diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 1e5727df77e..deeb488e329 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -106,25 +106,24 @@
                 <header>
                     <button name="%(crm.action_crm_lead2opportunity_partner)d" string="Convert to Opportunity" type="action"
                             help="Convert to Opportunity" class="oe_highlight"/>
-                    <button name="action_set_unactive" string="Archive"
-                            type="object" class="oe_highlight"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('active','=',False), ('probability', '&lt;', 100)]}"/>
                     <button name="action_set_won" string="Mark Won"
                             type="object" class="oe_highlight"
                             attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('active','=',False), ('probability', '=', 100)]}"/>
                     <button name="action_set_lost" string="Mark Lost"
                             type="object" class="oe_highlight"
                             attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', False)]}"/>
-                    <button name="action_set_active" string="Unarchive"
-                            type="object" class="oe_highlight"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', True)]}"/>
                     <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar" clickable="True"
                             domain="['&amp;', ('team_ids', '=', team_id), '|', ('type', '=', type), ('type', '=', 'both')]"
                             options="{'fold_field': 'fold'}"
                             on_change="onchange_stage_id(stage_id)"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet>
-                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box"/>
+                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                        <button name="toggle_active" type="object" class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive"
+                                attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', True), ('probability', '&lt;', 100)]}">
+                            <field name="active" widget="boolean_button" options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="label label-danger pull-right" attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('probability', '&gt;', 0), ('active', '=', True)]}">Lost</div>
                     <div class="label label-success pull-right" attrs="{'invisible': [('probability', '&lt;', 100)]}">Won</div>
                     <div class="oe_title">
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@
                                 </group>
                                 <group string="Opportunity" name="misc">
                                     <field name="probability" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
-                                    <field name="active"/>
                                 </group>
                                 <group string="Analysis" groups="base.group_no_one">
                                     <field name="date_open"/>
@@ -408,9 +406,6 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Opportunities">
                     <header>
-                        <button name="action_set_unactive" string="Archive"
-                                type="object" class="oe_highlight"
-                                attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('active','=',False), ('probability', '&lt;', 100)]}"/>
                         <button name="action_set_won" string="Mark Won"
                                 type="object" class="oe_highlight"
                                 attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('active','=',False), ('probability', '=', 100)]}"/>
@@ -418,9 +413,6 @@
                                 type="action" class="oe_highlight"
                                 context="{'default_lead_id': active_id}"
                                 attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', False)]}"/>
-                        <button name="action_set_active" string="Unarchive"
-                                type="object" class="oe_highlight"
-                                attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', True)]}"/>
                         <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar" clickable="True"
                             options="{'fold_field': 'fold'}"
                             domain="['&amp;', ('team_ids', '=', team_id), '|', ('type', '=', type), ('type', '=', 'both')]"
@@ -428,6 +420,10 @@
                     </header>
                     <sheet>
                         <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                            <button name="toggle_active" type="object" class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive"
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', True), ('probability', '&lt;', 100)]}">
+                                <field name="active" widget="boolean_button" options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                            </button>
                             <button class="oe_stat_button" type="object"
                                 context="{'partner_id': partner_id}"
                                 name="action_schedule_meeting" icon="fa-calendar">
@@ -553,7 +549,6 @@
                                     <field name="source_id" />
                                 </group>
                                 <group string="Misc" name="Misc">
-                                    <field name="active"/>
                                     <field name="day_open" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                                     <field name="day_close" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                                     <field name="referred"/>
diff --git a/addons/event/models/event.py b/addons/event/models/event.py
index 59f34be38b7..a83f4fe8f36 100644
--- a/addons/event/models/event.py
+++ b/addons/event/models/event.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class event_event(models.Model):
     name = fields.Char(
         string='Name', translate=True, required=True,
         readonly=False, states={'done': [('readonly', True)]})
+    active = fields.Boolean(default=True, track_visibility="onchange")
     user_id = fields.Many2one(
         'res.users', string='Responsible',
         default=lambda self: self.env.user,
diff --git a/addons/event/views/event_views.xml b/addons/event/views/event_views.xml
index b7303499da7..a6e523467be 100644
--- a/addons/event/views/event_views.xml
+++ b/addons/event/views/event_views.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
                     </header>
                     <sheet>
                         <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box" groups="base.group_user">
