OpenERP development environment in Windows using Eclipse.

OpenERP development environment in Windows using Eclipse.

September 7, 2011 By fahad

In this blog we will go through some steps required in setting up OpenERP for customization under eclipse in windows.
Before going into the details, let me remind every one that Linux distros preferably ubuntu is the best platform to do developments in OpenERP. This may be useful to only those insit development to be done in Windows.

Versions Used:

OpenERP - 6.0.3
Postgresql - 9.0.4
Eclipse - 3.7 (Indigo)

1)Download eclipse sdk(Indigo,latest version) and unzip it
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.7-201106131736/eclipse-SDK-3.7-win32.zip

2)To run eclipse a java based application requires java jre to be installed.Download and install from
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jdk5-jsp-142662.html
After installation, we need to add the jre bin path into system environment variable PATH.In my case jre bin
was at 'C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_22\bin'.similarily add the jre bin path of your installation.
(My computers-->properties-->Advanced System Setting-->Environment Variable-->PATH)

3)Download the zip file from here which contains python interpretor and other python packages needed by OpenERP.
Extract and run the batch file 1 which installs python and its associated libraries.we need to add following path
to system environment variable PATH before running the batch file 2 since it requires python as windows
command to run python scripts to install some more python packages.
(;C:\Python25;C:\Python25\Scripts;C:\Python25\bin;C:\Python25\libs;C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages;C:\Python25\include;C:\Python25\DLLs)

Zip files conatins packages downloaded from the following links
a)http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~openerp/openerp/win-installer-trunk/files/head%3A/dependencies/
   b)http://pyyaml.org/download/pyyaml/PyYAML-3.09.win32-py2.5.exe
   c)http://ftp.edgewall.com/pub/babel/Babel-0.9.4.tar.gz
   d)http://download.cherrypy.org/cherrypy/3.1.2/CherryPy-3.1.2.tar.gz
   e)http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/simplejson/simplejson-2.0.9.tar.gz
   f)http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/F/FormEncode/FormEncode-1.2.2.tar.gz

4)Install PyDev plugin in eclipse
a)help -> Install New Software.
b)In Install dialog box, Click Add.
c)Give name ‘pydev’ and type the path. i.e. http://pydev.org/updates.
d)click ok.
e)select pydev checkbox and follow the steps by clicking finish

5)Adding python in eclipse can be done by
a)window -> Preferences
b)In Preferences dialog box expand pydev from left side tree
c)click on Interpreter-Python
d)click new on right side of python Interpreters
e)locate the python.exe in the installed path e.g. C:\Python25\python.exe via Browse button and also
give the name to this interpreter(Python25)
f)click ok then again ok

6)Download and unzip tarballs for OpenERP 6.0.3 server, Client and Web-client using the following paths.
Unzip all these packages to separate folders on same path like Client, Server, Webclient folders in
C:\OpenERP path.
a)http://www.openerp.com/download/stable/source/openerp-server-6.0.3.tar.gz
b)http://www.openerp.com/download/stable/source/openerp-client-6.0.3.tar.gz
c)http://www.openerp.com/download/stable/source/openerp-web-6.0.3.tar.gz

7)Now we need to create PyDev projects in Eclipse for each of three projects i.e. Server, Client, and Webclient.
we can name the PyDev project as for eg:OpenERPClient, OpenERPServer and OpenERPWebClient and
for each we have to uncheck the option Use Default and browse for the path where we have unzipped each of
packages(C:\OpenERP).we have to choose project type as Python and its grammar version as 2.5 and
Interpreter as Python 2.5.

8)Download and Install postgresql.
a)http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgdownload#windows
b)It will prompt for password and port number during installation process .If already postgresql older version
is runnning on your machine then enter port 5433 else enter 5432.
c)Create a new postgres user , start-->all programs-->postgresql 9.0-->pgadmin3
d)servers-->postgresql 9.0 right click on connect and enter password when prompted
e)mouse over login role right click new login role and enter role name(eg. 'openpg') and password
(eg. 'openpgpwd') and in the second tab role privileges above check all boxes(Superuser,Can Create....)

9)Now need to create configuration file for openerp-server with following options and copy conf file to the bin
folder located in the path where we’ve unzipped server’s source code e.g. C:\OpenERP\server\bin.

```
[options]
```
```
without_demo = False
```
```
smtp_port = 25
```

db_password = openpgpwd           (password you had given for the new role created in postgresql)

```
xmlrpcs_interface = 
```
```
syslog = False
```
```
logrotate = True
```

xmlrpcs_port = 8071               (change port here if already allinone setup has been installed,say 8061)

```
test_report_directory = False
```
```
list_db = True
```
```
timezone = False
```
```
xmlrpc_interface = 
```
```
test_file = False
```
```
cache_timeout = 100000
```
```
smtp_password = False
```
```
secure_pkey_file = server.pkey
```

