Understanding the UI-related information repository

UI elements, such as menus and views, are stored in information repository models. The corresponding data can be accessed through the Settings | Technical | User Interface menu. The most relevant options found there are listed here:

• Menu, or ir.ui.menu, defines the menu options. These form a hierarchy tree, and the leaf items can trigger an Action, then often provide instructions to display the composition of views.
• Views, or ir.ui.view, stores the view definitions and their extensions. View types include form, list, Kanban, and QWeb (both for reports and for web page templates).

Under the Settings | Technical | Actions menu, you can find a definition for these UI elements. The most relevant options are listed here:

• Action, or ir.actions.actions, is the base model that other action types derive from. Usually, you won't need to deal with it directly.
• Reports, or ir.actions.report, are actions to...