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Sales Channels

Channel Partner

Company entity (dealer, franchisee, distributor) authorized to sell.

Attributes:

  • Odoo model: res.partner (is_company = True, tagged as "Channel Partner")
  • Territory & market
  • Product access rights
  • Channel-specific pricing rules
  • Commission structure

Sales Outlet

Commercial sales location (physical, mobile, or virtual).

Attributes:

  • Odoo model: ov.outlet (retail sales outlet)
  • Name, external code
  • Owned/operated by a Channel Partner
  • Physical site address (single source of truth via linked Site partner)
  • Optional co-located warehouse

Location hint:

  • Site address tracked via a shared Site record
  • Region and city analytics derived from Site

Location & Analytics

  • Performance by Outlet and Site
  • Region/city grouping via Site attributes
  • Channel partner rollups

References:

  • Sales Order Attribution: ./1-sales-order.md
  • Session: ./5-session-register.md
  • Implementation: ./6-odoo-models.md