@api.multi def _validate_values(self,values): ...... return values How do i call this method from a traditional create function ? def create(self, cr, uid, vals, context=None): e = self.pool.get('hr.employee.rejoin')._validate_values(vals) Will this work ?? Nop..

No you need to call like calling an old api function. Like, e = self.pool.get('hr.employee.rejoin')._validate_values(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=None)

No Akhil , It wont't work as expected.. It throws an error.. We have a work around for this. Define v7 & v8 compatible modules as follows, @api.v7 def _validate_values(self,cr,uid,values,context=None): @api.v8 def _validate_values(self,values): And call the method like as follows to get result from both v7 & v8 .. v7result = self.pool.get('hr.employee.rejoin')._validate_values(cr,uid,vals,context) v8result = self._validate_values(values)