5 ways how AI was leveraged in Odoo 17  

Odoo 17 took an interesting approach to implementing AI in ERP operations. AI in Odoo 17 stands out as it isn’t overwhelming or complex. Instead, it has practical features that actually simplify your tasks. Explore Odoo 17’s current AI features, one module at a time:

General – ChatGPT Integration

Odoo 17 integrated ChatGPT across various modules, such as the Knowledge app, Marketing apps, and communication tools like email templates, etc. This integration of generative AI with Odoo 17 can help users to write articles and generate text to make content creation easier.

An example of ChatGPT in an Odoo 17 Knowledge article

Creating Email Templates in Odoo 17 with integrated ChatGPT 

No-touch invoice processing with OCR 

Odoo now uses AI to make invoicing quicker and more accurate. Invoice Automation in Odoo 17 means that the system can scan documents and check them for errors, helping to sort and store everything from single emails to big batches. By using OCR to scan and process these documents, Odoo blends automatic AI-powered processes with minimal manual validation to ensure invoices from regular vendors are always right.

OCR in Odoo 17 reads the content of your physical or PDF documents, automatically fills in relevant fields and adds them to your Invoice app

AI-powered auto-reconciliation in Accounting

In previous versions, Odoo prompted users with a widget to manually complete their reconciliations in Accounting. Now, Odoo 17 made the full Reconciliation process easier with the use of AI, removing the manual widget entirely and prompting a new one for write-off entries only. Practically, Odoo’s auto-reconciliation means that all entries relevant to each financial record will be automatically selected and marked – all you have to do is press “Validade”!

Automated matching in Odoo 17 Accounting bank reconciliation

Inventory Management – stock forecasting & automated replenishment

Odoo 17 looks at historical data from your previous sales data, transactions, supplier lead times, market trends, and other external factors to create a demand forecast for your future products. By leveraging AI and predicting inventory levels, Odoo not only allows you to prevent over and understocking but can also actively combat that with its automated stock replenishment.

With AI, Odoo 17 forecasts inventory levels and enables automated replenishment

Website – AI-powered content creation, layout suggestions & chatbot

Odoo 17’s Website Builder has been hugely boosted by AI – from the ChatGPT integration for copywriting and creating web content, to automatic layout suggestions in an AI-powered website builder. A responsive chatbot powered entirely by AI was also introduced, reducing the need for live operators to immediately respond. 

Odoo Chatbot in version 17, powered by ChatGPT

Odoo 17’s website builder, with an AI-powered layout creator