Hello Abdallah Mahmoud,

✅ Answers to Your Questions

1. Is it possible to hide "My Profile" for specific users?

Yes, it is possible — but not using standard XML views or record rules.

You need to patch the UserMenu (OWL component) and control visibility using a security group.

2. Why does Odoo use a different view?

Although both use the res.users model:

• Top-right menu (Preferences / My Profile) → triggered via frontend JS (OWL component)
• Settings → Users → standard backend form view (XML)

So the difference comes from:

• Frontend-driven action vs backend action
• Different context and rendering layers

3. Best approach to control this?

The recommended approach is:

• Create a security group
• Patch the UserMenu component
• Hide menu items conditionally based on user group

💡 Working Solution

<record id="group_hide_user_menu" model="res.groups">
    <field name="name">Hide User Menu Items</field>
    <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_hidden"/>
</record>

📁 your_module/static/src/js/user_menu_patch.js

/** @odoo-module **/

import { UserMenu } from "@web/webclient/user_menu/user_menu";
import { patch } from "@web/core/utils/patch";
import { onWillStart } from "@odoo/owl";

const HIDDEN_IDS = [
    "settings",   // Preferences (My Profile)
];

const RESTRICT_GROUP = "your_module.group_hide_user_menu";

patch(UserMenu.prototype, {
    setup() {
        super.setup(...arguments);
        this.hideMenuItems = false;

        onWillStart(async () => {
            this.hideMenuItems = await this.user.hasGroup(RESTRICT_GROUP);
        });
    },

    getElements() {
        const elements = super.getElements(...arguments);
        if (this.hideMenuItems) {
            return elements.filter((el) => {
                if (el.type === "separator") return false;
                return !HIDDEN_IDS.includes(el.id);
            });
        }
        return elements;
    },
});

Make sure to load this JS file in backend assets (web.assets_backend) of your module.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Hope this helps!

Thanks and Regards,

Email: odoo@aktivsoftware.com

Hello, 

In standard Odoo 17, there is no direct configuration to hide the “My Profile” menu for specific users, as it is part of the core user dropdown and accessible to all logged-in users by default.

However, you can achieve this through customization:

• UI Customization (JS/XML): Hide the menu item based on user groups.
• Access Control: Restrict write access on res.users to prevent users from modifying their own profile (even if they access it).
• Action/View Override: Customize the action linked to “My Profile” to control behavior or redirect access.

Regarding your observation — Odoo uses a different view for “My Profile” to provide a simplified, user-friendly interface compared to the full user form available in Settings.

The best approach typically combines UI hiding (for better UX) and access rights (for security enforcement).

Hope this works for you! If you need any help implementing this or want a more optimized approach, feel free to reach out for further discussion

Regards,

Zehntech Technologies Inc.

santosh.sekwadia@zehntech.com