An object attributes is defined by declaring some fields with predefined names in the class. Two of them which are required (_name and _columns).

The predefined fields are:

_auto: Determines whether a corresponding PostgreSQL table must be generated automatically from the object.

1. _columns (required)


2. _constraints


3. _defaults


4. _inherit


5. _inherits


6. _log_access


7. _name (required)


8. _order


9. _rec_name


10. _sequence


11. _sql


12. _table



object declaration :

class name_of_the_object(osv.osv):
        _name = 'name.of.the.object'
        _columns = { ... }
        ...
name_of_the_object()

Fields declaration:

class other_material(osv.osv):
    _name = 'other.material'
    _inherit = 'network.material'
    _columns = {
        'manuf_warranty': fields.boolean('Manufacturer warranty?'),
    }
    _defaults = {
        'manuf_warranty': lambda *a: False,
    }
    other_material()