<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openerp>
    <data>
        <!-- Action -->
    <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="action_note_active">
      <field name="name">Notes</field>
      <field name="res_model">note.note</field>
      <field name="view_type">form</field>
      <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
      <field name="search_view_id" ref="note.view_note_note_filter"/>
      <field name="domain">[('open', '=', True)]</field>
      <field name="help" type="html">
          <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
            Click to add a personal note.
          </p><p>
            Use notes to organize personal tasks or notes. All
            notes are private; no one else will be able to see them. However
            you can share some notes with other people by inviting followers
            on the note. (Useful for meeting minutes, especially if
            you activate the pad feature for collaborative writings).
          </p><p>
            You can customize how you process your notes/tasks by adding,
            removing or modifying columns.
          </p>
        </field>
    </record>
    <menuitem name="Notes" id="note.menu_note_notes" parent="mail.mail_my_stuff" sequence="20" action="action_note_active"/>
    </data>
</openerp>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openerp>
    <data>
        <!-- Action -->
    <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="action_note_active">
      <field name="name">Notes</field>
      <field name="res_model">note.note</field>
      <field name="view_type">form</field>
      <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
      <field name="search_view_id" ref="note.view_note_note_filter"/>
      <field name="context">{'search_default_open_true': 1}</field>
      <field name="help" type="html">
          <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
            Click to add a personal note.
          </p><p>
            Use notes to organize personal tasks or notes. All
            notes are private; no one else will be able to see them. However
            you can share some notes with other people by inviting followers
            on the note. (Useful for meeting minutes, especially if
            you activate the pad feature for collaborative writings).
          </p><p>
            You can customize how you process your notes/tasks by adding,
            removing or modifying columns.
          </p>
        </field>
    </record>
    <menuitem name="Notes" id="note.menu_note_notes" parent="mail.mail_my_stuff" sequence="20" action="action_note_active"/>
    </data>
</openerp>
Change domain approach to context
Change domain approach to context
