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openerp-expert-framework More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
