partner-contact/base_address_category/base_address_view.xml

<openerp>
    <data>
        #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
        # Search Address
        #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        <record id="view_res_partner_address_filter" model="ir.ui.view">
            <field name="name">res.partner.address.select</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner.address</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_res_partner_address_filter" />
            <field name="type">search</field>
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <field name="country_id" position="after" >
                    <field name="category_id" />
                </field>
            </field>
        </record>
        
        
        #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
        # Partner form->contact and view of address
        #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_address_categ_form1_inherit">
            <field name="name">res.partner.address.form1.c2c_partner_adress</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner.address</field>
            <field name="type">form</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_address_form1" />
            <field name="priority" eval="17" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <xpath expr="/form/group[3]" position="after">
                    <group colspan="4">
                        <separator string="Address Categories" colspan="4"/>
                        <field name="category_id" nolabel="1"/>
                    </group>
                </xpath>
            </field>
        </record>
        
        
        <!--
            =========================================
            the short form used in the partner form
            =========================================
        -->
        
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_address_form2_inerit_categ">
            <field name="name">res.partner.address.form2_c2c_partner_address</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner.address</field>
            <field name="type">form</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_address_form2" />
            <field name="priority" eval="17" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <xpath expr="/form/field[@name='email']" position="after">
                    <newline/>
                    <separator string="Address Categories" colspan="4"/>
                    <field name="category_id" nolabel="1"/>
                </xpath>
            </field>
        </record>
        
        
        <!--
            =========================================
            the short form used in the res_partner stdandard form
            =========================================
        -->
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_form_inherite_categ_infos">
            <field name="name">res.partner.form_partner</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner</field>
            <field name="type">form</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <xpath expr="/form/notebook/page[@string='General']/field[@name='address']/form[@string='Partner Contacts']/group[3]" position="after">
                    <group colspan="4" >
                        <separator string="Address Categories" colspan="4"/>
                        <field name="category_id" nolabel="1"/>
                     </group>
                </xpath>
            </field>
        </record>

        <!--
            ======================
            Adresses categories
            ======================
        -->
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_address_category_form">
            <field name="name">res.partner.address.category.form</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner.address.category</field>
            <field name="type">form</field>
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <form string="Partner categories">
                    <field name="name" select="1"/>
                    <field name="active" select="1" />
                    <field name="parent_id"/>
                </form>
            </field>
        </record>
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_address_category_list">
            <field name="name">res.partner.address.category.list</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner.address.category</field>
            <field name="type">tree</field>
            <field name="priority" eval="6"/>
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <tree string="Partner categories">
                    <field name="complete_name"/>
                </tree>
            </field>
        </record>
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_address_category_tree">
            <field name="name">res.partner.address.category.tree</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner.address.category</field>
            <field name="type">tree</field>
            <field name="field_parent">child_ids</field>
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <tree string="Partner Categories">
                    <field name="name"/>
                </tree>
            </field>
        </record>
        <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="action_partner_address_category">
            <field name="name">Address categories</field>
            <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
            <field name="res_model">res.partner.address.category</field>
            <field name="view_type">tree</field>
            <field name="view_id" ref="view_partner_address_category_tree"/>
            <field name="domain">[('parent_id','=',False)]</field>
        </record>
        <menuitem parent="base.menu_address_book" action="action_partner_address_category" id="menu_partner_address_category"/>
        
        <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="action_partner_by_category">
            <field name="res_model">res.partner.address</field>
            <field name="view_type">form</field>
            <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
            <field name="domain">[('category_id','child_of', [active_id])]</field>
        </record>
        <record model="ir.values" id="ir_action_partner_by_category">
            <field name="key2" eval="'tree_but_open'"/>
            <field name="model" eval="'res.partner.address.category'"/>
            <field name="name">Open partners</field>
            <field name="value" eval="'ir.actions.act_window,%d'%action_partner_by_category"/>
            <field name="object" eval="True"/>
        </record>
        
        <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="action_partner_address_category_form">
            <field name="name">Address categories</field>
            <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
            <field name="res_model">res.partner.address.category</field>
            <field name="view_type">form</field>
        </record>
        <menuitem parent="base.menu_config_address_book" action="action_partner_address_category_form" id="menu_partner_address_category_form"/>
        
    </data>
</openerp>