diff --git a/addons/account/board_account_view.xml b/addons/account/board_account_view.xml
index 6417bb99d88..fa6dac769a3 100644
--- a/addons/account/board_account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/board_account_view.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Account Board">
+                <form string="Account Board" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(account.action_invoice_tree1)d" creatable="true" string="Draft Customer Invoices" domain="[('state','in',('draft','proforma2')), ('type','=','out_invoice')]"/>
diff --git a/addons/board/board_data_admin.xml b/addons/board/board_data_admin.xml
index 5f8c2f1b05c..58e04a22c09 100644
--- a/addons/board/board_data_admin.xml
+++ b/addons/board/board_data_admin.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Administration Dashboard">
+                <form string="Administration Dashboard" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(board_config_overview)d" string="Configuration Overview"/>
diff --git a/addons/board/board_data_home.xml b/addons/board/board_data_home.xml
index 8a75a3ad496..8794173810a 100644
--- a/addons/board/board_data_home.xml
+++ b/addons/board/board_data_home.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       <field name="model">board.board</field>
       <field name="type">form</field>
       <field name="arch" type="xml">
-        <form string="">
+        <form string="" layout="manual">
           <board style="1">
             <column>
               <action name="%(action_application_tiles)d"/>
diff --git a/addons/crm/board_crm_view.xml b/addons/crm/board_crm_view.xml
index 5d64bf20093..bc0b41b24b9 100644
--- a/addons/crm/board_crm_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/board_crm_view.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                <field name="model">board.board</field>
                <field name="type">form</field>
                <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                    <form string="Sales Dashboard">
+                    <form string="Sales Dashboard" layout="manual">
                          <board style="2-1">
                             <column>
                                 <action string="My Opportunities"
diff --git a/addons/document/board_document_view.xml b/addons/document/board_document_view.xml
index 4412423c97b..27325662815 100644
--- a/addons/document/board_document_view.xml
+++ b/addons/document/board_document_view.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
              <field name="model">board.board</field>
              <field name="type">form</field>
              <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Document board">
+                <form string="Document board" layout="manual">
                      <board style="2-1" >
                         <column>
                             <action string="New Files"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
              <field name="model">board.board</field>
              <field name="type">form</field>
              <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Document board">
+                <form string="Document board" layout="manual">
                      <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action string="Wall of Shame"
diff --git a/addons/event/board_association_view.xml b/addons/event/board_association_view.xml
index 96db3db6781..72b46a74116 100644
--- a/addons/event/board_association_view.xml
+++ b/addons/event/board_association_view.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Association Dashboard">
+                <form string="Association Dashboard" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action string="Next Events"
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_board.xml b/addons/hr/hr_board.xml
index 6b541f5a557..b026b40bd80 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_board.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_board.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <field name="model">board.board</field>
         <field name="type">form</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <form string="My Board">
+            <form string="My Board" layout="manual">
                 <board style="2-1">
                     <column/>
                     <column/>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <field name="model">board.board</field>
         <field name="type">form</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <form string="HR Manager Board">
+            <form string="HR Manager Board" layout="manual">
                 <board style="2-1">
                     <column/>
                     <column/>
diff --git a/addons/mrp/board_manufacturing_view.xml b/addons/mrp/board_manufacturing_view.xml
index cb81d51d439..514b018032a 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/board_manufacturing_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/board_manufacturing_view.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Manufacturing board">
+                <form string="Manufacturing board" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(procurement.procurement_exceptions)d" string="Procurements in Exception" domain="[('state','=','exception')]"/>
diff --git a/addons/project/board_project_view.xml b/addons/project/board_project_view.xml
index f4a855283ba..8fef3c1470e 100644
--- a/addons/project/board_project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/board_project_view.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="My Board">
+                <form string="My Board" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(my_open_tasks_action)d" string="My Open Tasks" creatable="true"/>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/board_project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/board_project_issue_view.xml
index ff33793d8e8..c6a9da9cb41 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/board_project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/board_project_issue_view.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Issues Dashboard">
+                <form string="Issues Dashboard" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(action_view_current_project_issue_tree)d" string="Current Issues"/>
diff --git a/addons/project_scrum/board_project_scrum_view.xml b/addons/project_scrum/board_project_scrum_view.xml
index 924a1cbf5cc..284208ee21f 100644
--- a/addons/project_scrum/board_project_scrum_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_scrum/board_project_scrum_view.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="My Board">
+                <form string="My Board" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                				 <action name="%(action_sprint_all_dashboard_tree)d" string="Sprints"/>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/board_purchase_view.xml b/addons/purchase/board_purchase_view.xml
index 4c9e776b96b..ad4c97aad4a 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/board_purchase_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/board_purchase_view.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Purchase Dashboard">
+                <form string="Purchase Dashboard" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(purchase_draft)d" string="Request for Quotations" creatable="true"/>
diff --git a/addons/sale/board_sale_view.xml b/addons/sale/board_sale_view.xml
index 8a6caf1a849..3780c68b2b3 100644
--- a/addons/sale/board_sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/board_sale_view.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Sales Manager Dashboard">
+                <form string="Sales Manager Dashboard" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(sale.action_quotation_for_sale)d" string="Quotations" creatable="true"/>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Sales Dashboard">
+                <form string="Sales Dashboard" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(action_quotation_for_sale)d"
diff --git a/addons/stock/board_warehouse_view.xml b/addons/stock/board_warehouse_view.xml
index b8de9cf445e..b99b7e98609 100644
--- a/addons/stock/board_warehouse_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/board_warehouse_view.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             <field name="model">board.board</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Warehouse board">
+                <form string="Warehouse board" layout="manual">
                     <board style="2-1">
                         <column>
                             <action name="%(action_incoming_product_board)d" string="Incoming Shipments" creatable="true"/>