Kanban views

Up until now, we have presented the user 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 rather dull given the lack of design possibilities. In this recipe, we'll have 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 type kanban:

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

2. List the fields you're going to use in your view:

               <field name="name" />
               <field name="supplier" />
               <field name="customer" />
   

3. Do some design:

               <templates>
                   <t t-name="kanban-box">
                       <div class="oe_kanban_card">
                           <a type="open">
                               <field name...