[jira] [Created] (OFBIZ-10931) Have type-ahead function in stead of drop-down for CustomTimePeriod update

["Pierre Smits (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Pierre Smits created OFBIZ-10931:
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             Summary: Have type-ahead function in stead of drop-down for CustomTimePeriod update
                 Key: OFBIZ-10931
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-10931
             Project: OFBiz
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: accounting
    Affects Versions: Release Branch 16.11, Trunk, Release Branch 17.12, Release Branch 18.12
            Reporter: Pierre Smits


Currently in the overviews of Edit Custom Time Periods screen (see [1]) the user can select a parent period for any given period record. This is done through a drop down widget from EditCustomTimePeriod.ftl
The construct for the values shown is: 
 # the organisationPartyId, 
 # the periodTypeId, and 
 # the periodNum
 # the customPeriodId

The page shows the drop-down values as following examples:
 * Company Fiscal Quarter: 2 [6011]
 
 * Company Fiscal Quarter: 3 [6012]
 * Company Fiscal Quarter: 5 [6014]
 * Company Fiscal Quarter: 2 [6016]
 * Company Fiscal Quarter: 3 [6017]
 * Company Fiscal Year: 1 [6010]
 * Company Fiscal Year: 1 [6015]

As can be observed, the information provided is confusing. And when the number of periods to select from gets long (consider the hierarchy: month-quarter-year) it is easy to make mistakes. 

Furthermore, given that there is a hierarchy between periods, it should not be possible to select a period that is outside the higher order. Meaning there is a FISCAL_MONTH defined for say fromDate=2019-03-01 and thruDate = 2019-03-31, then It can not belong to a FISCAL_YEAR that either ends before the fromDate of the FISCAL_MONTH period or start after the thruDate of the FISCAL_MONTH.

 

 

 

[1] https://demo-stable.ofbiz.apache.org/accounting/control/EditCustomTimePeriod



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