Re: Discussion- user Docs and User UI

[BJ Freeman <bj...@free-man.net>]

bump this up

David E. Jones sent the following on 8/24/2008 6:23 PM:
> 
> To make it more clear what you want, and set the stage for improvements,
> could you express what you're looking for in terms of how it is
> different from what already exists? For these things I'm thinking of
> some of these documents:
> 
> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBENDUSER/Apache+OFBiz+Business+Setup+Guide
> 
> http://docs.ofbiz.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41 (the pages under
> this page for product management)
> 
> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBENDUSER/Customer+Service+Representative+Role
> (especially the Visual* pages under this page as an example of some
> newer/nicer docs)
> 
> BTW, part of the point of this question is to enable communication and
> progress by looking into what exists and then working from there (ie the
> #1 rule: read before you write).
> 
> -David
> 
> 
> BJ Freeman wrote:
>> I know I have enough on my plate, but i would really like to see a
>> different layout added to the current user docs.
>> The one thing we lack is an intuitive way to do things.
>>
>> Up till now, a lot of data gets added using the xml files.
>>
>> I think a section should be dedicated to those that want to use those
>> and how.
>>
>> More I want to have a layout as to how to like added a product store,
>> though the UI.
>> Now one can fuddle their way through and then come to a drop down box
>> and not know where to go to put in the the data.
>> Like considerations for party groups and parties necessary for facilities
>> and Facilities that should to be defined before creating the Store
>> Ect.
>> then link back to the original Documents for where and how to access
>> those functions.
>>
>> the other is to start adding popup windows for dropdowns that need to be
>> populated like an products you select a warehouse, will what if there is
>> no warehouse for this product yet. Like we do for finds but it just open
>> a new window for adding a warehouse.
>> or have a breadcrum trail so they can move back up the links to where
>> they were.
>>
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