Element '<xpath expr="//div[@data-key='hr']//div[hasclass('o_settings_container')]">' cannot be located in parent view of Odoo17

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Element '<xpath expr="//div[@data-key='hr']//div[hasclass('o_settings_container')]">' cannot be located in parent view of Odoo17

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Cruz


Seeking guidance on how to fix the below error. Any suggestions?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/http.py", line 1722, in _serve_db
    return service_model.retrying(self._serve_ir_http, self.env)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/service/model.py", line 133, in retrying
    result = func()
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/http.py", line 1749, in _serve_ir_http
    response = self.dispatcher.dispatch(rule.endpoint, args)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/http.py", line 1953, in dispatch
    result = self.request.registry['ir.http']._dispatch(endpoint)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/addons/website/models/ir_http.py", line 235, in _dispatch
    response = super()._dispatch(endpoint)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_http.py", line 222, in _dispatch
    result = endpoint(**request.params)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/http.py", line 722, in route_wrapper
    result = endpoint(self, *args, **params_ok)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/addons/web/controllers/dataset.py", line 28, in call_button
    action = self._call_kw(model, method, args, kwargs)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/addons/web/controllers/dataset.py", line 20, in _call_kw
    return call_kw(request.env[model], method, args, kwargs)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/api.py", line 466, in call_kw
    result = _call_kw_multi(method, model, args, kwargs)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/api.py", line 453, in _call_kw_multi
    result = method(recs, *args, **kwargs)
  File "", line 2, in button_immediate_install
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 75, in check_and_log
    return method(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 459, in button_immediate_install
    return self._button_immediate_function(type(self).button_install)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py", line 583, in _button_immediate_function
    registry = modules.registry.Registry.new(self._cr.dbname, update_module=True)
  File "", line 2, in new
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/tools/func.py", line 87, in locked
    return func(inst, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/modules/registry.py", line 113, in new
    odoo.modules.load_modules(registry, force_demo, status, update_module)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 480, in load_modules
    processed_modules += load_marked_modules(env, graph,
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 364, in load_marked_modules
    loaded, processed = load_module_graph(
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 227, in load_module_graph
    load_data(env, idref, mode, kind='data', package=package)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/modules/loading.py", line 71, in load_data
    tools.convert_file(env, package.name, filename, idref, mode, noupdate, kind)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 627, in convert_file
    convert_xml_import(env, module, fp, idref, mode, noupdate)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 693, in convert_xml_import
    obj.parse(doc.getroot())
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 613, in parse
    self._tag_root(de)
  File "/opt/odoo17/odoo/odoo/tools/convert.py", line 567, in _tag_root
    raise ParseError(msg) from None  # Restart with "--log-handler odoo.tools.convert:DEBUG" for complete traceback
odoo.tools.convert.ParseError: while parsing /opt/odoo17/odoo/addons/gb_hr_employee_updation/views/updation_config.xml:3
Error while parsing or validating view:

Element '' cannot be located in parent view

View error context:
{'file': '/opt/odoo17/odoo/addons/gb_hr_employee_updation/views/updation_config.xml',
 'line': 2,
 'name': 'journal.res.config.settings.view.form.inherit.hr.fleet',
 'view': ir.ui.view(3798,),
 'view.model': 'res.config.settings',
 'view.parent': ir.ui.view(176,),
 'xmlid': 'journal_config_settings_view_form'}

Cruz

Author

I just solved it, by changing the code to
<xpath expr="//form" position="inside">
Now it is working fine.

Cybrosys Techno Solutions Pvt.Ltd

Hi,

In odoo 17 there is so many changes had occurred inside res config settings. So make clear that you are xpathing the correct location

example:

<record id="res_config_settings_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
<field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
<field name="inherit_id"
ref="base_setup.res_config_settings_view_form"/>
<field name="arch" type="xml">
<xpath expr="//setting[@id='mail_templates_setting']"
position="after">
<setting id="company_share_product"
string="Inter Company features"
help="Automatically generate counterpart documents for orders/invoices between companies "
company_dependent="1">
<div class="content-group">
<div class="mt16">
<field name="company_share_product"/>
<label string="Common Product Catalog"
for="company_share_product" class="o_light_label"/>
</div>
</div>
</setting>

</xpath>

</field>

</record>

The above is just an example, please provide your correct settings id in Xpath

Hope it helps

Cruz

Author

I just solved it, by changing the code to
<xpath expr="//form" position="inside">
Now it is working fine.

Vikas Jadav

Hello,

Try following code instead.

Mark it as answer or upvote if it's helpful, Thanks.

field name="arch" type="xml">

xpath expr="//block[@name='employees_setting_container']" position="after">

block title="block_title" id="block_id">

setting string="Custom Setting" id="setting_id" title="your title.">

field name="field_name"/>

/setting>

/block>

/xpath>

/field>

Cruz

Author

Hi Vikas,
I was not able to view your code

Vikas Jadav

Updated it.
I think odoo does not let me add < so removed it.

Cruz

Author

Okay Vikas, now the code is visible. But my existing code is below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<odoo>
<record id="journal_config_settings_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
<field name="name">journal.res.config.settings.view.form.inherit.hr.fleet</field>
<field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
<field name="priority" eval="90"/>
<field name="inherit_id" ref="base.res_config_settings_view_form"/>
<field name="arch" type="xml">
<xpath expr="//div[@data-key='hr']//div[hasclass('o_settings_container')]" position="inside">
<div class="col-12 col-lg-6 o_setting_box">
<div class="o_setting_left_pane">
<field name="notice_period"/>
</div>
<div class="o_setting_right_pane">
<label for="notice_period"/>
<div class="content-group" attrs="{'invisible': [('notice_period', '=', False)]}">
<div class="mt16">
<field name="no_of_days" style="width:50px;"/>
<span>days</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</xpath>
</field>
</record>
</odoo>
So how can i change this code in accordance with yours.

Cruz

Author

What adjustments should be made to this code to fix the error?

Vikas Jadav

<record id="journal_config_settings_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
<field name="name">res.config.settings.view.form.inherit.hr.fleet</field>
<field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
<field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.res_config_settings_view_form"/>
<field name="arch" type="xml">
<xpath expr="//block[@name='employees_setting_container']" position="after">
<block title="Contract" id="hr_contract">
<setting string="Notice Period" id="notice_period_setting">
<div class="content-group">
<div class="mt16">
<label string="Notice Period" for="notice_period" class="o_light_label"/>
</div>
<div>
<field name="notice_period"/>
<span>Days</span>
</div>
</div>
</setting>
</block>
</xpath>
</field>
</record>

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