Extend the defer-functionality of a contract line to the Sale Order Line and Products. Products can be set to be deferred by default.
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AI-generated from the code · Odoo 18.0Lets you mark a product so that contract lines created from it are deferred by default, meaning they are not invoiced until they are activated. The deferred flag is carried from the product to the sale order line, the contract configurator and the contract line.
This module connects the product-contract feature with the contract-line defer feature, so a deferred start can be set on products and flow through sales into contracts.
What users can do: - On a product that is sold as a contract, tick the new "Defer Start by Default" option. The help text explains it is for products sold before the contract start date is known. - On a sale order line, tick "Deferred" while the order is still in draft. When it is ticked, the start date field is hidden, because the line will not be invoiced until activated. - In the contract configurator wizard, tick "Deferred" and the start date field is hidden there too.
Automatic behaviour: - When a product with the default option is chosen on a sale order line or in the configurator, the line is automatically marked as deferred. - If the company setting to defer contract line start is active, new lines are deferred by default. - When a sale order is confirmed, deferred lines do not get a start date from the confirmation date. - The deferred flag is copied onto the contract line, and the line name shows "Deferred" instead of a date. - In the contract form, deferred lines are shown greyed out.
It touches products, sale order lines, the contract configurator and contract lines.
Depends on
Models and fields (3)
- sale.order.line · extends an existing model
- product.template · extends an existing modelis_deferred (Defer Start by Default)
- sale.order.line.contract.mixin · extends an existing modelis_deferred (Deferred)
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Availability by version
Reviewed: 2026-11-03Confirmation status: 1 confirmed, 8 with no information of 9 versions.
Sources · Odoo 18.0
Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 18.0 of OCA/contract.
terminal Installation and usage
OCA documentation · Odoo 18.0Configuration
Source · Odoo 18.0Optional configuration:
- Go to Sales > Products > Products
- On a Contract Product, go to tab Contract > Start Method > Defer Start by Default
Usage
Source · Odoo 18.0Optional Settings
- Go to Sales > Products > Products
- On a Contract Product, go to tab Contract > Start Method > Defer Start by Default
Add a contract product to a Sale Order
When adding a product, choose to defer its start date.
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