I agree with Mike and Jerry. From a user standpoint, the workflow will be more intuitive. Also, if you are using a session at all, the user runs the risk of 'timing out' less for the least amount of and the least difficult the information is to enter.
For us (web users), we don't see uploading a file to a website as such a big deal, but for a new user to the system who may have tons of MS Word/Excel experience, but not much with data entry, doing this may seem daunting. Can you image the look on either an Assistant or a senior manager, after working diligently for 45 minutes to make sure that all the information was entered correctly as well as the images are in the correct order with their relative descriptions, to press 'submit' and be met with a 'your session has expired' message. Of course, I've gone on for too long talking about this, but the short story is, chances are you will have to break up the workflow into 'stages' eventually, you might as well do it from the start. :) You can always add an 'advanced user' data entry page as an option for those who are faster. William ::-----Original Message----- ::From: Mike Francisco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ::Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:45 AM ::To: CF-Talk ::Subject: RE: Which approach to take? :: ::Rick, ::+1 with Jerry ::I've done similar approaches. Conceptually #2 might seem easier, but once ::users start using, it doesn't really matter much. In fact, #1 seems a bit ::more intuitive, workflow-wise. :: :: ::> -----Original Message----- ::> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ::> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:37 AM ::> To: CF-Talk ::> Subject: Re: Which approach to take? ::> ::> My personal preference is a riff of version 1. ::> ::> I input the text info, and hit save (or "add photos" or "step 2") ::> The data gets validated and written, and now I get the input fields for ::> the ::> photos (on a new page, or on the same page with a new section added at ::the ::> bottom) ::> :: :: :: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:301799 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
