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The business trip as a document, not an email thread
Self-service trip requests with travellers, services, estimated cost, per-diem allowance rules by region, distance and ticket class, cost allocation, and a portal for employees.
Business Trips (technical name viin_business_trip) is an Odoo 17.0 app for Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise and Viindoo Cloud, built for employee, manager, finance, travel desk.
At a Glance
The facts of Business Trips, version 1.1, in one place. Published by Viindoo.
Technical name
viin_business_trip
Odoo version
17.0 (Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud)
Category
Human Resources/Business Trips
Depends on
base_setup, hr, mail, analytic, portal, to_geo_routes, viin_base_state_group
Adds
4 new models, 3 extended models, 9 menus, 8 settings, 2 access groups
Best for
Employee; Manager; Finance; Travel desk
Not for
No approval by itself.
Key features
Trip: purpose, dates, origin and destination, ticket class, requester, Travellers: employees or partners, requester added automatically, Service lines: accommodation, flight, inland transport, other - with dates, travellers, cost and analytic allocation, Per-diem allowance rules by country, state group, distance, ticket class and dates, Allowance resolved per traveller: daily amount, days, total, Portal filing, My Business Trips, Trip Cost Analysis, settings to switch on the companions
How It Works
File a trip, add travellers and services, resolve the allowance.
1
A trip
Chicago furniture fair: three travellers, five days, estimated cost.
2
The trips
Draft and submitted trips across the company.
3
The services
Flights, hotel nights, transfers - each costed.
4
The rules
Per-diem by region, distance and ticket class.
What You Get
Trip: purpose, dates, origin and destination, ticket class, requester
Travellers: employees or partners, requester added automatically
Service lines: accommodation, flight, inland transport, other - with dates, travellers, cost and analytic allocation
Per-diem allowance rules by country, state group, distance, ticket class and dates
Allowance resolved per traveller: daily amount, days, total
Portal filing, My Business Trips, Trip Cost Analysis, settings to switch on the companions
More Screens
Everything below was taken on a database seeded with real business data, on this series - not a mock-up and not a screenshot from an older version.
What This App Does Not Do
Read this before you buy. Everything below is something the app deliberately leaves to another app or to you.
No approval by itself.
Business Trips Approval routes it through OmniApproval.
No expense claims by itself.
The HR Expense companion reimburses.
No vehicle booking by itself.
The Fleet companion books the car.
Estimated cost is estimated.
Actuals come from expenses.
Works Well With
Apps from the same stack, built to fit this one:
Who Should Use Business Trips?
Employee
Files the trip and sees where it stands.
Manager
Reads cost before saying yes.
Finance
Gets cost allocated to the right accounts.
Travel desk
Books from the service lines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Business Trips do?
Self-service trip requests with travellers, services, estimated cost, per-diem allowance rules by region, distance and ticket class, cost allocation, and a portal for employees.
What does Business Trips not do?
No approval by itself. Business Trips Approval routes it through OmniApproval. No expense claims by itself. The HR Expense companion reimburses. No vehicle booking by itself. The Fleet companion books the car. Estimated cost is estimated. Actuals come from expenses.
Who is Business Trips for?
Employee: Files the trip and sees where it stands. Manager: Reads cost before saying yes. Finance: Gets cost allocated to the right accounts. Travel desk: Books from the service lines.
Which Odoo version and editions does it support?
Odoo 17.0 - Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud. Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
What does it depend on?
It installs on top of: base_setup, hr, mail, analytic, portal, to_geo_routes, viin_base_state_group. Odoo installs them with it.
How do I set it up?
File a trip, add travellers and services, resolve the allowance.
What works well with it?
Business Trips Approval (viin_business_trip_approval): Data-driven approval. Trips & expenses (viin_business_trip_hr_expense): Reimburse the trip. Trips & fleet (viin_business_trip_fleet): Book a vehicle for the trip.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes - the Live Preview button at the top of this page opens the module's own screen on a working database.
How do I get support?
Write to apps.support@viindoo.com with your Odoo version and the technical name viin_business_trip; pre-sales questions go to sales@viindoo.com.
Need help with Business Trips?
For questions, implementation support or a custom feature, contact Viindoo.
Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
All Viindoo apps: apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/browse?author=Viindoo
About Viindoo. Viindoo builds and maintains more than 1,000 apps on the Odoo App Store for the Community and Enterprise editions and runs them on Viindoo Cloud. A purchase of Business Trips covers the 17.0 series: bug fixes on the module reach you through the store, questions go to apps.support@viindoo.com with the technical name viin_business_trip, and moving to a newer Odoo series is a separate purchase for that series. Source code is delivered with the module and stays yours to read and adapt.
Technical Requirement
Editions: Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud
Changes log
1.1 - Latest on the 17.0 line
- Aligned with the 17.0 models and views.
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