+                            <button name="toggle_active" type="object"
+                                    class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                                <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                    options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                            </button>
                             <button name="%(event.act_event_registration_from_event)d"
                                 type="action"
                                 class="oe_stat_button oe_event_attendee_button"
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="Unconfirmed" name="draft" domain="[('state','=','draft')]" help="Events in New state"/>
                     <filter string="Confirmed" domain="[('state','=','confirm')]" help="Confirmed events"/>
+                    <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="My Events" help="My Events" domain="[('user_id','=',uid)]"/>
                     <separator/>
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index d95947029a1..03bc1f133f9 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Employee">
                     <sheet>
-                        <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box"/>
+                        <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box" groups="base.group_hr_user">
+                            <button name="toggle_active" type="object"
+                                    class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                                <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                    options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
                         <field name="image" widget='image' class="oe_avatar" options='{"preview_image":"image_medium"}'/>
                         <div class="oe_title">
                             <label for="name" class="oe_edit_only"/>
@@ -75,7 +81,6 @@
                             <page string="HR Settings" groups="base.group_hr_user">
                                 <group>
                                     <group string='Status' name="active_group">
-                                        <field name="active"/>
                                         <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" on_change="onchange_company(company_id)"/>
                                         <field name="user_id" on_change="onchange_user(name, image, user_id)" string="Related User"
                                             context="{'default_groups_ref': ['base.group_user']}"/>
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@
                     <field name="category_ids" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                     <field name="job_id" />
                     <filter string="Important Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
+                    <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By">
                         <filter string="Manager" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'parent_id'}"/>
                         <filter string="Coach" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'coach_id'}"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
index 636b7d74eab..bd12e351475 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
                         attrs="{'invisible': [('emp_id', '=', False)]}">
                         <field name="employee_name" widget="statinfo" string="Employee"/>
                     </button>
+                    <button name="toggle_active" type="object"
+                            class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                        <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                            options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                    </button>
                 </div>
                 <div class="oe_title">
                     <label for="name" class="oe_edit_only"/>
@@ -142,7 +147,6 @@
                         <field name="medium_id" groups="base.group_no_one" />
                         <field name="source_id"/>
                         <field name="reference"/>
-                        <field name="active" invisible="1"/>
                     </group>
                     <group string="Job">
                         <field name="survey" invisible="1"/>
@@ -214,6 +218,7 @@
                     domain="[('date_action','&lt;&gt;',False)]" help="Filter and view on next actions and date"/>
                 <separator/>
                 <filter string="Important Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
+                <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                 <field name="job_id"/>
                 <field name="department_id"/>
                 <field name="user_id"/>
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@
                 <field name="categ_ids"/>
                 <field name="message_needaction_counter"/>
                 <field name="attachment_number"/>
+                <field name="active"/>
                 <templates>
                     <t t-name="kanban-tooltip">
                         <ul class="oe_kanban_tooltip">
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/models/mass_mailing.py b/addons/mass_mailing/models/mass_mailing.py
index 2357586e1ab..10b2a22f11f 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/models/mass_mailing.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/models/mass_mailing.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class MassMailingList(osv.Model):
 
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Mailing List', required=True),
+        'active': fields.boolean('Active'),
         'create_date': fields.datetime('Creation Date'),
         'contact_nbr': fields.function(
             _get_contact_nbr, type='integer',
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class MassMailingList(osv.Model):
 <p class="o_message_paragraph">Join our Marketing newsletter and get <strong>this white paper instantly</strong></p>"""
 
     _defaults = {
+        'active': True,
         'popup_content': _get_default_popup_content,
     }
 
@@ -475,6 +477,7 @@ class MassMailing(osv.Model):
 
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Subject', required=True),
+        'active': fields.boolean('Active'),
         'email_from': fields.char('From', required=True),
         'create_date': fields.datetime('Creation Date'),
         'sent_date': fields.datetime('Sent Date', oldname='date', copy=False),
@@ -597,6 +600,7 @@ class MassMailing(osv.Model):
         return res
 
     _defaults = {
+        'active': True,
         'state': 'draft',
         'email_from': lambda self, cr, uid, ctx=None: self.pool['mail.message']._get_default_from(cr, uid, context=ctx),
         'reply_to': lambda self, cr, uid, ctx=None: self.pool['mail.message']._get_default_from(cr, uid, context=ctx),
