Confirmation dialog when saving a record

Question

We are trying to implement a confirmation dialog when saving records.
Eg. when a user creates/edits a partner and clicks "Save", we would like to check for existing partners with the same name. If any are found, a confirmation window would pop up with the options "OK" or "Cancel". If "Cancel" is pressed, the record will not be saved and the user can continue editing the partner. If "OK" is pressed, the record is saved.
This seems like a very simple functionality but I'm having trouble finding an

Muhammad Anees · Accepted Answer

Here is a syntax
<button name="method_name" type="object" string="Save" confirm="Are you sure you want to save this record." />

Jake Robinson · Answer

Sadly this isn't part of Odoo, though I've had similar requests from multiple clients. The confirm syntax above isn't conditional and only works on buttons you add, not the default save button, and the other solution of adding a save hook will prevent the record being saved at all if the condition occurs.
As the save button is created in JavaScript and by the time it calls the create function in python it's too late, you need a JavaScript based solution.
If you're not scared of a little bit of c

Haresh Kansara · Answer

This will helpful

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