User Guide of Odoo Website Auction

Get an Auction setup with Odoo Website Auction!

Odoo Website Auction helps businesses create and manage product auctions directly on their Odoo website. It makes it easy to organize auctions and let customers participate online.

Customers can subscribe to auctions, place bids, and use Simple Bidding or Auto Bidding. They can also purchase auction products directly when the Buy Now option is available.

Odoo Website Auction module also helps admins monitor auctions, bidders, and subscribers from Odoo. This provides a simple way to manage auction activities and track customer participation.

Check the video mentioned below for a brief overview of the workflow:

1. Users can create and host product auctions directly on their Odoo website.
2. Users can configure auction rules and set bid increments for Auto Bidding.
3. Users can set the Initial Price, Reserve Price, and Buy Now Price for auction products.
4. Users can set auction countdown timers, remaining time, and time extensions.
5. Customers can subscribe to auctions and receive notifications for starts, new bids, endings, and winners.
6. Customers can use Simple Bidding or Auto Bidding, while Auto-Bid details remain private.
7. Customers can view the current bid, total bids, and other available auction details.
8. Users can view bids and interested auction subscribers from the Odoo backend.
9. Customers can view their auction participation history through their accounts.
10. Users can monitor auction activity through the Auction Dashboard, with Chatter support on the frontend and backend.

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1. Once you purchase the App from Webkul store, you will receive a link to download module’s zip file.
2. Extract the file on your system after download finishes. As a result, you will be able to see a folder named- website_auction 
3. Copy and paste this folder inside your Odoo Add-Ons path.
4. Now, open Odoo App and click on the Settings menu. Here, click on Activate Developer Mode.
5. Then, open Apps menu and click on ‘Update Modules List.’
6. In the search bar, remove all the filters and search ‘website_auction’
7. You will be able to see module in the search results. Click on ‘Activate’ to install it.

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• Select the required Template and Product, then enter the auction name and responsible user. Configure the Initial Price, Reserve Price, Buy Now Price, auction dates, and bidding rules as required.

• The selected rule determines the increment amount added to the bid when customers place higher bids.
• Select the required Bid Increment Rule from the available list based on the price range of the auction.
  

• The Auction Dashboard provides a quick overview of auction activity. It shows auction status through charts and also displays draft auctions waiting for confirmation.

• Open Running Auction to view all active auctions along with their current bids, responsible users, and auction status.
• This helps users quickly monitor ongoing auctions and check their current progress.

• Users can open Auction Bidders to view bidders, their auctions, bid offers, and bid information in one place.
  
• This helps users track customer participation and review the bids placed on different auctions.

• Users can open Auction Subscribers to view the customers subscribed to each auction, along with their email addresses.
  
• This helps users track who is following an auction and when they subscribed.

• Customers can view the auction start time and subscribe to the Watch-list to receive updates about the upcoming auction.
  
• Click Subscribe to Watch-list to follow the auction and stay informed about its activity.

• Customers can view the auction countdown, current bid, and total bids on the product page.
  
• They can choose Simple Bid or Auto Bid, enter the bid amount, and click Place My Bid to participate.

• When a customer’s bid reaches or exceeds the Buy Now Price, an automatic pop-up appears.
  
• Customers can choose Buy Now Immediately to purchase the product or select Continue Bidding to keep bidding.

• Open Completed Auction to view auctions that have ended, along with their current bid, responsible user, and final status.
  
• This helps users review completed auctions and check whether they were SoldOut, Closed, or Finished.

• Customers can view their Won Auctions, Active Bids, Bid History, and Subscribed auctions from their account.
  
• They can also check the win date, bid amount, and available actions for their auction records.

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