diff --git a/unserialize_field/__openerp__.py b/unserialize_field/__openerp__.py index 8d6d30be0..b639ce348 100644 --- a/unserialize_field/__openerp__.py +++ b/unserialize_field/__openerp__.py @@ -23,13 +23,23 @@ { 'name': 'Make database fields from fields that live in serialized fields', 'version': '1.0', - 'description': """To be able to search for fields with standard methods, -they have to be database fields. This addon makes it possible to unserialize -them afterwards.""", + 'description': """ +Sparse, or serialized fields do not live as a column in the database table. +Instead, their values are stored in JSON arrays in a separate field. As a +result, these fields cannot be searched or sorted by. + +If such a sparse field is created as 'manual', this module can unserialize +the field. Its field definition and values will then be migrated to a +proper database column. A real life use case where you encounter many +of such fields is the Magento-OpenERP connector. + +For technical reasons, many2many and one2many fields are not supported. +""", 'author': 'Therp BV', 'website': 'http://www.therp.nl', + 'version': '1.0', "category": "Tools", - "depends": [], + "depends": ['base'], "data": ['ir_model_fields.xml'], 'installable': True, 'active': False,