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Technical Name xf_excel_odoo_connector
License OPL-1
Also available in version 16.0 15.0
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Technical Name xf_excel_odoo_connector
License OPL-1
Also available in version v 16.0 v 15.0

Introduction

The Excel Odoo Connector module enables seamless integration between Excel and Odoo, allowing users to manage Odoo records directly from familiar spreadsheet interfaces. With bi-directional sync capabilities, the module simplifies data workflows, accelerates data entry, and reduces errors by bridging Excel and Odoo in real time. Users benefit from the flexibility of spreadsheets combined with the robustness of Odoo’s data model—ideal for sales, inventory, procurement, and analytic operations.

Key Features

  • Two-way synchronization: updates in Excel reflect in Odoo and vice versa

  • Import and export Odoo records using Excel files

  • Real-time data refresh from Odoo to Excel

  • Bulk editing capabilities via spreadsheet interface

  • Support for custom models and fields

  • Mapping configuration for field matching and validation

  • Conflict resolution and logging for sync operations

  • Scheduled sync runs and manual sync triggers

Benefits

  • Leverage Excel familiarity to manage Odoo data efficiently

  • Reduce manual data entry and duplication errors

  • Accelerate updates and bulk modifications

  • Maintain data accuracy with real-time consistency

  • Boost productivity by working in a familiar spreadsheet environment

  • Adapt flexible workflows across departments using Excel + Odoo

Compatibility & Technical Details

  • Technical name: excel_odoo_connector

  • License: same as the original module license

  • Dependencies: base module, import/export modules, optionally spreadsheet handling libraries

  • Installation steps:

    1. Place the module in your Odoo addons directory

    2. Update the module list

    3. Install Excel Odoo Connector

  • Behavior: users can define spreadsheet connections to Odoo models, map fields, trigger syncs, and continuously synchronize changes

  • Supports scheduled sync jobs and manual overrides

  • Handles synchronization conflicts via validation rules and logging

Excel Odoo Connector

Data connection and synchronization

Using this module you can generate office document connection (ODC) file and open it via Microsoft Excel to build reports or for other purposes.

Also special url allows you to fetch data from Odoo into Power BI.

This module helps to get and synchronize data between Odoo and Excel, LibreOffice, PowerBI. Using the Odoo Excel Connector you can link ERP data and Excel spreadsheets, easily sync Odoo data to Excel file, build reports (accounting reports, sales reports, purchase order reports, project task reports and any kind of other reports).

Excel file can be updated manually (the Refresh button) or with a regular time interval.

You can see how it works in this short video .

The functionality is tested using Excel App from Office 365. If you use older office apps or want to link Odoo data manually please see next video: How to link external data from Odoo to Excel using Web Data URL

If you use LibreOffice or other OpenOffice suite you can link external data from Odoo. Please watch this video: How to link Odoo data to LibreOffice Calc.

After installation of the module you will the special "excel" icon near the "export" button

Invoices to Excel
Journal entries to Excel
Sale Orders to Excel
Tasks to Excel

The button is displayed in each list (tree) view and allow open ODC generation wizard.

ODC Generation Wizard

ODC is office document connection format for Microsoft Excel and allow save power query rules as file.

When user open ODC file Excel gets external web data from Odoo server by specified algorithm and shows Odoo records as Excel spreadsheets.

Sale Orders as Excel

After saving of XLSX file, user can update data using the "Refresh" button or configure to update data at a specified interval.

Excel will always update the spreadsheets according predefined rules and filters.

Enable Regular Update

Administrator can see all ODC templates generated by users:

The list contains info about associated model, who created template and when records where pulled using this template.
Superuser can edit or remove any template. For example to clean templates of deactivated users or templates used long time ago.
ODC Templates List

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