This module allows you to add alias to UoMs and search for them by name or one of their alias. This is useful in some situations, for example, when importing electronic invoices from suppliers, where a product may be registered in Odoo with the UoM "Unit" but in the supplier invoice the UoM is "UND".
auto_awesome What this module does
AI-generated from the code · Odoo 19.0Add alternative names (aliases) to Units of Measure so you can find a unit by any of its known codes, such as "UND" for "Unit". Useful when supplier documents use different unit abbreviations.
This module lets you attach one or more alternative names, called aliases, to each Unit of Measure in Odoo. For example, the unit "Unit" can also be recognised as "UND", "UN" or "PCE".
Where it appears: - On the Units of Measure list and form screens, a new "Uom Alias" field is added next to the unit name. You can type aliases directly there as tags. - Aliases are managed in the background as their own records, each linked to one unit.
Business rules and automatic behaviour: - Each alias code must be unique: Odoo refuses to save the same alias twice and shows the message "You cannot repeat the alias name". - When you search for a unit by name, Odoo also looks inside the aliases, so searching "UND" finds the unit "Unit". - The alias list on a unit only offers aliases that belong to that unit or are not yet assigned to any unit.
Access rights: - All internal users can read aliases. - Only users with system settings access can create, change or delete them.
It touches the Units of Measure model (uom.uom) and adds a new alias model (uom.alias).
Depends on
Required by other modules
Models and fields (2)
- uom.uom · extends an existing modelalias_ids (Uom Alias)
- uom.alias · new modelcode, uom_id
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Availability by version
Reviewed: 2026-11-03Confirmation status: 4 confirmed, 5 with no information of 9 versions.
Sources · Odoo 18.0
Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 18.0 of OCA/product-attribute.
terminal Installation and usage
OCA documentation · Odoo 19.0Configuration
Source · Odoo 19.0To configure an alias in a UoM, you can access Inventory \> Settings \> UoM Categories. When editing a UoM you can add one or more alias in column UoM Alias.
Usage
Source · Odoo 19.0When you search for a UoM in a document, you can search by the name of the UoM or by one of its alias.
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