Completing the add-on module manifest

The manifest is an important piece for Odoo modules.

Getting ready

We should have a module to work with, already containing a __manifest__.py manifest file. You may want to follow the previous recipe to provide such a module to work with.

How to do it...

We will add a manifest file and an icon to our add-on module:

1. To create a manifest file with the most relevant keys, edit the module’s __manifest__.py file so that it looks like this:

   {
       'name': "Hostel Management",
       'summary': "Manage Hostel easily",
       'description': "Efficiently manage the entire residential facility in the school.", # Supports reStructuredText(RST) format (description is Deprecated),
       'author': "Your name",
       'website': "http://www.example.com&quot...