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/views/mass_mailing.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/views/mass_mailing.xml
index 14aa062b2c1..5276eb16156 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/views/mass_mailing.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/views/mass_mailing.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
                 <search string="Mailing Lists">
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="create_date"/>
+                    <filter name="inactive" string="Archived" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By">
                         <filter string="Creation Month" name="group_create_date"
                             context="{'group_by': 'create_date'}"/>
@@ -258,6 +259,11 @@
                 <form string="Contact List">
                     <sheet>
                         <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                            <button name="toggle_active" type="object"
+                                    class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                                <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                    options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                            </button>
                             <button name="%(mass_mailing.action_view_mass_mailing_contacts_from_list)d"
                                     type="action" icon="fa-user" class="oe_stat_button">
                                 <field name="contact_nbr" string="Recipients" widget="statinfo"/>
@@ -308,6 +314,7 @@
                <search string="Mass Mailings">
                     <field name="name" string="Mailings"/>
                     <field name="mass_mailing_campaign_id"/>
+                    <filter name="inactive" string="Archived" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By">
                         <filter string="Status" name="group_state"
                             context="{'group_by': 'state'}"/>
@@ -432,6 +439,11 @@
                                 type="action" class="oe_stat_button">
                                 <field name="bounced_ratio" string="Bounced" widget="percentpie"/>
                             </button>
+                            <button name="toggle_active" type="object"
+                                    class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                                <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                    options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                            </button>
                         </div>
 
                         <group>
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index 87016325176..2f792de3ced 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
                     <filter string="Products" name="consumable" domain="[('type','=','consu')]" help="Products your store in the inventory"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="Can be Sold" name="filter_to_sell" domain="[('sale_ok','=',1)]"/>
+                    <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <field string="Attributes" name="attribute_line_ids"/>
                     <field name="pricelist_id" widget="selection" context="{'pricelist': self}" filter_domain="[]" groups="product.group_sale_pricelist"/> <!-- Keep widget=selection on this field to pass numeric `self` value, which is not the case for regular m2o widgets! -->
                 </search>
@@ -80,7 +81,13 @@
                         <field name="is_product_variant" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name='product_variant_count' invisible='1'/>
                         <field name="id" invisible="True"/>
-                        <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box"/>
+                        <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                            <button name="toggle_active" type="object" groups="base.group_no_one"
+                                    class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                                <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                    options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
                         <field name="image_medium" widget="image" class="oe_avatar"/>
                         <div class="oe_title">
                             <label class="oe_edit_only" for="name" string="Product Name"/>
@@ -99,7 +106,6 @@
                                         <field name="type" on_change="onchange_type(type, context)"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group name="group_standard_price">
-                                        <field name="active" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                                         <field name="list_price"/>
                                         <label for="standard_price" groups="base.group_user"/>
                                         <div name="standard_price_uom" groups="base.group_user">
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 911b9128a72..2cbea588298 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
                     <filter string="New" name="draft" domain="[('stage_id.sequence', '&lt;=', 1)]"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="Important Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
+                    <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By">
                         <filter string="Project" name="project" context="{'group_by':'project_id'}"/>
                         <filter string="Task" context="{'group_by':'name'}"/>
@@ -76,9 +77,6 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Project">
                 <header>
-                    <button name="set_template" string="Set as Template" type="object" states="open" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <button string="New Project Based on Template" name="duplicate_template"  type="object" states="template" class="oe_highlight" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <button name="reset_project" string="Reset as Project" type="object" states="template" class="oe_highlight" groups="base.group_user"/>
                     <field name="state" widget="statusbar" clickable="True"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet string="Project">
@@ -91,6 +89,13 @@
                         <button  class="oe_stat_button" name="attachment_tree_view"  type="object" icon="fa-files-o">
                             <field string="Documents" name="doc_count" widget="statinfo"/>
                         </button>
+                        <button name="toggle_active" type="object"
+                                confirm="(Un)archiving a project automatically (un)archives its tasks and issues. Do you want to proceed?"
