diff --git a/addons/account/product_view.xml b/addons/account/product_view.xml
index d5fb3fe3911..73b31bbb02a 100644
--- a/addons/account/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/product_view.xml
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
                     <page string="Accounting" groups="account.group_account_invoice">
                         <group name="properties">
                             <group>
-                                <field name="property_account_income" domain="[('type','=','other')]" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
-                                <field name="taxes_id" colspan="2" attrs="{'readonly':[('sale_ok','=',0)]}" widget="many2many_tags"/>
+                                <field name="property_account_income" domain="[('type','=','other')]" groups="account.group_account_user"
+                                    attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                <field name="taxes_id" colspan="2" widget="many2many_tags"
+                                    attrs="{'readonly':[ '|', ('sale_ok','=',0), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                             </group>
                             <group>
-                                <field name="property_account_expense" domain="[('type','=','other')]" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
-                                <field name="supplier_taxes_id" colspan="2" widget="many2many_tags"/>
+                                <field name="property_account_expense" domain="[('type','=','other')]" groups="account.group_account_user"
+                                    attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                <field name="supplier_taxes_id" colspan="2" widget="many2many_tags"
+                                    attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                             </group>
                         </group>
                     </page>
diff --git a/addons/event_sale/event_sale_view.xml b/addons/event_sale/event_sale_view.xml
index 33bd7d7469e..c7b507169da 100644
--- a/addons/event_sale/event_sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/event_sale/event_sale_view.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
              <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <div name="options" position="inside">
                     <field name="event_ok" on_change="onchange_event_ok(type, event_ok, context)"/>
-                    <label for="event_ok"/>
+                    <label for="event_ok"
+                        attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                 </div>
                 <div name='ean' position="after">
-                    <field name="event_type_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('event_ok', '=', False)]}"/>
+                    <field name="event_type_id" attrs="{'readonly': ['|', ('event_ok', '=', False), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                 </div>
              </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
index 5f0a0f8b6d0..e0f345943ac 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
+++ b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         </record>
 
         <record id="product_template_search_view_procurment" model="ir.ui.view">
-            <field name="name">product.template.search.procurment</field>
+            <field name="name">product.template.search.procurement</field>
             <field name="model">product.template</field>
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="product.product_template_search_view"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//group[@name='general']" position="after" >
                     <group name="procurement_help" class="oe_grey" col="1" groups="base.group_user">
-                        <p attrs="{'invisible': ['|','|',('type','&lt;&gt;','service'),('procure_method','&lt;&gt;','make_to_stock')]}">
+                        <p attrs="{'invisible': ['|', '|', ('type', '!=', 'service'), ('procure_method', '!=', 'make_to_stock')]}">
                             When you sell this service, nothing special will be triggered
                             to deliver the customer, as you set the procurement method as
                             'Make to Stock'.
                         </p>
-                        <p attrs="{'invisible': ['|','|',('type','&lt;&gt;','product'),('procure_method','&lt;&gt;','make_to_stock')]}">
+                        <p attrs="{'invisible': ['|', '|', ('type', '!=', 'product'), ('procure_method', '!=', 'make_to_stock')]}">
                             When you sell this product, OpenERP will <b>use the available
                             inventory</b> for the delivery order.
                             <br/><br/>
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
                             will wait for new products. To fulfill the inventory, you should
                             create others rules like orderpoints.
                         </p>
-                        <p attrs="{'invisible': ['|','|',('type','&lt;&gt;','consu'),('procure_method','&lt;&gt;','make_to_stock')]}">
+                        <p attrs="{'invisible': ['|', '|', ('type', '!=', 'consu'), ('procure_method', '!=', 'make_to_stock')]}">
                             When you sell this product, a delivery order will be created.
                             OpenERP will consider that the <b>required quantities are always
                             available</b> as it's a consumable (as a result of this, the quantity
@@ -360,8 +360,10 @@
                     <button string="Orderpoints" name="%(product_open_orderpoint)d" type="action" attrs="{'invisible':[('type', '=', 'service')]}"/>
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//field[@name='cost_method']" position="before">
-                    <field name="procure_method" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="supply_method" groups="base.group_user"/> 
+                    <field name="procure_method" groups="base.group_user"
+                        attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                    <field name="supply_method" groups="base.group_user"
+                        attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/> 
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//group[@name='general']" position="after" >
                    <group name="procurement_help" class="oe_grey" col="1" groups="base.group_user">
diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 951b6d6e868..b5538942455 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -615,6 +615,12 @@ class product_product(osv.osv):
                     (data['name'] or '') + (data['variants'] and (' - '+data['variants']) or '')
         return res
 
+    def _is_only_child(self, cr, uid, ids, name, arg, context=None):
+        res = dict.fromkeys(ids, True)
+        for product in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
+            if product.product_tmpl_id and len(product.product_tmpl_id.product_variant_ids) > 1:
+                res[product.id] = False
+        return res
 
     def _get_main_product_supplier(self, cr, uid, product, context=None):
         """Determines the main (best) product supplier for ``product``,
@@ -676,6 +682,8 @@ class product_product(osv.osv):
         'active': fields.boolean('Active', help="If unchecked, it will allow you to hide the product without removing it."),
         'variants': fields.char('Variants', size=64, translate=True),
         'product_tmpl_id': fields.many2one('product.template', 'Product Template', required=True, ondelete="cascade", select=True),
+        'is_only_child': fields.function(
+            _is_only_child, type='boolean', string='Sole child of the parent template'),
         'ean13': fields.char('EAN13 Barcode', size=13, help="International Article Number used for product identification."),
         'packaging' : fields.one2many('product.packaging', 'product_id', 'Logistical Units', help="Gives the different ways to package the same product. This has no impact on the picking order and is mainly used if you use the EDI module."),
         'price_extra': fields.float('Variant Price Extra', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product Price'), help="Price Extra: Extra price for the variant on sale price. eg. 200 price extra, 1000 + 200 = 1200."),
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index c14c773bc13..0248d51a147 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -60,30 +60,35 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Product" version="7.0">
                     <sheet>
+                        <field name="is_only_child" invisible="0"/>
                         <field name="image_medium" widget="image" class="oe_avatar oe_left"/>
                         <div class="oe_title">
                             <div class="oe_edit_only">
                                 <label for="name" name='label_name' string="Product Name"
-                                    groups="product.group_product_mono"/>
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                 <label for="name" name='label_name' string="Product Template"
-                                    groups="product.gorup_product_variant"/>
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', True)]}"/>
                             </div>
                             <h1>
                                 <field name="name" class="oe_inline"
-                                    required="0"
-                                    groups="product.group_product_mono"/>
+                                    attrs="{'required': [('is_only_child', '=', True)],
+                                            'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                 <field name="product_tmpl_id" class="oe_inline"
-                                    groups="product.group_product_variant"
+                                    attrs="{'required': [('is_only_child', '=', False)],
+                                            'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', True)]}"
                                     on_change="onchange_product_tmpl_id(product_tmpl_id)"/>
                                 <span attrs="{'invisible':[('variants','=',False)]}" groups="product.group_product_variant"> - </span>
                                 <field name="variants" placeholder="Variant Name"
-                                    readonly="0"
                                     groups="product.group_product_variant" class="oe_inline"/>
                             </h1>
+                            <span attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', True)]}">
+                                Manage some of the product attributes on the
+                                <a>template form</a>
+                            </span>
                             <label for="categ_id" class="oe_edit_only"/>
-                            <h2><field name="categ_id"/></h2>
+                            <h2><field name="categ_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/></h2>
                             <label for="public_categ_id" class="oe_edit_only"/>
-                            <h3><field name="public_categ_id"/></h3>
+                            <h3><field name="public_categ_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/></h3>
                             <div name="options" groups="base.group_user">
                                 <field name="sale_ok"/>
                                 <label for="sale_ok"/>
@@ -95,9 +100,14 @@
                             <page string="Information">
                                 <group>
                                     <group>
-                                        <field name="type"/>
-                                        <field name="uom_id" on_change="onchange_uom(uom_id,uom_po_id)" groups="product.group_uom"/>
-                                        <field name="lst_price" string="Public Sale Price"/>
+                                        <field name="type"
+                                            attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="uom_id" on_change="onchange_uom(uom_id,uom_po_id)" groups="product.group_uom"
+                                            attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="lst_price" string="Public Sale Price"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="price_extra"
+                                            attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', True)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group>
                                         <field name="default_code"/>
@@ -105,19 +115,24 @@
                                         <div name="ean">
                                             <field name="ean13" placeholder="e.g. 5901234123457"/>
                                         </div>
-                                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" widget="selection"/>
+                                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" widget="selection"
+                                            attrs="{'invisible': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                 </group>
-                                <field name="description" placeholder="describe the product characteristics..."/>
+                                <field name="description" placeholder="describe the product characteristics..."
