Having an action open a specific view

Window actions automatically determine the view to be used if none is given, but sometimes, we want an action to open a specific view.

We will create a basic form view for the hostel.room model, and then we will create a new window action specifically to open that form view.

How to do it...

1. Define the hostel room minimal tree and form view:

   <record id="hostel_room_view_tree" model="ir.ui.view">
       <field name="name">Hostel Room List</field>
       <field name="model">hostel.room</field>
       <field name="arch" type="xml">
           <tree>
           <field name="name"/>
               <field name="room_no"/>
    ...