Hello,

At Synodica, we specialize in customizing Odoo to fit your business needs. Concatenating the first and last names into a full name field is a common requirement. Here’s a step-by-step guide to achieve this in Odoo:

Step-by-Step Guide to Concatenate First and Last Names

1. Create a Compute Field: You can create a computed field in the res.partner model to hold the full name.
2. Modify the res.partner Model: Create a custom module or modify an existing one to add this computed field. Here’s an example of how you can do this:

from odoo import models, fields, api

class ResPartner(models.Model):
    _inherit = 'res.partner'

    full_name = fields.Char(string='Full Name', compute='_compute_full_name', store=True)

    @api.depends('name', 'last_name')
    def _compute_full_name(self):
        for partner in self:
            partner.full_name = f"{partner.name or ''} {partner.last_name or ''}".strip()

3. Update the Views: Update the views to display the new full_name field. You can add this field to the form and tree views as follows:

1. Install/Update the Module: Install or update your custom module to apply these changes.

Explanation:

• Computed Field: The full_name field is a computed field that depends on name (first name) and last_name. The @api.depends decorator ensures that the full_name is recomputed whenever name or last_name changes.
• String Concatenation: The f"{partner.name or ''} {partner.last_name or ''}".strip() part concatenates the first and last names, handling any None values by substituting them with empty strings.
• View Inheritance: The view inheritance XML adds the full_name field to the form and tree views right after the name field.

By following these steps, you’ll be able to display the full name of your contacts in Odoo.

Hope this helps!