Quality Check Types in Odoo 18: Complete Guide

Ensuring product quality is essential for businesses to maintain customer satisfaction, meet compliance standards, and uphold brand reputation. Odoo 18's enhanced Quality module provides comprehensive quality control tools designed to streamline quality assurance across inventory, manufacturing, and supply chain operations.

Benefits of Odoo 18 Quality Checks

1. Instructions Quality Check

Used to guide and enforce specific procedures that operators must follow during production, inventory handling, or internal transfers.

Two Ways to Process

2. Pass-Fail Quality Check

Verifies whether a product meets defined criteria. Items are evaluated and marked as either "Pass" or "Fail"—quick and efficient for detecting non-conformities.

Creating Manual Pass-Fail Check

1. Go to Quality > Quality Control > Quality Checks and click New
2. Select Pass-Fail as the Type
3. Select the responsible quality team
4. Add instructions in the Notes tab explaining criteria
5. Click Pass or Fail based on outcome

3. Measure Quality Check

Performs quantifiable evaluations of product attributes such as dimensions, weight, or volume. Define norm values and acceptable tolerance ranges.

Setting Up Measure QCP

1. Go to Quality > Quality Control > Control Points and click New
2. Select Measure as the Type
3. Enter Norm value (ideal measurement) and unit
4. Define Tolerance range (From/To values)
5. Select quality team and add instructions

4. Take a Picture Quality Check

Captures images of products or processes during inspection. Helps assess product condition, identify surface defects, or deviations from standards.

Creating Take a Picture Check

1. Go to Quality > Quality Control > Quality Checks and click New
2. Select Take a Picture as the Type
3. Fill in Product, Operation, and Team
4. Add instructions on how picture should be captured
5. During inspection, capture and attach the required image

5. Spreadsheet Quality Check

Records and evaluates multiple product parameters in a structured tabular format. Ideal for complex inspections where multiple attributes need assessment simultaneously.

Key Features

• Multiple measurement entries in one check
• Structured format for batch-level data collection
• Ideal for lab testing, sampling, or multi-criteria inspections
• Spreadsheet Template: Predefined layout defining what data to capture
• Success Cell: Cell (e.g., B17) that determines pass/fail

6. Register Production Quality Check

Combines quality check completion with production recording. Clicking Validate does two things simultaneously:

Conclusion

Odoo 18's advanced Quality module equips companies with tools needed to uphold rigorous quality standards. By utilizing instruction-based checks, pass/fail validations, precise measurements, and visual inspections, organizations can strengthen quality control, maintain regulatory compliance, and boost customer satisfaction.