So one way to think of this scenario is to have checkboxes corresponding to each of the global variables . Checking/ Unchecking them to select multiple items(global variables) together and then have a global Save button where we pass the Id's for all the global variables selected to the object responsible for saving the configuration and finally popping up a box which displays that we need a management server restart.
The drawback of such a approach would be if the user has to change only a single global variable which. Regards, Pranav -----Original Message----- From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.child...@sungard.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:36 PM To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] UI user prompt redesign On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 02:22:42AM +0000, Parth Jagirdar wrote: > This screen is more appropriate with case below. > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12572013/global%20var > .jpg >From a user standpoint, I like your proposal Parth. Any thoughts on the >implementation? > > Thanks, > .. Parth > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parth Jagirdar [mailto:parth.jagir...@citrix.com] > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 4:55 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: [DISCUSS] UI user prompt redesign > > Currently in UI if an, > Action X has an associated message Y. For example say X is changing a global > variable and Y can be message that prompts user to restart the Management > Server. > > If user changes 3 global variables he will be presented with 3 message boxes; > all displaying same message ! > > See the reason for proposal here... > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12572005/msg%20box.jpg > > > Proposal :: > > Approach (The most commonly found in UI based tools - But - Different than > what we have in place now) is to have only one "Save" button for group of > actions that produce same message. > > Now 2 common Scenarios:: > > Upon clicking "Save" button :: User changes gets realized and relevant > message box is presented. > Due to fact that each web page has similar actions and thus have > similar messages this makes life very easy. (Multiple global variables > changed and only one box presented requesting to restart MS) > > Upon navigating away from page without clicking Save :: Present a warning and > if accepted, discard changes and continue with requested navigation; else > ignore navigation request and present user the same page and wait for user to > click "Save" button or to perform another action. > (Repeat till either Save is clicked or user accepts warning) > > > Current implementation:: We can see that small green "correct/right" ticker > (Screen: ticker) next to global variable input box as the Save button. > Clicking which our changes gets realized message pops up. > > But the problem with our current approach is of association. > > We have associated each message with each action. If we associate set of > actions that produce the same message; say the whole table that contains > Global Variables and associate only one Save (And in turn which results into > associating only one message) with it then we can achieve what I am trying to > propose here. > > > I believe this is most common approach in UI based tools. > > Suggestions / Inputs? > > > Track it here :: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-1506 > > > > Thank You, > > Parth Jagirdar > Software Test Engineer > Datacenter & Cloud Division > Citrix Systems - Powering Mobile Workstyles and Cloud > Services.<http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/home.asp> > >
