Implementing Quality Control in Odoo 18 Transfer Operations: Complete Guide
By Braincuber Team
Published on December 18, 2025
Quality checks play an essential role in ensuring that products meet the standards expected before they reach customers. In manufacturing and warehouse environments, inspections help catch issues early so that goods don't require later corrections or return handling. With Odoo 18, quality verification can be incorporated at different stages of stock movement, allowing teams to pinpoint where a problem occurred and take action quickly.
Odoo's Quality module makes this process easy by letting companies build automated control points that trigger during transfers, receipts, production steps, and deliveries. In this comprehensive tutorial, we'll explore how quality analysis works in Odoo 18 for transfers and how to configure it through the Quality module.
What You'll Learn:
- How to set up quality control points in Odoo 18
- Configuring quality checks for delivery and receipt operations
- Performing pass/fail quality inspections during transfers
- Handling quality checks for return operations
- Best practices for warehouse quality management
Understanding Quality Control Points in Odoo 18
To begin implementing quality control, open the Quality module, then navigate to the Quality Control menu, and click on the Quality Control option. From here, you can create control points for quality checks.
The Quality Control Point form in Odoo 18 is where you set the rules for how a product should be checked during warehouse operations. Here's what you can configure:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | A simple name for the quality check |
| Product/Category | Choose the specific product or product category it applies to |
| Operation Type | Select when the check should trigger (receipts, deliveries, internal transfers) |
| Company | Link to a specific company in multi-company setups |
| Responsible Person | Assign someone accountable for the check |
| Check Type | Pass/Fail, Instructions, Photo, Measurement, etc. |
| Quality Team | Assign a team to review results |
At the bottom of the form, you'll find space to add clear instructions, define what should happen if something goes wrong, and include any extra notes the team might need. You can also specify a "Message if failure" that will be displayed when a quality check fails.
Step-by-Step: Setting Up a Quality Control Point
Let's walk through creating a quality control point for a product. In this example, we'll set up a check for a product called "Simple Pen":
Configuration Example:
- Product: Simple Pen
- Operations: Delivery Orders, Receipts
- Type: Pass-Fail
- Message if Failure: "Product does not meet quality standards. Please inspect and report."
Once you save this configuration, the quality check will automatically appear whenever you process a delivery order or receipt for the "Simple Pen" product.
Performing Quality Checks During Delivery
Now let's see the quality check in action. Here's the workflow:
- Create a Sales Order: Open the Sales module and create a quotation for the product (Simple Pen) that has a quality control point configured.
- Confirm the Order: Validate the quotation to create a confirmed sales order.
- Access the Delivery: Click the Delivery smart button that appears on the sales order to open the delivery operations page.
- Perform Quality Check: You'll see a "Quality Check" button on the delivery operations page. Click it to open the quality check popup.
- Record Results: Enter any notes about the quality check and select "Pass" if it passed or "Fail" if it failed.
- View Status: After the quality check, view the status from the smart button in the delivery orders form.
Pro Tip: If the quality check fails, the configured "Message if failure" will be displayed, helping the team understand what went wrong and what actions to take.
Quality Checks for Return Operations
Quality checks also work seamlessly for return operations. Here's how:
- Initiate Return: From the delivery order, click the "Return" button.
- Specify Quantities: Enter the number of quantities to return and confirm.
- Quality Check Appears: The quality check button will appear for return operations as well.
- Perform Inspection: Complete the quality control for the returned items, just like you would for delivery operations.
Since we configured the control point for both delivery orders and receipts, the quality check automatically appears for return operations (which are essentially receipt operations).
Types of Quality Checks Available
Odoo 18 offers several types of quality checks to suit different inspection needs:
✅ Pass/Fail
Simple binary check - product either passes or fails inspection
📋 Instructions
Step-by-step checklist that inspectors must follow
📸 Photo
Requires capturing a photo as evidence of inspection
📏 Measurement
Record specific measurements with acceptable ranges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do quality checks appear automatically during transfers?
Yes. Once a control point is configured for a specific operation, such as deliveries or receipts, Odoo will automatically show the quality check button whenever that operation is processed.
Can one control point apply to multiple operations?
Absolutely. You can link the same control point to several operation types, like delivery orders and return transfers, so the check appears in both workflows.
Can quality checks be set for only selected products?
Yes, you can target the check at individual products or apply it to an entire product category if needed.
What types of quality checks can I set up in Odoo 18?
You can choose from several types, including simple pass/fail checks, photo-based checks, measurement entries, or step-by-step instruction checks.
Conclusion
Quality control becomes much easier to manage when it's integrated directly into everyday warehouse activities, and Odoo 18 does exactly that. By attaching inspections to transfers like receipts, deliveries, and returns, teams can catch problems exactly when and where they occur.
Setting up a control point takes only a few minutes, but it can save hours of rework and prevent items from slipping through without proper verification. Whether you're checking a simple product or monitoring a complex workflow, Odoo's Quality module gives you the structure and clarity needed to maintain consistent standards throughout your operations.
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