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How to Add a Custom Field to Odoo POS Without Breaking Upgrades

November 9, 2026 by Ruben
Abstract dark technical illustration of a point-of-sale interface with a new custom field module slotting cleanly in beside existing panels

A custom field in Odoo POS has to be defined, loaded into the session snapshot, and only then displayed — and every step belongs in your own module if it is to survive upgrades. This guide shows the upgrade-safe pattern: _inherit models, _loader_params overrides with super(), patch()-based JavaScript, and inherited templates.

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