Integration · Odoo

Tidal and Odoo: quotes and supplier invoices without retyping

Keep Odoo for stock, buying and accounts. Tidal does the typing that happens before it: RFQs become priced quotes, supplier invoices become checked bills, and both land in Odoo once a person approves.

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No change to your Odoo set up. Connected through its API or an import file.

The short answer: yes, Tidal works with Odoo. Odoo is a modular ERP used by many small and mid size suppliers for sales, purchasing, inventory and accounting. Tidal sits in front of it: it reads RFQs and supplier invoices, prices and checks every line, and after a person approves, creates the Sales Order or Vendor Bill in Odoo with your own item, customer, supplier and tax codes. Works with Odoo Online, Odoo.sh and self hosted Odoo, as long as the external API is available on your plan.

What goes where

What Tidal creates in Odoo

Two documents, each with the codes Odoo already uses.

In TidalIn OdooWhen
Approved quoteSales OrderWhen your customer accepts the quote
Approved supplier invoiceVendor BillWhen a person approves it on the review screen
Catalogue productMatched to the Product internal referenceLoaded once from your item list, then kept current
Customer and supplierMatched to the Customer and VendorMapped once during set up
How it connects

Two ways to connect Odoo

Pick the one your team and your IT partner are comfortable with. You can start with files and move to the API later.

Through the API

Tidal connects through Odoo’s external API, which creates sales orders and vendor bills.

  • Documents appear in Odoo as soon as they are approved
  • Needs one API user with permission to create those documents
  • No files to move by hand

Through an import file

Tidal produces a CSV or Excel file laid out for Odoo’s built in import.

  • Your team imports in batches, for example once a day
  • No API access needed
  • Good for a first trial or a locked down set up
Modules

What you can connect to Odoo

Each module is sold on its own.

Tidal quote priced line by line before it goes to Odoo

Quote Desk

RFQs read in any buyer layout, every line priced from your catalogue and supplier prices, and the approved quote sent to Odoo as a Sales Order.

See Quote Desk →
Supplier invoice read by Tidal before it goes to Odoo

Invoice Capture

Supplier invoices sent as a photo or PDF are read line by line, checked, approved by a person and created in Odoo as a Vendor Bill.

See Invoice Capture →

Screenshots are from the live system at a Trinidad marine supplier. Customer and supplier details are blurred.

How we start

From first call to live on Odoo

  1. A 30 minute callYour Odoo set up, how RFQs and invoices reach you, and your monthly volume.
  2. A trial on your documentsSend us a few recent RFQs or supplier invoices. We show you the result beside what your team produced.
  3. ConnectWe load your catalogue from Odoo, map customers, suppliers and tax codes, and choose API or file.
  4. Side by side, then switchRun Tidal next to your current process until you trust it, then switch over.
FAQ

Tidal and Odoo, answered

Does Tidal integrate with Odoo?
Yes. Tidal sends approved quotes to Odoo as Sales Orders and approved supplier invoices as Vendor Bills. It connects through Odoo’s external API, which creates sales orders and vendor bills, or produces a CSV or Excel file laid out for Odoo’s built in import if you prefer to import in batches.
Do we have to change how we use Odoo?
No. Stock, purchasing, invoicing and accounts stay in Odoo exactly as today. Tidal only replaces the retyping of RFQ lines and supplier invoices.
How do Tidal items match our Odoo items?
Tidal’s catalogue stores your Odoo Product internal reference beside each product, so every quote line and invoice line is sent with the code Odoo already knows. The same goes for your Customer and Vendor records and tax codes.
Does anything post to our ERP without a person checking it?
No. A person approves each quote and each supplier invoice in Tidal first. Only approved documents are sent to Odoo.
Which Odoo versions and plans work?
Tidal uses Odoo’s external API where your edition and plan allow it, and Odoo’s built in import file where they do not. We confirm which route fits your Odoo set up on the first call.
Can we start with only one module?
Yes. Quote Desk and Invoice Capture are sold separately, and each connects to Odoo on its own.
How long does set up take?
It depends on how clean your item list and supplier price lists are. We start with a trial on your own documents, then load your catalogue and connect Odoo, and you run both side by side until you trust the results.

See your own documents land in Odoo

Send us a few recent RFQs or supplier invoices and we will show you what Tidal would create in Odoo.

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All integrationsEvery ERP Tidal connects to. Tidal and ERPNextQuotes and supplier invoices into ERPNext. Tidal and AcumaticaQuotes and supplier invoices into Acumatica. Tidal and SAP Business OneQuotes and supplier invoices into SAP Business One. Quote DeskRFQ to priced quote.

Free trial on your documents

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