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How to resolve auto-increment ID conflicts during multi-master sync between two Odoo databases

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Hello everyone,

I have two databases, one on a local server and the other on an external server. I want to implement a multi-master sync between them. Since Odoo uses auto-increment IDs, I’m concerned about potential ID conflicts during synchronization. How can I resolve the ID conflict issue in this scenario ?

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Hi,

To avoid ID conflicts between your two Odoo databases during synchronization, we’ve configured each server to use a different number range for all auto-incrementing sequences.

  • Server 1 (Local): generates only odd numbers (1, 3, 5, ...)

  • Server 2 (External): generates only even numbers (2, 4, 6, ...)

This ensures both systems can safely create new records without any ID collisions.

To apply this, please follow these steps:

  1. Connect to PostgreSQL and select your Odoo database:

psql -U your_pg_user -d your_odoo_database

(Replace your_pg_user and your_odoo_database with the actual PostgreSQL username and database name.)

  1. Then run the following script on each server:

-> On Server 1 (Odd IDs):

DO $$

DECLARE

    seq_name TEXT;

BEGIN

    FOR seq_name IN

        SELECT sequence_name

        FROM information_schema.sequences

        WHERE sequence_schema = 'public'

    LOOP

        EXECUTE format('ALTER SEQUENCE %I RESTART WITH 1 INCREMENT BY 2', seq_name);

    END LOOP;

END $$;

-> On Server 2 (Even IDs):

DO $$

DECLARE

    seq_name TEXT;

BEGIN

    FOR seq_name IN

        SELECT sequence_name

        FROM information_schema.sequences

        WHERE sequence_schema = 'public'

    LOOP

        EXECUTE format('ALTER SEQUENCE %I RESTART WITH 2 INCREMENT BY 2', seq_name);

    END LOOP;

END $$;

After applying this setup, both databases will generate unique IDs automatically, preventing any conflicts during syncing.

OR

If your databases already contain data, we need to make sure new IDs start after the highest existing ID in each table.

This ensures:

  • No overlapping IDs during sync

  • Continuity of your existing data without conflict or duplication

Connect to your databases and run the following query:

-> For Server 1 (Odd numbers — local server):

DO $$

DECLARE

    seq_name TEXT;

    tbl_name TEXT;

    col_name TEXT := 'id';

    max_id BIGINT;

    col_exists BOOLEAN;

BEGIN

    FOR seq_name IN

        SELECT sequence_name

        FROM information_schema.sequences

        WHERE sequence_schema = 'public'

    LOOP

        tbl_name := replace(seq_name, '_id_seq', '');


        -- Check if the table has an 'id' column

        SELECT EXISTS (

            SELECT 1

            FROM information_schema.columns

            WHERE table_schema = 'public'

              AND table_name = tbl_name

              AND column_name = col_name

        ) INTO col_exists;


        IF col_exists THEN

            BEGIN

                EXECUTE format('SELECT MAX(%I) FROM %I', col_name, tbl_name) INTO max_id;

                IF max_id IS NULL THEN

                    max_id := 0;

                END IF;

                -- Set starting point to next available odd number

                IF (max_id + 1) % 2 = 0 THEN

                    max_id := max_id + 2;

                ELSE

                    max_id := max_id + 1;

                END IF;

                EXECUTE format('ALTER SEQUENCE %I RESTART WITH %s INCREMENT BY 2', seq_name, max_id);

            EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN

                RAISE NOTICE 'Skipped sequence % due to table error', seq_name;

            END;

        ELSE

            RAISE NOTICE 'Skipped sequence % (no "id" column in table %)', seq_name, tbl_name;

        END IF;

    END LOOP;

END $$;

-> For Server 2 (Even numbers — external server):

In the above script, simply adjust the logic to start with the next even number instead.


Hope it helps.

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