diff --git a/addons/account_payment/account_payment_view.xml b/addons/account_payment/account_payment_view.xml
index f66f02a6d12..e49d6dfe93b 100644
--- a/addons/account_payment/account_payment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_payment/account_payment_view.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                         <field name="journal"/>
                         <field name="bank_id" domain="[('partner_id','=',partner_id)]"  />
                         <field name="company_id" widget='selection' groups="base.group_multi_company" on_change="onchange_company_id(company_id)"/>
-                        <field name="partner_id" widget='selection' invisible="1"/>
+                        <field name="partner_id" invisible="1"/>
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/document/report/document_report.py b/addons/document/report/document_report.py
index c9df78e4272..a4133f46387 100644
--- a/addons/document/report/document_report.py
+++ b/addons/document/report/document_report.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class report_document_user(osv.osv):
         'name': fields.char('Year', size=64,readonly=True),
         'month':fields.selection([('01','January'), ('02','February'), ('03','March'), ('04','April'), ('05','May'), ('06','June'),
                                   ('07','July'), ('08','August'), ('09','September'), ('10','October'), ('11','November'), ('12','December')],'Month',readonly=True),
-        'user_id':fields.integer('Owner', readonly=True),
+        'user_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Owner', readonly=True),
         'user': fields.related('user_id', 'name', type='char', size=64, readonly=True),
         'directory': fields.char('Directory',size=64,readonly=True),
         'datas_fname': fields.char('File Name',size=64,readonly=True),
diff --git a/addons/email_template/email_template.py b/addons/email_template/email_template.py
index 6e19b1eb8aa..904481096d3 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/email_template.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/email_template.py
@@ -411,7 +411,17 @@ class email_template(osv.osv):
         # create a mail_mail based on values, without attachments
         values = self.generate_email(cr, uid, template_id, res_id, context=context)
         assert values.get('email_from'), 'email_from is missing or empty after template rendering, send_mail() cannot proceed'
-        del values['partner_to']  # TODO Properly use them.
+
+        # process partner_to field that is a comma separated list of partner_ids -> recipient_ids
+        # NOTE: only usable if force_send is True, because otherwise the value is
+        # not stored on the mail_mail, and therefore lost -> fixed in v8
+        values['recipient_ids'] = []
+        partner_to = values.pop('partner_to', '')
+        if partner_to:
+            # placeholders could generate '', 3, 2 due to some empty field values
+            tpl_partner_ids = [pid for pid in partner_to.split(',') if pid]
+            values['recipient_ids'] += [(4, pid) for pid in self.pool['res.partner'].exists(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, tpl_partner_ids, context=context)]
+
         attachment_ids = values.pop('attachment_ids', [])
         attachments = values.pop('attachments', [])
         msg_id = mail_mail.create(cr, uid, values, context=context)
@@ -420,11 +430,11 @@ class email_template(osv.osv):
         # manage attachments
         for attachment in attachments:
             attachment_data = {
-                    'name': attachment[0],
-                    'datas_fname': attachment[0],
-                    'datas': attachment[1],
-                    'res_model': 'mail.message',
-                    'res_id': mail.mail_message_id.id,
+                'name': attachment[0],
+                'datas_fname': attachment[0],
+                'datas': attachment[1],
+                'res_model': 'mail.message',
+                'res_id': mail.mail_message_id.id,
             }
             context.pop('default_type', None)
             attachment_ids.append(ir_attachment.create(cr, uid, attachment_data, context=context))
diff --git a/addons/email_template/tests/test_ir_actions.py b/addons/email_template/tests/test_ir_actions.py
index d323ee36c1f..9b408a45316 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/tests/test_ir_actions.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/tests/test_ir_actions.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class TestServerActionsEmail(TestServerActionsBase):
             'name': 'TestTemplate',
             'email_from': 'myself@example.com',
             'email_to': 'brigitte@example.com',
-            'partner_to': '[%s]' % self.test_partner_id,
+            'partner_to': '%s' % self.test_partner_id,
             'model_id': self.res_partner_model_id,
             'subject': 'About ${object.name}',
             'body_html': '<p>Dear ${object.name}, your parent is ${object.parent_id and object.parent_id.name or "False"}</p>',
diff --git a/addons/email_template/tests/test_mail.py b/addons/email_template/tests/test_mail.py
index ccc8a49b875..a43bbe79713 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/tests/test_mail.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/tests/test_mail.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import base64
 from openerp.addons.mail.tests.common import TestMail
+from openerp.tools import mute_logger
 
