Construction Management Module for Odoo

Overview

The Construction Management Module is a custom Odoo module designed to manage the physical aspects of construction projects. It streamlines the management of resources such as employees, materials, and vehicles, providing real-time cost tracking and ensuring accurate project expense monitoring.

Key Features

• Product Management:
  • Manage construction materials with daily usage costs.
  • Track materials sourced through the purchase process.
• Employee Management:
  • Assign employees to projects with defined hourly/daily rates and roles (e.g., architect, foreman, laborer).
• Vehicle Management:
  • Track vehicles assigned to projects, each with variable daily costs.
• Cost Tracking:
  • Generate real-time updates of total project costs for materials, employees, and vehicles.
  • Maintain an accurate overview of construction expenses.
• How is it suposed to work:

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Installation

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have Odoo installed on your system. This module requires the following dependencies:

• project: To manage construction projects.
• purchase: For handling material purchases.
• hr: To manage employees and roles.
• fleet: For vehicle management.
• account: For cost calculations and reporting.

Steps

1. Check and update your Odoo configuration file (odoo.conf) to include the path to the addons folder where you cloned the repository and the other instructions on (odoo.conf.txt).

2. Restart your Odoo server to load the new module.

   If using Docker:

   docker-compose restart

3. Activate Developer Mode in Odoo:

   Navigate to Settings > Activate Developer Mode. Install the module:

4. Go to Apps, search for "Construction Management," and click Install.

usage:

Step 1: Create a Project

• Navigate to the Projects app.
• Click Create and enter details for the construction project.
• Save the project.

Step 2: Add Resources to the Project

• Products:
  • Add construction materials with their daily costs.
  • Navigate to the "Products" tab within the project.
• Employees: Assign employees to the project and define their daily/hourly rates and roles.
• Vehicles: Assign vehicles to the project and define their daily costs.

Step 3: Monitor Costs

• View the total project cost in real-time from the project form view.
• Use the project dashboard to analyze and update resource usage and associated expenses.

Folder Structure

addons/
└── constructionManagement/
    ├── models/
    │   ├── __init__.py
    │   ├── employee_project.py
    │   ├── exploitation.py
    │   ├── mission.py
    │   ├── project.py
    │   ├── product.py
    │   ├── employee.py
    │   ├── vehicle.py
    ├── views/
    │   ├── employee_project_view.xml
    │   ├── exploitation_view.xml
    │   ├── mission_view.xml
    │   ├── project_view.xml
    │   ├── product_view.xml
    │   ├── employee_view.xml
    │   ├── vehicle_view.xml
    ├── security/
    │   ├── ir.model.access.csv
    ├── static/
    │   └── description/
    │       ├── icon.png
    ├── __manifest__.py
    └── __init__.py

The UML of the project:

Use case diagram:

Class diagram: