Add a new board for alerts

__openerp__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         'board',
     ],
     'data': [
+        'data/alert_board.xml',
         'test_action.xml',
     ],
     'installable': True,

board.py

@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
         data_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
         board_view = data_obj.get_object(
             cr, uid,
-            'board',
-            # TODO Register a new board for alerts and use its ID.
-            'board_my_dash_view',
+            'board_alerts',
+            'alert_board',
             context=context
         )
 

data/alert_board.xml

+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<openerp>
+    <data noupdate="1">
+
+        <!-- Define the board the user can drag views into that will be used to send 
+            emails. Imitated from the definition of the "My Dashboard" board in board/board_mydashboard_view.xml. -->
+
+        <record id="alert_board" model="ir.ui.view">
+            <field name="name">My Alerts</field>
+            <field name="model">board.board</field>
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <form string="My Alerts" version="7.0">
+                    <board style="2-1">
+                        <column />
+                    </board>
+                </form>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+
+        <record id="action_alert_board" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+            <field name="name">My Alerts</field>
+            <field name="res_model">board.board</field>
+            <field name="view_type">form</field>
+            <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+            <field name="usage">menu</field>
+            <field name="view_id" ref="alert_board" />
+            <field name="help" type="html"><![CDATA[
+              <div class="oe_empty_custom_dashboard">
+                  <p>
+                    <b>Your alert dashboard is empty.</b>
+                  </p><p>
+                    To add your first report into this dashboard, go to any
+                    menu, switch to list or graph view, and click <i>'Add to
+                    Dashboard'</i> in the extended search options.
+                  </p><p>
+                    You can filter and group data before inserting into the
+                    dashboard using the search options.
+                  </p>
+              </div>
+            ]]></field>
+        </record>
+
+        <menuitem id="menu_alert_board" parent="base.menu_reporting_dashboard"
+            action="action_alert_board" sequence="6" />
+
+    </data>
+</openerp>