 
 class test_message_compose(TestMail):
@@ -200,3 +201,44 @@ class test_message_compose(TestMail):
         # Generate messsage with default email and partner on template
         mail_value = mail_compose.generate_email_for_composer(cr, uid, email_template_id, uid)
         self.assertEqual(set(mail_value['partner_ids']), set(send_to), 'mail.message partner_ids list created by template is incorrect')
+
+    @mute_logger('openerp.osv.orm', 'openerp.osv.orm')
+    def test_10_email_templating(self):
+        """ Tests designed for the mail.compose.message wizard updated by email_template. """
+        cr, uid, context = self.cr, self.uid, {}
+
+        # create the email.template on mail.group model
+        group_model_id = self.registry('ir.model').search(cr, uid, [('model', '=', 'mail.group')])[0]
+        email_template = self.registry('email.template')
+        email_template_id = email_template.create(cr, uid, {
+            'model_id': group_model_id,
+            'name': 'Pigs Template',
+            'email_from': 'Raoul Grosbedon <raoul@example.com>',
+            'subject': '${object.name}',
+            'body_html': '${object.description}',
+            'user_signature': True,
+            'email_to': 'b@b.b c@c.c',
+            'email_cc': 'd@d.d',
+            'partner_to': '${user.partner_id.id},%s,%s,-1' % (self.user_raoul.partner_id.id, self.user_bert.partner_id.id)
+        })
+
+        # not force send: email_recipients is not taken into account
+        msg_id = email_template.send_mail(cr, uid, email_template_id, self.group_pigs_id, context=context)
+        mail = self.mail_mail.browse(cr, uid, msg_id, context=context)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.subject, 'Pigs', 'email_template: send_mail: wrong subject')
+        self.assertEqual(mail.email_to, 'b@b.b c@c.c', 'email_template: send_mail: wrong email_to')
+        self.assertEqual(mail.email_cc, 'd@d.d', 'email_template: send_mail: wrong email_cc')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            set([partner.id for partner in mail.recipient_ids]),
+            set((self.partner_admin_id, self.user_raoul.partner_id.id, self.user_bert.partner_id.id)),
+            'email_template: send_mail: wrong management of partner_to')
+
+        # force send: take email_recipients into account
+        email_template.send_mail(cr, uid, email_template_id, self.group_pigs_id, force_send=True, context=context)
+        sent_emails = self._build_email_kwargs_list
+        email_to_lst = [
+            ['b@b.b', 'c@c.c'], ['"Followers of Pigs" <admin@example.com>'],
+            ['"Followers of Pigs" <raoul@raoul.fr>'], ['"Followers of Pigs" <bert@bert.fr>']]
+        self.assertEqual(len(sent_emails), 4, 'email_template: send_mail: 3 valid email recipients + email_to -> should send 4 emails')
+        for email in sent_emails:
+            self.assertIn(email['email_to'], email_to_lst, 'email_template: send_mail: wrong email_recipients')
diff --git a/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py b/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
index bae7a0d8f9c..cd417a19d3c 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-from openerp import tools
+from openerp import tools, SUPERUSER_ID
 from openerp.osv import osv, fields
 
