Here is my __manifest__.py

{'name': 'Shift Allowance',

'version': '12.0.1.0.0',

'summary': 'Calculates shift allowance for external empoloyees',

'category': 'Tools',

'author': 'Eliza ',

'depends': ['base'],

'external_dependencies': {"python": ['numpy']},

'data': ['models/shift_model.py', 'views/shift_views.xml'],

'installable': True,

'application': False,

'auto_install': False,

}

I have an init within models, and alongside manifest with imports just as recommended.

Here is the shift_model.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from odoo import models, fields, api

import numpy as np

class ShiftAllowance(models.Model):

# _name ='shift.allowance'

_description = 'Shift Allowance'

_inherit = 'hr.contract'

# field types working shifts

BasicPayRate = fields.Integer(default=0)

WeekdayDay = fields.Integer(default=0)

WeekdayNight = fields.Integer(default=0)

WeekendDay = fields.Integer(default=0)

WeekendNight = fields.Integer(default=0)

ShiftAllowance = fields.Float()

@api.multi

def userDetails(self):

"""

This function prompts the user for input variables and

returns a dictionary of said varibales

"""

# picks data provided by user and saves it in a dict.

# A dictionary to hold the input variables

work_details = {}

current_user = self.env.user.user_id.id

if current_user:

# work_details["weekdayDay"] = int(self.env['hr.contract.weekdayDay'])

work_details["weekdayDay"] = int(self.weekdayDay)

work_details["weekdayNight"] = int(self.weekdayNight)

work_details["weekendDay"] = int(self.weekendDay)

work_details["weekendNight"] = int(self.weekendNight)

return work_details

# ,WeekdayDay, WeekdayNight, WeekendDay, WeekendNight

# import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

@api.multi

def basic_pay_rate(self):

# picks the basic pay rate as provided by the user

basic_rate = int(self.BasicPayRate)

return basic_rate

# create two arrays weekday and weekend

@api.multi

def shiftWorked(self, work_details):

# Get user work details first

# weekdayShift

WDS = np.array([work_details["weekdayDay"], work_details["weekdayNight"]]).reshape(2, 1)

# WeekendShift

WES = np.array([work_details["weekendDay"], work_details["weekendNight"]]).reshape(2, 1)

# print (WDS,WES)

return WDS, WES

@api.multi

def matrix(self, WDS, WES):

# Get shifts worked

WDS, WES = shiftWorked()

# our constant matrix

OurMatrix = np.array([[1, 9, 2], [7, 0, 5]])

# multiply it by our weekday shifts

WDMatrix = OurMatrix * WDS

# Get the total for the weekdays

WDTotal = WDMatrix.sum(axis=0)

# multiply it by our weekend shifts

WEMatrix = OurMatrix * WES

# Get the total for the weekends

WETotal = WEMatrix.sum(axis=0)

return WDTotal, WETotal

@api.multi

def ratesCalc(self, WDTotal, WETotal):

# Get shift totals

WDTotal, WETotal = matrix()

# our weekday rates

WDRates = np.array([22/100, 0/100, 15/100])

# our weekend rates

WERates = np.array([27/100, 10/100, 20/100])

# multiply weekdayTotals by weekday rates

effectiveWDHrs = WDTotal * WDRates

# multiply weekendTotals by weekend rates

effectiveWEHrs = WETotal * WERates

# Get the total effective hours

effectiveHours = np.concatenate((effectiveWDHrs, effectiveWEHrs), axis=None)

# Get the sum of the hours

totalEffectiveHours = np.sum((effectiveHours), dtype=np.float)

return totalEffectiveHours

# Calculate the amount payable per employee

@api.multi

def amountPayable(self, basic_rate, totalEffectiveHours):

# Get user's basic pay rate

# Get total effective hours

# A constant

Anumber = 21/8

# to get the hourly rate multiply the two

HrlyRate = basic_rate * Anumber

# now get the amount payable

AmountPayable = HrlyRate * totalEffectiveHours

return AmountPayable

# link to the button compute shift allowance so that on click it performs this function

@api.multi

def final_calc(amountPayable):

return amountPayable()

This confirms my original assumption: You need to remove "'models/shift_model.py'" from your __manifest__.py and instead reference it by using the described __init__.py files.

Something like this?

'data': ['models/__init__.py', 'views/shift_views.xml'],

I have made the above change, yet I am still getting the same error.

