[IMP] survey_record_generation : new option update_existing_fields

survey_record_generation/models/survey_record_creation.py

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class SurveyRecordCreation(models.Model):
         help="Choose the field you want to use to retrieve the existing record. "
         "WARNING: We update only the first record found.",
     )
+    update_existing_values = fields.Boolean(
+        string="Update existing values",
+        help="The default behavior is to not update the existing fields. "
+        "If checked, the existing fields will be updated. ",
+    )
     allowed_field_ids = fields.Many2many(
         "ir.model.fields",
         compute="_compute_allowed_field_ids",

survey_record_generation/models/survey_user_input.py

@@ -71,12 +71,15 @@ class SurveyUserInput(models.Model):
                 if duplicate:
                     record = duplicate
                 elif existing_record:
-                    vals_with_keys_not_in_record = {
-                        k: v
-                        for k, v in vals.items()
-                        if not getattr(existing_record, k, False)
-                    }
-                    existing_record.write(vals_with_keys_not_in_record)
+                    if record_creation.update_existing_values:
+                        existing_record.write(vals)
+                    else:
+                        vals_with_keys_not_in_record = {
+                            k: v
+                            for k, v in vals.items()
+                            if not getattr(existing_record, k, False)
+                        }
+                        existing_record.write(vals_with_keys_not_in_record)
                     record = existing_record
                 else:
                     try: