In the Account and Finance module i want to add a new field but do not want to change the current form view and also I don't want to override it. I know to create a new class and declare _inherit attribute, declare new fields there, but i think it will override the original form view. I want both(original and inherited) form view to appear so that i can choose them based on my requirements. Is it possible?
(I desire to add discounts field in my inherited form view)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openerp>
<data>
<!-- 1st part of the sim_view start -->
<record model="ir.ui.view" id="account.partner_view_buttons">
<field name="name">partner.view.buttons</field>
<field name="model">res.partner</field>
<field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form" />
<field name="type">form</field>
<field name="arch" type="xml">
<xpath expr="//div[@name='buttons']" position="inside">
<button type="action" class="oe_stat_button" id="invoice_button" icon="fa-pencil-square-o" name="464" attrs="{'invisible': [('customer', '=', False)]}" context="{'search_default_partner_id': active_id,'default_partner_id': active_id}">
<div><strong><field name="total_invoiced" widget="monetary"/></strong><br/>Invoiced</div>
</button>
</xpath>
</field>