About Odient

Overview

The About Odient dialog shows the exact Odient version installed on this Odoo instance, the release notes for that version, and warns you when the code on disk is newer than what is actually installed — so you always know whether an upgrade is pending without opening the backend Apps list.

Who this is for

Any logged-in user. There is no group restriction — versions are not secrets, and support may need any user to read the version aloud on a call.

How to use it

1. Go to Settings ▸ Odient, click the About Odient button in the settings header — or Odient app ▸ Configuration ▸ About Odient from the main menu.
2. The dialog opens immediately — no further steps needed.

A customer reports "the AI seems to be missing a feature you told us about." Ask them to open About Odient and read out the version number (e.g. 1.0.6, build 18.0.1.0.6). If it does not match the latest release, the fix is "upgrade the module," not "something is broken."

Configuration

N/A — no configuration; works out of the box.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause	Fix
Dialog shows a yellow "update pending" warning	The module code on disk was updated but the module has not been upgraded in this database yet	Apps ▸ Odient AI ▸ Upgrade
Release notes area is empty / says "not available"	RELEASE-NOTES.md could not be read from the installed module path	Confirm the module was installed from a complete package, not a partial copy

Things to Avoid

• Do not assume the dialog's version number reflects a pending code change that has not been packaged into a release yet — it reads the installed module's manifest, not the live git branch.

Best Practices

• Point customers at About Odient first on any "is this a known issue" support call — it answers "what version" in one click.

Related Features

• Release Notes (RELEASE-NOTES.md) — the source the dialog renders from; update it in the same PR that ships a feature.