Error:

Odoo Server Error

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 656, in _handle_exception

return super(JsonRequest, self)._handle_exception(exception)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 314, in _handle_exception

raise pycompat.reraise(type(exception), exception, sys.exc_info()[2])

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/pycompat.py", line 87, in reraise

raise value

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 698, in dispatch

result = self._call_function(**self.params)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 346, in _call_function

return checked_call(self.db, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/service/model.py", line 97, in wrapper

return f(dbname, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 339, in checked_call

result = self.endpoint(*a, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 941, in __call__

return self.method(*args, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 519, in response_wrap

response = f(*args, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/addons/web/controllers/main.py", line 966, in call_button

action = self._call_kw(model, method, args, {})

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/addons/web/controllers/main.py", line 954, in _call_kw

return call_kw(request.env[model], method, args, kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/api.py", line 749, in call_kw

return _call_kw_multi(method, model, args, kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/api.py", line 736, in _call_kw_multi

result = method(recs, *args, **kwargs)

File "<decorator-gen-61>", line 2, in button_immediate_install

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 74, in check_and_log

return method(self, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 445, in button_immediate_install

return self._button_immediate_function(type(self).button_install)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 561, in _button_immediate_function

modules.registry.Registry.new(self._cr.dbname, update_module=True)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/registry.py", line 86, in new

odoo.modules.load_modules(registry._db, force_demo, status, update_module)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 421, in load_modules

loaded_modules, update_module, models_to_check)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 313, in load_marked_modules

perform_checks=perform_checks, models_to_check=models_to_check

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 222, in load_module_graph

load_data(cr, idref, mode, kind='data', package=package, report=report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 68, in load_data

tools.convert_file(cr, package.name, filename, idref, mode, noupdate, kind, report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 806, in convert_file

raise ValueError("Can't load unknown file type %s.", filename)

ValueError: ("Can't load unknown file type %s.", 'models/__init__.py')

You should not reference any Python file in the 'data' attribute. Just having the __init__.py files in these folders is already enough for your modified model to be found. Your data attribute should look like this:

'data': ['views/shift_views.xml'],

I have enforced the change and this is the error I am getting.

Despite the file being present

Error:

Odoo Server Error

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 656, in _handle_exception

return super(JsonRequest, self)._handle_exception(exception)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 314, in _handle_exception

raise pycompat.reraise(type(exception), exception, sys.exc_info()[2])

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/pycompat.py", line 87, in reraise

raise value

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 698, in dispatch

result = self._call_function(**self.params)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 346, in _call_function

return checked_call(self.db, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/service/model.py", line 97, in wrapper

return f(dbname, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 339, in checked_call

result = self.endpoint(*a, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 941, in __call__

return self.method(*args, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 519, in response_wrap

response = f(*args, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/addons/web/controllers/main.py", line 966, in call_button

action = self._call_kw(model, method, args, {})

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/addons/web/controllers/main.py", line 954, in _call_kw

return call_kw(request.env[model], method, args, kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/api.py", line 749, in call_kw

return _call_kw_multi(method, model, args, kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/api.py", line 736, in _call_kw_multi

result = method(recs, *args, **kwargs)

File "<decorator-gen-61>", line 2, in button_immediate_install

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 74, in check_and_log

return method(self, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 445, in button_immediate_install

return self._button_immediate_function(type(self).button_install)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 561, in _button_immediate_function

modules.registry.Registry.new(self._cr.dbname, update_module=True)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/registry.py", line 86, in new

odoo.modules.load_modules(registry._db, force_demo, status, update_module)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 421, in load_modules

loaded_modules, update_module, models_to_check)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 313, in load_marked_modules

perform_checks=perform_checks, models_to_check=models_to_check

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 222, in load_module_graph

load_data(cr, idref, mode, kind='data', package=package, report=report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 68, in load_data

tools.convert_file(cr, package.name, filename, idref, mode, noupdate, kind, report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 796, in convert_file

with file_open(pathname, 'rb') as fp:

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/misc.py", line 199, in file_open

return _fileopen(name, mode=mode, basedir=rtp, pathinfo=pathinfo, basename=basename)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/misc.py", line 257, in _fileopen

raise IOError('File not found: %s' % basename)

OSError: File not found: new_shift_test/views/shift_views.xml

My bad, there was a typo.

It works!

The error is no longer there.

This is my shift_view.xml.

