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How to display an "Undefined" category when grouping by a Boolean field in Odoo?

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Kavin C

Hello,


I am working with a Boolean field in Odoo and trying to use it in a group-by operation. However, I noticed that when the field is NULL in the database, Odoo automatically treats it as `False` when grouping records.


Expected Behavior:

-True → Grouped as "True"

- False → Grouped as "False"

- NULL (Undefined) → Should be grouped as "Undefined"


### Actual Behavior:

True → Grouped as "True"

False → Grouped as "False"

NULL → Also grouped as "False" instead of "Undefined"


It seems like Odoo's ORM considers `NULL` as `False`, which causes all uninitialized records to appear in the "No" group.


My Questions:

1. How can I make Odoo show an "Undefined" category for NULL values in a Boolean field?

2. Is there a built-in way to handle this in the ORM or do I need a computed field?

3. Any best practices for handling Boolean fields in grouping?


I am using **Odoo11 Enterprise**.


Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!


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But I am able to store NULL, True, and False values in the database. Why can't we display this in Odoo's group-by UI?

Ray Carnes (ray)

Because we do not support null booleans (the are always False). This was a design decision because only very technical Users understand null AND there is no way to display NULL to Users.

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yeah! thanks for your confirmation Ray!

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Odoo does not support null booleans (they are always False).

You will need another field type.

Boolean by definition has two values: True and False.

You are asking for three values which is not an Odoo boolean field type.


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