[FIX] web: clear input on clicking 'Create and Edit' from many2one fields

We clear the input field when clicking 'Create and Edit' to ensure that
the field is empty if the user chooses to cancel the record creation. If
a record is indeed created, then the field value will still be updated.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index 4cbbf498e82..194165b2206 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -371,9 +371,14 @@ var FieldMany2One = AbstractField.extend({
                 }
                 // create and edit ...
                 if (create_enabled && !self.nodeOptions.no_create_edit) {
+                    var createAndEditAction = function () {
+                        // Clear the value in case the user clicks on discard
+                        self.$('input').val('');
+                        return self._searchCreatePopup("form", false, self._createContext(search_val));
+                    };
                     values.push({
                         label: _t("Create and Edit..."),
-                        action: self._searchCreatePopup.bind(self, "form", false, self._createContext(search_val)),
+                        action: createAndEditAction,
                         classname: 'o_m2o_dropdown_option',
                     });
                 } else if (values.length === 0) {