Legal Compliance Management Module

A comprehensive Odoo module for tracking legal compliance requirements across tax, HR, safety, and other regulatory areas.

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🚀 Features

• 📋 Rule Management: Create and categorize compliance rules with priorities.
• 🔄 Recurring Checks: Schedule automatic compliance checks (daily/weekly/monthly).
• 📂 Document Proofs: Attach supporting documents for audits.
• 🔔 Alerts & Notifications: Get automatic reminders for upcoming checks.
• 📊 Dashboard: Visual overview of compliance status.
• 📈 Reporting: Track compliance history and results.

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📂 Code Structure

legal_compliance/
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
├── README.md
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├── controllers/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── controllers.py        # Web controllers for dashboards/API
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├── data/
│   └── compliance_data.xml   # Default data, email templates, sequences
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├── demo/
│   └── demo.xml              # Demonstration data
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├── models/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── compliance_category.py
│   ├── compliance_rule.py
│   ├── compliance_check.py
│   ├── compliance_document.py
│   └── res_config_settings.py # Configuration settings
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├── security/
│   ├── ir.model.access.csv   # Access rights
│   └── security_rules.xml    # User groups
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├── static/
│   ├── description/
│   │   └── icon.png          # Module icon
│   └── src/
│       ├── css/
│       │   └── compliance.css
│       └── js/
│           └── compliance.js
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└── views/
    ├── compliance_alert_views.xml
    ├── compliance_category_views.xml
    ├── compliance_check_views.xml
    ├── compliance_document_views.xml
    ├── compliance_rule_views.xml
    ├── menu_views.xml
    ├── res_config_settings_views.xml
    └── templates.xml         # QWeb templates

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🛠 Installation

1. Clone or copy the module to your Odoo addons directory:

   git clone https://github.com/manziosee/legal_compliance.git

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Install the module via:
   • Odoo Apps interface, or

   odoo-bin -i legal_compliance

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⚙️ Configuration

1. Navigate to Settings → Compliance → Configuration.
2. Set default parameters:
   • Alert days before due date.
   • Compliance manager.
3. Create compliance categories (e.g., Tax, HR, Safety).

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📚 Usage

1️⃣ Setting Up Compliance Rules

• Navigate to Compliance → Rules.
• Create new rules with fields like:
  • Category.
  • Department.
  • Priority level.
  • Recurrence schedule.

2️⃣ Performing Compliance Checks

• Scheduled checks appear in the dashboard.
• Manual checks can be initiated from rules.
• Record results (Compliant/Non-Compliant).
• Upload supporting documents.

3️⃣ Document Management

• Attach PDFs, images, or other files.
• Set expiry dates for documents.
• Track document validity.

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🧑‍💻 Technical Implementation

Core Models

1. Compliance Category (compliance.category)

   • Classification of rules (Tax, HR, Safety).
   • Color coding and sequencing.

2. Compliance Rule (compliance.rule)

   • Core requirements with scheduling.
   • State management (Draft/Active/Archived).
   • Automatic next check date calculation.

3. Compliance Check (compliance.check)

   • Records of individual verifications.
   • Result tracking with notes.
   • Document attachments.

4. Compliance Document (compliance.document)

   • Evidence storage.
   • Expiry date tracking.
   • Integrated with Odoo attachments.

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🔑 Key Features Implementation

• Recurring Checks: Cron job checks for due dates daily.
• Alerts: Email templates with dynamic content.
• Dashboard: Custom JS widget with RPC calls.
• Document Handling: Integrated with Odoo's attachment system.

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📋 Dependencies

• Odoo Community Edition 15.0+
• Python 3.6+
• Required Odoo modules:
  • base
  • mail
  • calendar

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🛠 Development

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature/my-feature

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Add my feature"

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/my-feature

5. Submit a pull request.

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📞 Support

For issues or feature requests, contact:

• Author: Manzi Osee
• Company: SIC Rwanda
• Website: https://www.sicrwanda.com

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⚖️ License

This module is licensed under the LGPL-3 license.

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Thank you for using the Legal Compliance Management Module! 🚀