 
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ class mail_compose_message(osv.TransientModel):
             partner_ids.append(partner_id)
         partner_to = rendered_values.pop('partner_to', '')
         if partner_to:
-            for partner_id in partner_to.split(','):
-                if partner_id:  # placeholders could generate '', 3, 2 due to some empty field values
-                    partner_ids.append(int(partner_id))
+            # placeholders could generate '', 3, 2 due to some empty field values
+            tpl_partner_ids = [pid for pid in partner_to.split(',') if pid]
+            partner_ids += self.pool['res.partner'].exists(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, tpl_partner_ids, context=context)
         return partner_ids
 
     def generate_email_for_composer_batch(self, cr, uid, template_id, res_ids, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/report/holidays_summary_report.py b/addons/hr_holidays/report/holidays_summary_report.py
index d39ae53d5b6..adf09a63c85 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/report/holidays_summary_report.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/report/holidays_summary_report.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class report_custom(report_rml):
         res=cr.fetchone()[0]
         date_xml=[]
         date_today=time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
-        date_xml +=['<res name="%s" today="%s" />' % (res,date_today)]
+        date_xml +=['<res name="%s" today="%s" />' % (to_xml(res),date_today)]
 
         cr.execute("SELECT id, name, color_name FROM hr_holidays_status ORDER BY id")
         legend=cr.fetchall()
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class report_custom(report_rml):
 #        date_xml=[]
         for l in range(0,len(legend)):
             date_xml += ['<legend row="%d" id="%d" name="%s" color="%s" />' % (l+1,legend[l][0],_(legend[l][1]),legend[l][2])]
-        date_xml += ['<date month="%s" year="%d" />' % (som.strftime('%B'), som.year),'<days>']
+        date_xml += ['<date month="%s" year="%d" />' % (ustr(som.strftime('%B')), som.year),'<days>']
 
         cell=1
         if day_diff.days>=30:
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/report/users_timesheet.py b/addons/hr_timesheet/report/users_timesheet.py
index d8c4927947d..0d3f23e6bd3 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/report/users_timesheet.py
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/report/users_timesheet.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class report_custom(report_rml):
         <date>%s</date>
         <company>%s</company>
         </header>
-        '''  % (str(rml_obj.formatLang(time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),date=True))+' ' + str(time.strftime("%H:%M")),registry['res.users'].browse(cr,uid,uid).company_id.name)
+        '''  % (str(rml_obj.formatLang(time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),date=True))+' ' + str(time.strftime("%H:%M")),toxml(registry['res.users'].browse(cr,uid,uid).company_id.name))
 
         xml='''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
         <report>
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_message.py b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
index 9dfec55b075..4d8d00ec7b9 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class mail_message(osv.Model):
 
     def _get_default_from(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         this = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, uid, context=context)
-        if this.alias_domain:
+        if this.alias_name and this.alias_domain:
             return '%s <%s@%s>' % (this.name, this.alias_name, this.alias_domain)
         elif this.email:
             return '%s <%s>' % (this.name, this.email)
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.py b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.py
index 4359d6c3e7b..0944e89f1de 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class MailMassMailingCreate(osv.TransientModel):
             'default_use_mass_mailing_campaign': True,
             'default_use_active_domain': True,
             'default_model': wizard.model_id.model,
+            'default_res_id': False,
             'default_active_domain': wizard.domain,
             'default_mass_mailing_campaign_id': wizard.mass_mailing_campaign_id.id,
             'default_mass_mailing_id': wizard.mass_mailing_id.id,
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.xml
index ac313dea78b..b2b48fb8618 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mail_mass_mailing_create_segment.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="view_mode">form</field>
             <field name="target">new</field>
+            <field name="context">{'default_mass_mailing_campaign_id': active_id}</field>
         </record>
 
     </data>
diff --git a/addons/note/note.py b/addons/note/note.py
index 00c67c37191..fe917531472 100644
--- a/addons/note/note.py
+++ b/addons/note/note.py
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ class note_note(osv.osv):
         return ids and ids[0] or False
 
     def _set_stage_per_user(self, cr, uid, id, name, value, args=None, context=None):
-        note = self.browse(cr, uid, id, context=context)
-        if not value: return False
-        stage_ids = [value] + [stage.id for stage in note.stage_ids if stage.user_id.id != uid ]
+        if not value:
+            return False
+        note = self.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, id, context=context)  # do it as SUPERUSER because when creating, followers are not necessariliry set (another function field)
+        stage_ids = [value] + [stage.id for stage in note.stage_ids if stage.user_id.id != uid]
         return self.write(cr, uid, [id], {'stage_ids': [(6, 0, set(stage_ids))]}, context=context)
 