+                                    attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                             </page>
                             <page string="Procurements" groups="base.group_user">
                                 <group name="procurement">
                                     <group name="general">
-                                        <field name="cost_method" groups="product.group_costing_method"/>
-                                        <field name="standard_price" attrs="{'readonly':[('cost_method','=','average')]}"/>
+                                        <field name="cost_method" groups="product.group_costing_method"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="standard_price"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': ['|', ('cost_method','=','average'), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group name="procurement_uom" groups="product.group_uom" string="Purchase">
-                                        <field name="uom_po_id"/>
+                                        <field name="uom_po_id"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                 </group>
                                 <separator string="Description for Suppliers"/>
@@ -126,14 +141,19 @@
                             <page string="Inventory" groups="base.group_user">
                                 <group name="inventory">
                                     <group name="status" string="Status">
-                                        <field name="state"/>
+                                        <field name="state"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                         <field name="product_manager"
-                                        context="{'default_groups_ref': ['base.group_user', 'base.group_partner_manager', 'base.group_sale_manager']}"/>
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"
+                                            context="{'default_groups_ref': ['base.group_user', 'base.group_partner_manager', 'base.group_sale_manager']}"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group name="Weights" groups="product.group_stock_packaging" string="Weights">
-                                        <field digits="(14, 3)" name="volume" attrs="{'readonly':[('type','=','service')]}"/>
-                                        <field name="weight" attrs="{'readonly':[('type','=','service')]}"/>
-                                        <field name="weight_net" attrs="{'readonly':[('type','=','service')]}"/>
+                                        <field digits="(14, 3)" name="volume"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': ['|', ('type','=','service'), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="weight"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': ['|', ('type','=','service'), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="weight_net" 
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': ['|', ('type','=','service'), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                 </group>
                             </page>
@@ -141,17 +161,21 @@
                                 <group name="sale">
                                     <group string="Sale Conditions">
                                         <label for="warranty"/>
-                                        <div>
+                                        <div attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}">
                                             <field name="warranty" class="oe_inline"/> months
                                         </div>
                                     </group>
                                     <group groups="product.group_uos" string="Unit of Measure">
-                                        <field name="uos_id"/>
-                                        <field name="uos_coeff"/>
-                                        <field name="mes_type"/>
+                                        <field name="uos_id"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="uos_coeff"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="mes_type"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                 </group>
-                                <field name="packaging" groups="product.group_stock_packaging">
+                                <field name="packaging" groups="product.group_stock_packaging"
+                                        attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}">
                                     <form string="Packaging" version="7.0">
                                         <group col="4">
                                             <field name="ean"/>
@@ -174,7 +198,8 @@
                                     </form>
                                 </field>
                                 <separator string="Description for Quotations"/>
-                                <field name="description_sale" placeholder="note to be displayed on quotations..."/>
+                                <field name="description_sale" placeholder="note to be displayed on quotations..."
+                                    attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                             </page>
                         </notebook>
                     </sheet>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml b/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml
index fca1ee3c7d2..9ff9c77636a 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <div name="options" position="inside">
                     <field name="purchase_ok"/>
-                    <label for="purchase_ok"/>
+                    <label for="purchase_ok"
+                        attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                 </div>
                 <group name="procurement" position="after">
                      <separator string="Suppliers"/>
diff --git a/addons/report_intrastat/report_intrastat_view.xml b/addons/report_intrastat/report_intrastat_view.xml
index bcbd19d8bd8..17ce939f5b4 100644
--- a/addons/report_intrastat/report_intrastat_view.xml
+++ b/addons/report_intrastat/report_intrastat_view.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="product.product_normal_form_view"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="product_manager" position="after">
-                    <field name="intrastat_id"/>
+                    <field name="intrastat_id"
+                        attrs="{'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"/>
                 </field>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/stock/product_view.xml b/addons/stock/product_view.xml
index cff43b8f7ba..582149760b4 100644
--- a/addons/stock/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/product_view.xml
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@
                 </group>
                 <group name="Weights" position="after">
                      <group name="store" groups="stock.group_locations" string="Counter-Part Locations Properties">
-                         <field name="property_stock_procurement" attrs="{'readonly':[('type','=','service')]}" domain="[('usage','=','procurement')]"/>
-                         <field name="property_stock_production" attrs="{'readonly':[('type','=','service')]}" domain="[('usage','=','production')]"/>
-                         <field name="property_stock_inventory"  attrs="{'readonly':[('type','=','service')]}" domain="[('usage','=','inventory')]"/>
+                         <field name="property_stock_procurement" attrs="{'readonly':['|', '|', ('type','=','service'), ('is_only_child', '=', False), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}" domain="[('usage','=','procurement')]"/>
+                         <field name="property_stock_production" attrs="{'readonly':['|', '|', ('type','=','service'), ('is_only_child', '=', False), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}" domain="[('usage','=','production')]"/>
+                         <field name="property_stock_inventory"  attrs="{'readonly':['|', '|', ('type','=','service'), ('is_only_child', '=', False), ('is_only_child', '=', False)]}" domain="[('usage','=','inventory')]"/>
                      </group>
                 </group>
                 <field name="product_manager" position="attributes" version="7.0">
@@ -163,9 +163,13 @@
                             <field name="valuation" attrs="{'readonly':[('type', '=', 'service')]}"/>
                         </group>
                         <group colspan="2" col="2">
-                            <field name="property_stock_account_input" attrs="{'invisible':[('valuation', '!=', 'real_time')]}"
+                            <field name="property_stock_account_input"
+                                attrs="{'invisible':[('valuation', '!=', 'real_time')],
+                                        'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"
                                 domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
-                            <field name="property_stock_account_output" attrs="{'invisible':[('valuation', '!=', 'real_time')]}"
+                            <field name="property_stock_account_output"
+                                attrs="{'invisible':[('valuation', '!=', 'real_time')],
+                                        'readonly': [('is_only_child', '=', False)]}"
                                 domain="[('type','&lt;&gt;','view'),('type','&lt;&gt;','consolidation')]"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>