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I have an idea that I would like to test if you like it or not. Here it
goes: There is a set of different applications in OfBiz. To lower the user learning curve it would be nice to have a picture as a front page of each application. The picture will illustrate the logical entities at a high level that consist in in an application. Example: Catalog Manager has a relationship between catalog, product, store, shipping, workeffort, etc Manufacturing Manager has a relationship to productionplanning, bom, workeffort, marketing, store, etc The idea is to create a front page to each of the application so that the user can understand what is possible to do in the application. The front page will describe these enteties as boxes (possibly with an icon inside) with arrows in between. If the user presses on one of the boxes the appropriate application-input-screen will be shown. This will give a visual insight to what that is possible to do inside the respective application. As they say, one picture describes more than thousand words. Giving the user a 50 cent ride when opening the Catalog Manager, Facility Manager or any other application would give quick insight into what the application does, and internal relationships it has. Torstein |
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it is a very good idea, also look at the help files being integrated
into ofbiz as well. I might be wise to use that format to provide the information. ========================= BJ Freeman http://bjfreeman.elance.com Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man <http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro> Torstein Hegbom sent the following on 3/20/2010 2:44 AM: > I have an idea that I would like to test if you like it or not. Here it > goes: > > > > There is a set of different applications in OfBiz. To lower the user > learning curve it would be nice to have a picture as a front page of each > application. The picture will illustrate the logical entities at a high > level that consist in in an application. > > > > Example: > > Catalog Manager has a relationship between catalog, product, store, > shipping, workeffort, etc > > Manufacturing Manager has a relationship to productionplanning, bom, > workeffort, marketing, store, etc > > > > The idea is to create a front page to each of the application so that the > user can understand what is possible to do in the application. The front > page will describe these enteties as boxes (possibly with an icon inside) > with arrows in between. If the user presses on one of the boxes the > appropriate application-input-screen will be shown. > > > > This will give a visual insight to what that is possible to do inside the > respective application. As they say, one picture describes more than > thousand words. Giving the user a 50 cent ride when opening the Catalog > Manager, Facility Manager or any other application would give quick insight > into what the application does, and internal relationships it has. > > > > Torstein > > > > > > |
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Something we discussed some time ago was to have a portalPage as the main
page of every application. Then a good and useful thing would be to create the content portlet. This would be a portlet that renders one or more content selected by its key or the like. Then we could have the information you want in a content and set a portalPortlet that shows it in the portalPage main application page. So the roadmap could be: 1) create the content portlet 2) create the portalPage widget 3) put a portalPage widget on every application's main page 4) create contents with the instructions 5) set a specific content portalPortlet on the application's main pages portalPages What do you think? 2010/3/20 BJ Freeman <[hidden email]> > it is a very good idea, also look at the help files being integrated > into ofbiz as well. > I might be wise to use that format to provide the information. > > > ========================= > BJ Freeman > http://bjfreeman.elance.com > Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation < > http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> > Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> > > Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist > > Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man > < > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > > > > > Torstein Hegbom sent the following on 3/20/2010 2:44 AM: > > I have an idea that I would like to test if you like it or not. Here it > > goes: > > > > > > > > There is a set of different applications in OfBiz. To lower the user > > learning curve it would be nice to have a picture as a front page of each > > application. The picture will illustrate the logical entities at a high > > level that consist in in an application. > > > > > > > > Example: > > > > Catalog Manager has a relationship between catalog, product, store, > > shipping, workeffort, etc > > > > Manufacturing Manager has a relationship to productionplanning, bom, > > workeffort, marketing, store, etc > > > > > > > > The idea is to create a front page to each of the application so that the > > user can understand what is possible to do in the application. The front > > page will describe these enteties as boxes (possibly with an icon inside) > > with arrows in between. If the user presses on one of the boxes the > > appropriate application-input-screen will be shown. > > > > > > > > This will give a visual insight to what that is possible to do inside the > > respective application. As they say, one picture describes more than > > thousand words. Giving the user a 50 cent ride when opening the Catalog > > Manager, Facility Manager or any other application would give quick > insight > > into what the application does, and internal relationships it has. > > > > > > > > Torstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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can we some how hook the help files into the portlet.\
I say this because that is already in place is a quicker path to have a solution. then when the then have a generic portlet, that can be reused, and have parms in the configuration that define it for an application. one of those can be front_page and link to the help file. ========================= BJ Freeman http://bjfreeman.elance.com Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man <http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro> Bruno Busco sent the following on 3/20/2010 3:34 PM: > Something we discussed some time ago was to have a portalPage as the main > page of every application. > Then a good and useful thing would be to create the content portlet. This > would be a portlet that renders one or more content selected by its key or > the like. > Then we could have the information you want in a content and set a > portalPortlet that shows it in the portalPage main application page. > > So the roadmap could be: > 1) create the content portlet > 2) create the portalPage widget > 3) put a portalPage widget on every application's main page > 4) create contents with the instructions > 5) set a specific content portalPortlet on the application's main pages > portalPages > > What do you think? > > 2010/3/20 BJ Freeman <[hidden email]> > >> it is a very good idea, also look at the help files being integrated >> into ofbiz as well. >> I might be wise to use that format to provide the information. >> >> >> ========================= >> BJ Freeman >> http://bjfreeman.elance.com >> Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation < >> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> >> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> >> >> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist >> >> Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man >> < >> http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro >> >> Torstein Hegbom sent the following on 3/20/2010 2:44 AM: >>> I have an idea that I would like to test if you like it or not. Here it >>> goes: >>> >>> >>> >>> There is a set of different applications in OfBiz. To lower the user >>> learning curve it would be nice to have a picture as a front page of each >>> application. The picture will illustrate the logical entities at a high >>> level that consist in in an application. >>> >>> >>> >>> Example: >>> >>> Catalog Manager has a relationship between catalog, product, store, >>> shipping, workeffort, etc >>> >>> Manufacturing Manager has a relationship to productionplanning, bom, >>> workeffort, marketing, store, etc >>> >>> >>> >>> The idea is to create a front page to each of the application so that the >>> user can understand what is possible to do in the application. The front >>> page will describe these enteties as boxes (possibly with an icon inside) >>> with arrows in between. If the user presses on one of the boxes the >>> appropriate application-input-screen will be shown. >>> >>> >>> >>> This will give a visual insight to what that is possible to do inside the >>> respective application. As they say, one picture describes more than >>> thousand words. Giving the user a 50 cent ride when opening the Catalog >>> Manager, Facility Manager or any other application would give quick >> insight >>> into what the application does, and internal relationships it has. >>> >>> >>> >>> Torstein >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > |
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