xmlrpc_port = 8069                (change port here if already allinone setup has been installed,say 8059)

```
log_level = info
```
```
xmlrpc = True
```
```
test_disable = False
```
```
admin_passwd = admin
```
```
assert_exit_level = error
```
```
smtp_server = localhost
```
```
static_http_url_prefix = None
```
```
test_commit = False
```
```
xmlrpcs = True
```
```
demo = {}
```
```
login_message = False
```
```
import_partial = 
```
```
pidfile = None
```
```
db_maxconn = 64
```
```
stop_after_init = True
```
```
osv_memory_count_limit = False
```
```
reportgz = False
```
```
osv_memory_age_limit = 1.0
```

netrpc_port = 8070                 (change port here if already allinone setup has been installed,say 8060)

db_port =5432                      (change port value as given by you at the time of postgresql-9.0 installation)

```
db_name = False
```
```
debug_mode = False
```
```
netrpc = True
```
```
secure_cert_file = server.cert
```
```
csv_internal_sep = ,
```
```
pg_path = None
```
```
static_http_enable = False
```
```
translate_modules = ['all']
```
```
smtp_ssl = False
```

root_path = C:\OpenERP\server      (change root_path to where you have extracted OpenERP Server)

```
netrpc_interface = 
```
```
smtp_user = False
```

db_user = openpg                   (new login role you have created in postgresql)

```
db_host =localhost
```
```
email_from = False
```

addons_path = C:\OpenERP\server\bin\addons  (change addons_path to addons directory present in root_path )

```
static_http_document_root = None
```

10)In Eclipse package explorer, open the list of Server -> open Bin -> Right Click on openerp-server.py
Mouse Over ‘Run As’ -> Select ‘Python Run. In the same manner you can run openerp-client and openerp-web.

Note :
a)IF no other installation of OpenERP are there you can use the default values for netrpc,xmlrpc and xmlrpcs
b)IF you have changed the netrpc port value then you should also change value of 'openerp.server.port' to
corresponding netrpc port value in web/doc/openerp-web.cfg.
c)Similarily when trying to connect server with openerp-client also need to change netrpc-port to same.

i want to change modul

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 13:03.

i want to change modul res.partner but openerp takes no chnges.
example : add fields.

i work in windows xp.

After adding the fields.

Submitted by fahad on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:15.

After adding the fields. Please restart the openerp-server and if not still been updated.Please schedule upgrade the module.

Hi i have imported open erp

Submitted by jeny (not verified) on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 10:50.

Hi i have imported open erp in eclipse in windows. When i try to debug the client an import error "No module named pygtk" is occurring. Hope you would help me.

Hi Fahad, I have a question.

Submitted by romar (not verified) on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 17:36.

Hi Fahad,

I have a question. After setting up the development environment on Windows, do I still need to have a Linux environment to build the libraries? I found this here (http://doc.openerp.com/v6.0/developer/8_24_build/index.html), but I am pretty sure I am misunderstanding something.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi Romar, Links contains

Submitted by fahad on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 07:52.

Hi Romar,

Links contains guide how to build exe of openerp server. that is we can build the exe from source code of openerp server which can be customized as per our need.Openerp provides exe for download of the stable version. we can create the exe of development version from the link above.

Regards,
fahad

Hi Fahad, i followed your

Submitted by Mirco (not verified) on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 13:15.

Hi Fahad,
i followed your tutorial and all seems went well..
But i have issues on import any class / package related to openerp, like import osv.
To create a new openerp module , in server project i create a new pyDev package located in bin.addons.name_of_module.is this the right way?
Can you please help me?
Thanks

AA - Jazakallah. A wonderful,

Submitted by Muhammad Fahim (not verified) on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 03:40.

AA - Jazakallah. A wonderful, informative and detailed document amazing. I did not yet started to check the development environment either in Windows or Linux but planing to do so in near future. I have a question about you comment can you please give more detail why the Ubunto is a better platform then Windows either it is functionally or technically or it is a personal choice. It is very important because I am deciding to develop and to chose the platform.

Onece again awesome.

Regards,

MFA

Hi, This link might help you

Submitted by fahad on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 05:06.

Hi,

This link might help you in clearing out the points.

http://www.openerp.com/forum/topic13195.html

Hi, Thanks, so most of the

Submitted by Muhammad Fahim (not verified) on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 05:58.

Thanks, so most of the production deployment is on Linux rather than Windows.

Regards,
MFA

this is a wonderful thing to

Submitted by marik Sharma (not verified) on Sat, 07/07/2012 - 22:14.

this is a wonderful thing to know "Before going into the details, let me remind every one that Linux distros preferably ubuntu is the best platform to do developments in OpenERP. This may be useful to only those insit development to be done in Windows"..thanks for informing me in advance...

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