     def _get_stage_per_user(self, cr, uid, ids, name, args, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index ea9c4492fa4..e42cd8d7247 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def Project():
 """       % (
             project.id,
             project.date_start or time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'), working_days,
-            '|'.join(['User_'+str(x) for x in puids])
+            '|'.join(['User_'+str(x) for x in puids]) or 'None'
         )
         vacation = calendar_id and tuple(resource_pool.compute_vacation(cr, uid, calendar_id, context=context)) or False
         if vacation:
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ class task(osv.osv):
             }),
         'progress': fields.function(_hours_get, string='Working Time Progress (%)', multi='hours', group_operator="avg", help="If the task has a progress of 99.99% you should close the task if it's finished or reevaluate the time",
             store = {
-                'project.task': (lambda self, cr, uid, ids, c={}: ids, ['work_ids', 'remaining_hours', 'planned_hours','state'], 10),
+                'project.task': (lambda self, cr, uid, ids, c={}: ids, ['work_ids', 'remaining_hours', 'planned_hours', 'state', 'stage_id'], 10),
                 'project.task.work': (_get_task, ['hours'], 10),
             }),
         'delay_hours': fields.function(_hours_get, string='Delay Hours', multi='hours', help="Computed as difference between planned hours by the project manager and the total hours of the task.",
diff --git a/addons/project_issue_sheet/project_issue_sheet_view.xml b/addons/project_issue_sheet/project_issue_sheet_view.xml
index 4911cac8f25..6d813b44239 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue_sheet/project_issue_sheet_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue_sheet/project_issue_sheet_view.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 </field>
                 <xpath expr="//notebook/page[@string='Extra Info']" position="before">
                     <page string="Worklogs">
-                        <field name="timesheet_ids" colspan="4" nolabel="1" context="{'default_user_id' : user_id, 'default_account_id' : analytic_account_id}"
+                        <field name="timesheet_ids" colspan="4" nolabel="1" context="{'default_user_id' : uid, 'default_account_id' : analytic_account_id}"
                                 groups="base.group_user">
                             <tree editable="top" string="Timesheets">
                                 <field name="name"/>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/report/purchase_report_view.xml b/addons/purchase/report/purchase_report_view.xml
index 909663f43bb..58270f0ccd1 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/report/purchase_report_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/report/purchase_report_view.xml
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@
                     <filter string="Validated by" icon="terp-personal" context="{'group_by':'validator'}"/>
                     <filter string="Product" name="group_product_id" icon="terp-accessories-archiver" context="{'group_by':'product_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Category" name="group_category_id" icon="terp-stock_symbol-selection" context="{'group_by':'category_id'}"/>
-                    <filter string="Reference Unit of Measure" name="group_product_uom" icon="terp-mrp" context="{'group_by':'product_uom'}"/>
                     <filter string="Warehouse" icon="terp-go-home" context="{'group_by':'warehouse_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Reference UOM" name="group_product_uom" icon="terp-mrp" context="{'group_by':'product_uom'}"/>
-                    <filter string="Warehouse" icon="terp-go-home" context="{'group_by':'warehouse_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Destination" icon="terp-gtk-jump-to-ltr" context="{'group_by':'location_id'}"/>
                     <filter string="Status" icon="terp-stock_effects-object-colorize" context="{'group_by':'state'}"/>
                     <filter string="Company" icon="terp-go-home" context="{'group_by':'company_id'}" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
diff --git a/addons/stock/security/stock_security.xml b/addons/stock/security/stock_security.xml
index e51f20c67c9..aaf4333ece7 100644
--- a/addons/stock/security/stock_security.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/security/stock_security.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <record id="group_stock_manager" model="res.groups">
         <field name="name">Manager</field>
         <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_warehouse_management"/>
-        <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_stock_user')), (4, ref('account.group_account_user'))]"/>
+        <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_stock_user')), (4, ref('account.group_account_invoice'))]"/>
         <field name="users" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root'))]"/>
     </record>