Defining kanban views

So far, we have presented you with a list of records that can be opened to show a form. While those lists are efficient when presenting a lot of information, they tend to be slightly boring, given the lack of design possibilities. In this recipe, we'll take a look at kanban views, which allow us to present lists of records in a more appealing way.

How to do it...

1. Define a view of the kanban type:

   <record id="view_all_customers_kanban" model="ir.ui.view"> 
       <field name="model">res.partner</field> 
       <field name="arch" type="xml"> 
           <kanban> 

2. List the fields you'll use in your view:

       <field name="name" /> 
       <field name="supplier_rank" /> 
       <field name="customer_rank...