Thank you Adrian also for the per-server setting reminder!
But I guess it's not enough as we may have a lot orders, or parties, etc. but shall still want to see list of contacts, leads, etc.
in SFA after add or modification
Jacques
From: "Bruno Busco" <[email protected]>
Thank you Adrian for the hint on the saving search criteria.
It makes great sense to me.
-Bruno
2009/10/26 Adrian Crum <[email protected]>:
Just a quick reminder: displaying the search results by default is already
configurable on a per-server basis. Look in widgets.properties for the
setting.
Saving search criteria would be easy using the user preferences feature.
Just use the name of the search criteria container as a key, and use the
parameters as the value.
-Adrian
Bruno Busco wrote:
Implementing "saved searches" or what I was used to call "filters" is
on my wish list.
I like how jira implements them allowing private or shared/global filters.
I would like to share info and requirements about.
-Bruno
2009/10/26 Scott Gray <[email protected]>:
BTW I think the absolute best thing we could do to improve search
usability
is to implement saved searches without a doubt.
Regards
Scott
On 26/10/2009, at 10:37 PM, Scott Gray wrote:
I was just trying to point out that it's usefulness decreases
exponentially as the number of pages in the result set increases (i.e.
the
likelihood that you will find what you are looking for on the first
page).
IMO it only really makes sense when the list is ordered by the newest
record first such as orders, tasks, emails, etc.
I personally don't really care either way, I just feel that the effort
required to make it configurable outweighs the benefits. If the list
should
show results then just show them and if it shouldn't then don't, why
bother
with all the extra work of making it configurable just because the
developers disagree on which is the best approach.
BTW, SugarCRM is one of many popular CRM suites out there and I don't
think that just because they do something a certain way makes that
approach
the best one :-)
Regards
Scott
HotWax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
On 26/10/2009, at 9:34 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Scott,
I did not find enough time for that. This idea cames to me after a
short
test of SugarCRM last version.
I think we could show results by default in SFA at least. There should
not be too much results, and with the new length parameter Bruno is
working
on, this should improve user experience.
This because it seems that some decision-makers began to look at OFBiz
from the CRM/SFA perspective.
We should take care of their expericen, most of the time they decide of
our future...
Jacques
From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[email protected]>
From: "Scott Gray" <[email protected]>
Could you provide an example search form where this might be useful?
Perhaps talking about specific forms might be more helpful.
I will try tomorrow to explain why, I must admit I have not yet
considered the how
Jacques
I have no problem with OFBiz being set one way or the other but
making
it configurable seems like a lot for little return.
Regards
Scott
On 13/10/2009, at 10:37 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Not only people evaluating OFBiz, but also people dealing with small
numbers. Maybe this should not be applied to all searches, though.
Remember, OFBiz was set this way not so long ago.
Jacques
From: "Scott Gray" <[email protected]>
-1, that sounds like a lot of work and additional complexity and
for
what? So that people evaluating OFBiz don't have to click on a
search
button in order to do a search? I'm sorry but it really makes no
sense
to me.
Regards
Scott
HotWax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
On 13/10/2009, at 9:51 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Also in the case of searching by default, the search fields
should
be visible (it's no obvious as it's only a string in the
screenlet title)
From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[email protected]>
Hi,
OOTB, we decided to not do searches by default when a page
containing one is opened (I was for this decision)
I wonder if we should not parametrize this in the DB and let it
available in the "My Portal" Préférences ?
Then we could set it to yes by default and avoid people
evaluating
OFBiz to clic on search button each time they open a such page.
We could also have an URL going to the preferences in each
search
to allow a quick change if needed
This is not related to lookup dialog boxes but only searches in
plain pages.
What do you think ?
Jacques