+                                class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive"
+                                attrs="{'invisible':[('state','in',['open', 'pending'])]}">
+                            <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                        </button>
                     </div>
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <h1>
@@ -121,7 +126,6 @@
                                 </group>
                                 <group string="Configuration" groups="base.group_no_one">
                                     <field name="sequence" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
-                                    <field name="active" attrs="{'invisible':[('state','in',['open', 'pending', 'template'])]}"/>
                                 </group>
                             </group>
                         </page>
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@
                     <filter string="Followed by Me" domain="[('message_is_follower','=',True)]"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="Important Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
+                    <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     <field name="user_id" string="Project Manager"/>
                     <field name="partner_id" string="Contact" filter_domain="[('partner_id', 'child_of', self)]"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By">
@@ -245,14 +250,21 @@
                             options="{'fold_field': 'fold'}"/>
                     </header>
                     <sheet string="Task">
+                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                        <button name="toggle_active" type="object" groups="base.group_user"
+                                class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                            <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                        </button>
+                        <field name="kanban_state" widget="kanban_state_selection"
+                            options='{
+                            "states_legend_field": "stage_id",
+                            "states_legend": {"normal": "legend_normal", "blocked": "legend_blocked", "done": "legend_done"}}'/>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <h1 class="o_row">
                             <field name="priority" widget="priority"/>
                             <field name="name" placeholder="Task Title..."/>
-                            <field name="kanban_state" widget="kanban_state_selection"
-                                options='{
-                                "states_legend_field": "stage_id",
-                                "states_legend": {"normal": "legend_normal", "blocked": "legend_blocked", "done": "legend_done"}}'/>
                         </h1>
                     </div>
                     <group>
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@
                     <field name="message_needaction_counter"/>
                     <field name="tag_ids"/>
                     <field name="displayed_image_id"/>
+                    <field name="active"/>
                     <templates>
                     <t t-name="kanban-box">
                         <div t-attf-class="oe_kanban_color_#{kanban_getcolor(record.color.raw_value)} oe_kanban_card oe_kanban_global_click">
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index ad6d9a7f4e9..ee69b24da9f 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
                         options="{'fold_field': 'fold'}"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet string="Issue">
+                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                        <button name="toggle_active" type="object" groups="base.group_no_one"
+                                class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                            <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="row">
                         <h1 class="col-xs-11">
                             <field name="name" class="oe_inline" placeholder="Issue Summary..."/>
@@ -59,9 +66,6 @@
                                     <field name="inactivity_days"/>
                                     <field name="days_since_creation"/>
                                 </group>
-                                <group groups="base.group_no_one">
-                                    <field name="active"/>
-                                </group>
                             </group>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@
                         <separator/>
                         <filter string="Create Day" context="{'group_by':'create_date:day'}" help="Create Date"/>
                         <filter string="Last Message" name="group_message_last_post" context="{'group_by':'message_last_post:week'}"/>
+                        <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                     </group>
                 </search>
             </field>
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@
                     <field name="user_id"/>
                     <field name="date_deadline"/>
                     <field name="message_needaction_counter"/>
+                    <field name="active"/>
                     <templates>
                         <t t-name="kanban-tooltip">
                            <ul class="oe_kanban_tooltip">
diff --git a/addons/resource/resource.py b/addons/resource/resource.py
index 6f558c04392..250cca8d1bb 100644
--- a/addons/resource/resource.py
+++ b/addons/resource/resource.py
@@ -666,7 +666,8 @@ class resource_resource(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char("Name", required=True),
         'code': fields.char('Code', size=16, copy=False),
-        'active' : fields.boolean('Active', help="If the active field is set to False, it will allow you to hide the resource record without removing it."),
+        'active' : fields.boolean('Active', track_visibility='onchange',
+            help="If the active field is set to False, it will allow you to hide the resource record without removing it."),
         'company_id' : fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company'),
         'resource_type': fields.selection([('user','Human'),('material','Material')], 'Resource Type', required=True),
         'user_id' : fields.many2one('res.users', 'User', help='Related user name for the resource to manage its access.'),
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
index 708c48309db..8b12a3e2dcb 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,13 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Partners">
                 <sheet>
-                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box"/>
+                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
+                        <button name="toggle_active" type="object" groups="base.group_no_one"
+                                class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-archive">
+                            <field name="active" widget="boolean_button"
+                                options='{"terminology": "archive"}'/>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
                     <field name="image" widget='image' class="oe_avatar" options='{"preview_image": "image_medium", "size": [90, 90]}'/>
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <field name="is_company" invisible="1"/>
@@ -311,7 +317,6 @@
                                 <group string="Misc">
                                     <field name="ref"/>
                                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" options="{'no_create': True}"/>
-                                    <field name="active"/>
                                 </group>
                             </group>
                         </page>
@@ -335,6 +340,7 @@
                    <separator/>
                    <filter string="Customers" name="customer" domain="[('customer','=',1), ('parent_id', '=', False)]"/>
                    <filter string="Vendors" name="supplier" domain="[('supplier','=',1), ('parent_id', '=', False)]"/>
+                   <filter string="Archived" name="inactive" domain="[('active','=',False)]"/>
                    <separator/>
                    <field name="category_id" string="Tag" filter_domain="[('category_id','ilike', self)]"/>
                    <field name="user_id"/>