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<data>

<xpath expr="//page[@name='information']" position="after">

<page string="Shift Allowance" name="shift_allowance">

<group>

<group name="shift_allowance" string="Shift Allowance Details">

<button string="Compute Allowance" class="oe_highlight" name="Compute Allowance" type="object"/>

<field name="weekdayDay"/>

<field name="weekdayNight"/>

<field name="weekendDay"/>

<field name="weekendNight"/>

<field name="BasicPayRate"/>

<field name="ShiftAllowance"/>

</group>

</group>

</page>

</xpath>

</data>

I get an assertion error:

I have had this error before on a different project and each time there has been no direct fix. Most of the time there ends up being something wrong with the code.

Do you spot anything odd with the code.

Odoo Server Error

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 656, in _handle_exception

return super(JsonRequest, self)._handle_exception(exception)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 314, in _handle_exception

raise pycompat.reraise(type(exception), exception, sys.exc_info()[2])

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/pycompat.py", line 87, in reraise

raise value

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 698, in dispatch

result = self._call_function(**self.params)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 346, in _call_function

return checked_call(self.db, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/service/model.py", line 97, in wrapper

return f(dbname, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 339, in checked_call

result = self.endpoint(*a, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 941, in __call__

return self.method(*args, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/http.py", line 519, in response_wrap

response = f(*args, **kw)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/addons/web/controllers/main.py", line 966, in call_button

action = self._call_kw(model, method, args, {})

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/addons/web/controllers/main.py", line 954, in _call_kw

return call_kw(request.env[model], method, args, kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/api.py", line 749, in call_kw

return _call_kw_multi(method, model, args, kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/api.py", line 736, in _call_kw_multi

result = method(recs, *args, **kwargs)

File "<decorator-gen-61>", line 2, in button_immediate_install

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 74, in check_and_log

return method(self, *args, **kwargs)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 445, in button_immediate_install

return self._button_immediate_function(type(self).button_install)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 561, in _button_immediate_function

modules.registry.Registry.new(self._cr.dbname, update_module=True)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/registry.py", line 86, in new

odoo.modules.load_modules(registry._db, force_demo, status, update_module)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 421, in load_modules

loaded_modules, update_module, models_to_check)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 313, in load_marked_modules

perform_checks=perform_checks, models_to_check=models_to_check

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 222, in load_module_graph

load_data(cr, idref, mode, kind='data', package=package, report=report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 68, in load_data

tools.convert_file(cr, package.name, filename, idref, mode, noupdate, kind, report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 802, in convert_file

convert_xml_import(cr, module, fp, idref, mode, noupdate, report)

File "/home/viscar/odoo12/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 852, in convert_xml_import

relaxng.assert_(doc)

File "src/lxml/lxml.etree.pyx", line 3501, in lxml.etree._Validator.assert_ (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:184715)

AssertionError: Element data has extra content: xpath, line 3

I'm glad your original error could be fixed this way. I think in this case the question should be marked as solved and a new one should be created concerning your view, because the topic is completely different. Currently your new question is hard to find for people who could answer it as well as others with similar issues in the future.

On first sight, your view looks like it is meant to override some other view, but it lacks the required <record> definition to tell the system which view to override.

Where can I specify that it is solved?

Well, I am trying to extend an existing page by adding a group of fields.

You should be able to click the checkmark icon on the left side of an answer.

To override an existing view you should check how this is done by Odoo itself (e.g. here: https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/12.0/addons/sale_stock/views/sale_order_views.xml ). If you need specific help, I would suggest to create a separate question, so this can be answered in more detail than here in the comments.

Hi,

Thank you for the fix, by the way, there are no assertion errors.

I am concerned that odoo can't find my python file. because now I am getting the error below.

I have defined the fields in the py file, the one above.(I wish the formatting was better tho)

raise ValidationError("%s\n\n%s" % (_("Error while validating constraint"), tools.ustr(e)))

odoo.tools.convert.ParseError: "Error while validating constraint

Field `weekdayDay` does not exist

You have defined your fields with a leading uppercase character in your Python file. You should change it to "weekdayDay" instead of "WeekdayDay" (and similar for all other fields). Keep in mind that you always need to restart your Odoo instance after modifying Python files.

Bless you! Marcel,

Everything works fine, the view is visible. All that is left is checking if my code actually works.

This is a win, I had spent two months on it.

I have a different blocker. It's about creating a qweb for 'printing individual leave'. I had posted the question a while back, the answers helped but I am still stuck. If you could help me, please. I am updating my current progress on the question.