This module extends the functionality of mail. You can edit message/mail and move them to any model.
auto_awesome What this module does
AI-generated from the code · Odoo 16.0Lets users edit the text of existing chatter messages and move them to a different record, such as another contact or document, directly from the message menu.
This module adds editing and moving of chatter messages. On any message of type comment or email, a new "Move message" action appears next to the usual message actions, and the existing edit action opens a wizard instead of the standard behaviour.
- The wizard shows the subject and body, which can be changed by users allowed to edit messages.
- A "Destination object" field lets users pick another record from any model that supports messages (for example a contact or a sales order); saving moves the message there.
- After saving, a notification confirms whether the message was edited or moved, and the chatter refreshes.
Access is controlled by three hidden groups: "Edit own mail messages", "Move own mail messages" and "Edit or Move anyone's mail messages". The administrator and the demo user are members of the superuser group by default. The code also marks messages so the interface knows whether the current user is the author or a superuser, which decides which actions are offered.
The module touches mail.message and adds a reference field to choose the destination record. It depends on the standard mail, web, web tour and contacts modules.
Depends on
Models and fields (1)
- mail.message · extends an existing modeldestination_object_id
Text generated by AI (DeepSeek) from reading the Odoo 16.0 code on GitHub; it may contain mistakes, so check the code before deciding. View the code on GitHub
Availability by version
Reviewed: 2026-11-03Confirmation status: 1 confirmed, 8 with no information of 9 versions.
Sources · Odoo 16.0
Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 16.0 of OCA/social.
terminal Installation and usage
OCA documentation · Odoo 16.0Configuration
Source · Odoo 16.0To configure this module:
- Activate the 'Move mail message' or 'Edit mail message' permissions for a user (the admin user has these rights by default)
Usage
Source · Odoo 16.0To use this module, you need to:
- Go to Message Chatter in any model, click the Edit (pen) Icon to open up the 'Edit or Move' wizard.
- To edit, edit the Mail as necessary and click Save.
- To move, select the destination object and click Save.
- To delete a message, click the trash icon, and do the confirmation.
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