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Web Systray Button Init Action

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Web License: LGPL-3

This module adds a button to the navbar to navigate to the initial action if the user has one defined.

auto_awesome What this module does

AI-generated from the code · Odoo 18.0

Adds a home button to the top navigation bar that takes users straight to their personal initial action (home action) in Odoo.

This module adds a small home icon button to the systray (the top-right area of the navigation bar) in the Odoo backend. The button only appears when the logged-in user has a personal initial action configured in their preferences; users without one will not see it.

When clicked, the button navigates the user to their configured initial action, which is the same screen Odoo opens by default when they log in. This gives a quick way to return to that starting point from anywhere in Odoo without using the browser's back button or the main menu.

The button is labelled "Init Action" and uses a home icon. It is placed in the systray registry with a sequence value of 100, so it appears alongside other systray items.

The module also includes automated tours used for testing: one verifies that the button is not shown when no initial action is set, and another verifies that clicking the button takes the user to the expected screen (the Apps menu in the test scenario).

No new database models, menus, or business rules are added. The module only changes the web client interface by adding this navigation shortcut.

Depends on

web

Text generated by AI (DeepSeek) from reading the Odoo 18.0 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: 2 confirmed, 7 with no information of 9 versions.

terminal Installation and usage

OCA documentation · Odoo 18.0

Configuration

Source · Odoo 18.0

To see the button you need to:

  • Go to your user.
  • Set debug mode.
  • On Preferences tab, select a Home action.
  • Refresh the screeen.

The button will be able on systray buttons.

No verified information in OCA: Installation, Usage.

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