Hi Nik, One of the projects I managed was an online application that had similar requirements and implemented that using dropdown list too. The dropdown list approach worked well for us, as it didn't clutter the screen with too many options which were not necessary once a selection is made; and we kept the 'selected' option visible indicating the current view. We didn't use the "Go" button, as users felt a click on the dropdown list and making the selection are 2 quite deliberate actions that cannot occur accidentally. The other advantage of the dropdown list would be scaleability for addition new roles.
In that situation, different information views and scope of functionalities were available, depending on whether the user was a company, manager, broker, financial advisor or an investor. The company had the highest access rights in the hierarchy and could change views to the rest, while the investor was limited to only an investor view. Having said that, all our users went though induction programs to familiarise them with the system, so perhaps you will find that helpful too. Hope this helps! Regards, Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37537 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
