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Account invoice line description

account_invoice_line_description folder_open OCA/account-invoicing open_in_new
Generic Modules/Accounting License: AGPL-3

This module allows to use only the sale description or the purchase description on the invoice lines depending on the invoice type.

auto_awesome What this module does

AI-generated from the code · Odoo 15.0

Lets you choose whether invoice lines show the product's sale or purchase description instead of the standard computed name, controlled by a setting and a user group.

This module adds an option in the Invoicing settings that changes how invoice line descriptions are filled in. When the option "Allow using only the product description on the invoice lines" is enabled, users in the matching group will see the product's description instead of the usual line name.

  • For customer invoices and other sale documents, the line description comes from the product's sale description.
  • For vendor bills and other purchase documents, it comes from the product's purchase description.
  • If the relevant product description is empty, the original line name is kept.

The setting is found in the Invoicing configuration screen and is tied to a hidden user group called "Use only product description on invoice lines". Only users who belong to that group get the new behaviour; other users keep the standard description.

The module extends the invoice line model account.move.line and the settings model res.config.settings. It does not add new menus or reports; it only changes the automatic description text on invoice lines when the option is active.

Depends on

account
Models and fields (2)
  • account.move.line · extends an existing model
  • res.config.settings · extends an existing modelgroup_use_product_description_per_inv_line (Allow using only the product description on the invoice lines)

Text generated by AI (DeepSeek) from reading the Odoo 15.0 code on GitHub; it may contain mistakes, so check the code before deciding. View the code on GitHub

Availability by version

Reviewed: 2026-11-03
Confirmed (verified in repository and branch) Estimated (unverified) No information

Confirmation status: 4 confirmed, 5 with no information of 9 versions.

Sources · Odoo 12.0

Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 12.0 of OCA/account-invoicing.

terminal Installation and usage

OCA documentation · Odoo 15.0

The setting Use only product description on invoice lines needs to be checked. This can be done in these following ways:

  • on the Access Rights (Technical Settings) of the user
  • on the Invoicing Settings inside of the section Invoices

No verified information in OCA: Installation, Usage.

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