Double check that you have no inherited view that remove `options` you set on a field ! If nothing works, add a debugger in the first line of `_search method` and enable debug mode in Odoo. When you write something in a many2one field, javascript debugger should pause. If not verify your installation. - Instead of making the tags rectangle clickable, I think it's better to put the text as a clickable link, so we will get a consistent behaviour/aspect with other clickable elements (many2one...).