Every chatter message, precisely timestamped

Replace vague relative time with the exact date and time on every chatter message, and see who uploaded each attachment and when — right where your team already works.

The problem

Odoo's chatter shows message timestamps as relative time like “3 months ago,” which tells an auditor nothing precise, and attachments carry no visible upload date or uploader. Weeks later, reconstructing who did what and when means digging through logs instead of reading the record.

The solution

This module shows the full, unambiguous date and time on every chatter message and adds upload date, time, and uploader details to every attachment — so provenance is visible the moment you open a record, with no digging required.

Capabilities

Everything your audit trail was missing

Every capability below is implemented in the module.

01

Full Absolute Datetime on Every Message

Every chatter message shows the complete, unabbreviated date and time inline, replacing ambiguous phrases like “3 months ago” with a precise timestamp you can rely on.

02

Relative Time, Shown Alongside

Prefer the familiarity of “2 hours ago”? It stays visible in parentheses right beside the absolute date and time, so you get both precision and context at a glance.

03

Attachment Upload Date & Uploader

Every chatter attachment shows when it was uploaded and who uploaded it, directly under the file name — the authorship detail Odoo's chatter leaves out by default.

04

Full Provenance on Hover

Hovering over an attachment reveals its filename, upload date and time, and uploader in one tooltip, keeping the attachment list clean while the full detail stays one interaction away.

05

Configurable Datetime Format

Leave the format empty for a locale-aware full date and time, or set an explicit format in General Settings to match your organization's regional conventions.

06

Subtle, Odoo-Native Styling

Timestamps and uploader details are presented in restrained, native Odoo styling — informative without ever competing with the message content itself.

07

Zero Configuration Required

Install and the full datetime and attachment provenance appear immediately with sensible defaults. Every display option can be adjusted later, but nothing needs to be configured up front.

Workflow

How it works

1

Install & Go

Install the module and the full absolute datetime appears on every chatter message immediately — no setup required.

2

Open Any Chatter

Visit any customer, invoice, project, or ticket record and view its message and attachment history as usual.

3

Read Exact Timestamps

Every message shows the full date and time inline, with relative time beside it; every attachment shows its upload date, time, and uploader.

4

Fine-Tune in Settings

Adjust the datetime format, and toggle relative time or attachment metadata from General Settings > Chatter Provenance.

Questions

Frequently asked

No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.

No. It patches the existing chatter and attachment components in place, so every record you already use keeps working exactly as before, with more precise timestamps.

Get the app

Buy it on the Odoo App Store

Purchase, download and install directly from the official Odoo Apps Store — you'll always get the latest supported build.

Chatter Full Datetime & Provenance

Exact date and time on every chatter message plus upload date and uploader on every attachment — precise audit provenance with zero configuration.

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