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Learn how to set up a customized year selection field in Odoo 8 that defaults to the current year, ensuring user-friendly data entry.
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How to Create a Year Selection Field in Odoo 8 with Today's Year as Default

When working with Odoo 8, you may encounter situations where you want to create a year selection field in your forms or reports. It’s essential for this field to be user-friendly, especially when it automatically defaults to the current year. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to properly set up a year selection field with today’s year as the default value and troubleshoot common errors.

The Problem

You may have tried to implement a year selection field using the following code snippet:

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While this code is a great starting point, you might encounter the error:

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This error typically means that the type used for the selection is not consistent with Odoo's expectations, leading to issues when trying to set the default value.

The Solution

To resolve this issue, we need to make a couple of adjustments to our get_years function and how we set the default value. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of the solution:

Step 1: Modify the get_years Function

In your original implementation, you used (i, str(i)) as the tuple pairs for the selection field. However, Odoo requires both parts of the tuple (the value and the label) to be strings. Hence, you need to change this code to:

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Step 2: Set Default Value Directly in the Field Definition

Instead of creating a separate function to return the current year, you can simplify the field definition by setting the default value directly. This can be done as follows:

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Complete Example Code

Here’s how your complete code should look:

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Conclusion

By following the steps outlined above, you can create a year selection field in Odoo 8 that defaults to the current year smoothly. The adjustments ensure that you are compliant with Odoo’s requirements for field types, which will help you avoid common ValueErrors.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to leave a comment below. Happy coding!