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How to Configure Outlook with Odoo

Integrate Incoming and Outgoing Outlook emails
June 7, 2023 by
How to Configure Outlook with Odoo

In today's fast-paced business environment, effective communication plays a vital role in the success of any organization. With numerous communication channels available, it becomes essential to integrate them seamlessly to ensure smooth information flow and collaboration. One such integration that has gained significant popularity is the Odoo Outlook Mail Integration developed by SerpentCS.

This blog post explores the features and benefits of this integration and how it can revolutionize your email communication within the Odoo ecosystem.

Here is a step to configure Outlook with Odoo:

To begin, it is essential to configure the Outlook Mail Plugin on both Odoo and Outlook simultaneously.

Enable Mail Plugin

1. To ensure the proper functioning of the Mail Plugin, it is necessary to activate the feature in your database. Go to Settings→General Settings→Integrations, enable Mail Plugin, and save the Configuration.

 

Install the Outlook Plugin

  1. Please access your Outlook mailbox and choose any email from the list.
  2. To proceed, kindly click on the "More actions" button and then select "Get Add-ins" from the options.
  3. Select the My add-ins tab.
  4. Within the Custom add-ins section, please click on the "+ Add a custom add-in" option. Next, select "Add from URL..." to continue.
  5. Kindly input the provided URL, https://download.odoocdn.com/plugins/v15/outlook/manifest.xml into the designated field and proceed by selecting the "OK" button.
  6. Read the warning and click on Install.

Connect your Database

  1. Please open any email in your Outlook mailbox, then click on the "More actions" button and select "Odoo for Outlook" from the options.
  2. The right-side panel can now display Company Insights. At the bottom, click on Login.
  3. Kindly input your Odoo database URL and click on the "Login" button to proceed further.