Connecting Odoo to OneDrive

Link Odoo to Microsoft OneDrive through an Azure app registration so documents are saved automatically in OneDrive folders.

Benefits

• Files are stored in OneDrive and not on the Odoo server.

• Folders are organised automatically by module and record.

• Files are accessible from Microsoft tools outside Odoo.

• Access is controlled through scoped permissions.

Easy to follow guide

1. Register an app in Azure.

   • In the Azure Portal, open App registrations and click New registration.

   • Enter a name and choose supported account types. A redirect URI is optional.

   • You are registering Odoo with Microsoft as a known visitor.

     

     
     

     

     
     

2. Collect the credentials.

   • Note the Application (client) ID and the Directory (tenant) ID.

   • Under Client credentials, create a client secret. It is shown once, so save it immediately.

     
     

     

     

   • These are Odoo's username and password for Microsoft. Microsoft recommends a certificate for higher assurance.

     

3. Add scopes.

   • Under Expose an API, set the Application ID URI and add offline_access, openid and Files.ReadWrite.All.

     

   • offline_access provides a refresh token so the connection persists.

   • Files.ReadWrite.All allows reading and writing files.

   • openid handles sign-in.

   • Scopes limit what Odoo can do on OneDrive.

4. Set the web base URL in Odoo.

   
   

   • Go to Settings > Technical > System Parameters and set web.base.url.

   

   • Microsoft sends the user back to this address after login, so it must be correct.

5. Enter the settings in Odoo.

   • Go to Settings > General Settings > Integrations > Microsoft OneDrive and tick "Synchronize with OneDrive".

     
     

   • Fill in Client ID, Tenant ID, Client Secret, Setup Token and Folder Name.

     

   • This is where you give Odoo the keys it got from Azure.

6. Check the folder structure.

   • Files follow: Main Module Folder → Record Folder → Files.

   • For example, a Sales Order folder contains one folder per record (such as SO2610/0001), and the files sit inside it.

   

   • It works like a filing cabinet with one drawer per module and one folder per record.

Conclusion

With Odoo, attachments on each record sync to a matching OneDrive folder. Once the Azure app and the Odoo settings are in place, nobody has to move files between the two systems by hand.