How to set default values in create function (Odoo 14)

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How to set default values in create function (Odoo 14)

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Cristina.J

Hi,

In model "mail.message" , I want to set the value 'Employee Only' by default True , if the Type is a comment.

So , I inherited the method create from "mail.message" I added the condition in the function , but I still having errors , what's wrong? Any help please?

class MessageExtend(models.Model):
    _inherit = "mail.message"

    def create(self, values_list):
        tracking_values_list = []
        for values in values_list:

         if 'message_type' in ['comment']:
                self.is_internal = True

            if 'email_from' not in values: # needed to compute reply_to
                author_id, email_from = self.env['mail.thread']._message_compute_author(values.get('author_id'),
                                                                                        email_from=None,
                                                                                        raise_exception=False)
                values['email_from'] = email_from

   .....

Thanks.

Jack Dane

Best Answer

Hello Christina,

I would suggest using this code, I have tested and works well for me:

class MailClass(models.Model):
    _inherit = "mail.message"
    @api.model_create_multi
    def create(self, vals):
        records = super(MailClass, self).create(vals)
        for record in records:
            # if the message type of the mail.message is a comment, mark as internal
            if record.message_type == "comment":
                record.is_internal = True
        return records

When overriding a function it is best practice to call the base function using super instead of copy and pasting the code, this will help when migrating Odoo versions. Meaning if the base function changes it should be an issue as you are still supplying code with the correct parameters it needs.

I hope this solves your issue,

Thanks,