1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index c562fa388f0..5fb77204ec7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@ odoo.define('web.BasicModel', function (require) {
 
 var AbstractModel = require('web.AbstractModel');
 var concurrency = require('web.concurrency');
+var core = require('web.core');
 var Context = require('web.Context');
 var Domain = require('web.Domain');
 var fieldUtils = require('web.field_utils');
 var session = require('web.session');
 
+var _t = core._t;
+
 var x2ManyCommands = {
     // (0, _, {values})
     CREATE: 0,
@@ -421,6 +424,22 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
         return list;
     },
     /**
+     * Returns the current display_name for the record.
+     *
+     * @param {string} id the localID for a valid record element
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    getName: function (id) {
+        var record = this.localData[id];
+        if (record._changes && 'display_name' in record._changes) {
+            return record._changes.display_name;
+        }
+        if ('display_name' in record.data) {
+            return record.data.display_name;
+        }
+        return _t("New");
+    },
+    /**
      * Returns true if a record is dirty. A record is considered dirty if it has
      * some unsaved changes, marked by the _isDirty property on the record or
      * one of its subrecords.