diff --git a/bin/tools/convert.py b/bin/tools/convert.py
index 5bd4a98af83..b10de57859e 100644
--- a/bin/tools/convert.py
+++ b/bin/tools/convert.py
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ def escape(x):
 	return x.replace('\\/', '/')
 
 class xml_import(object):
+
+	def _test_xml_id(self, xml_id):
+		id = xml_id
+		if '.' in xml_id:
+			base, id = xml_id.split('.')
+		if len(id) > 64:
+			self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%xml_id)
 	def _tag_delete(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
 		d_model = rec.getAttribute("model")
 		d_search = rec.getAttribute("search")
@@ -150,8 +157,7 @@ class xml_import(object):
 			res['header'] = eval(rec.getAttribute('header'))
 		res['multi'] = rec.hasAttribute('multi') and  eval(rec.getAttribute('multi'))
 		xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
-		if len(xml_id) > 64:
-			self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%xml_id)
+		self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
 		id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, "ir.actions.report.xml", self.module, res, xml_id, mode=self.mode)
 		self.idref[xml_id] = id
 		if not rec.hasAttribute('menu') or eval(rec.getAttribute('menu')):
@@ -171,8 +177,7 @@ class xml_import(object):
 		model = rec.getAttribute("model").encode('utf8')
 		name = rec.getAttribute("name").encode('utf8')
 		xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
-		if len(xml_id) > 64:
-			self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%xml_id)
+		self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
 		multi = rec.hasAttribute('multi') and  eval(rec.getAttribute('multi'))
 		res = {'name': string, 'wiz_name': name, 'multi':multi}
 
@@ -190,8 +195,7 @@ class xml_import(object):
 	def _tag_act_window(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
 		name = rec.hasAttribute('name') and rec.getAttribute('name').encode('utf-8')
 		xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
-		if len(xml_id) > 64:
-			self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%xml_id)
+		self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
 		type = rec.hasAttribute('type') and rec.getAttribute('type').encode('utf-8') or 'ir.actions.act_window'
 		view_id = False
 		if rec.hasAttribute('view'):
@@ -238,8 +242,7 @@ class xml_import(object):
 
 	def _tag_menuitem(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
 		rec_id = rec.getAttribute("id").encode('ascii')
-		if len(rec_id) > 64:
-			self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%rec_id)
+		self._test_xml_id(rec_id)
 		m_l = map(escape, escape_re.split(rec.getAttribute("name").encode('utf8')))
 		pid = False
 		for idx, menu_elem in enumerate(m_l):
@@ -290,8 +293,7 @@ class xml_import(object):
 						g_ids.extend(self.pool.get('res.groups').search(cr, self.uid, [('name', '=', group)]))
 					values['groups_id'] = [(6, 0, g_ids)]
 				xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
-				if len(xml_id) > 64:
-					self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%xml_id)
+				self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
 				pid = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, 'ir.ui.menu', self.module, values, xml_id, idx==len(m_l)-1, mode=self.mode, res_id=res and res[0] or False)
 			elif res:
 				# the menuitem already exists
@@ -320,8 +322,7 @@ class xml_import(object):
 		model = self.pool.get(rec_model)
 		assert model, "The model %s does not exist !" % (rec_model,)
 		rec_id = rec.getAttribute("id").encode('ascii')
-		if len(rec_id) > 64:
-			self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'%rec_id)
+		self._test_xml_id(rec_id)
 
 #		if not rec_id and not data_node.getAttribute('noupdate'):
 #			print "Warning", rec_model