MRP BOM Overview

📋 Description

An enhanced Bill of Materials overview interface that converts operation durations from minutes to hours for better readability. This JavaScript-based enhancement improves the BOM structure report with custom time formatting and specialized line components.

🎯 Business Challenge

Van Thiel's production planners found Odoo's default BOM overview difficult to read when dealing with long manufacturing operations:

• Durations displayed in minutes (e.g., "180 minutes") instead of human-readable hours
• BOM structure reports lacked visual hierarchy for complex nested BOMs
• Difficulty quickly assessing total production time for quotes
• Need for specialized display of subcontracted vs. internal operations

💡 Solution Approach

Matthias developed a frontend enhancement using Odoo's OWL framework:

• Time Formatter Function: JavaScript utility converts minutes to hours:minutes format
• Custom Line Components: Specialized components for BOM lines and special operation lines
• Report Template Override: QWeb template customization for improved structure display
• Backend Assets: Web assets bundled efficiently for fast loading

🔧 Technical Implementation

The module uses Odoo 17's new frontend architecture:

• format_to_hours.js provides reusable time formatting logic
• Custom OWL components: mrp_bom_overview_line and mrp_bom_overview_special_line
• Assets injected via web.assets_backend bundle
• QWeb report template in mrp_report_bom_structure.xml for print formatting
• Depends on mrp_subcontracting for complete operation visibility

📊 Results & Impact

Production planners can now quickly scan BOM structures and understand time requirements at a glance. The human-readable hour format reduced calculation errors when preparing quotes. The enhanced visual hierarchy makes complex nested BOMs easier to navigate.