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["Fabien \(Open ERP\)" <fp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: openobject-client-web
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  UI Useability Improvement propositions

Status in OpenObject Web Client:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  We are working with useability experts to improve the user interface of the v5.2 fo OpenERP. Our deadlines:
  - January 2010 : finish all wireframes and start developments
  - February 2010: finish all designs

We made some very early drafts wireframes to show you some ideas. The biggest changes:

Search Views
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In trunk, we have new search views that can integrate buttons, business logic, custom filters, ... You can design custom search views per object. The search elements can change the domain (filter on records) or the context (change the values displayed of computed fields: example: the stock real and virtual depends on the selected warehouse in the search view of products.) Relational fields are available as selection box, where you can select or write text.The search view integrates custom filters, ability to create shortcuts, ...

See the attached screenshot for more info. It already works in trunk GTK and web client.

Menus
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We'd like to change how OpenERP is perceived. Instead of being a "Global ERP that does everything", we'd like to change our image into a "Suite of Integrated Management Applications". The homepage, after the login, allows you to choose in which 'application' you want to work: Project Management, Accounting, ...

After entering in an application, you see the menu of this application that always remains on the left side. All applications are visible on the above tabs. Someone can set is default application in his preferences. (a developper will remain in the Projact Management application and default to a context which is his current project).

When you are in an 'application', you can set a default context. For example, in project management, you can select a project. Then all menus (bugs, tasks, features requests, wiki specifications, ...) automatically filters on this project. You may not select any project and you will see all tasks (like currently).

For example, in the sales management tab, the context will be the department (case section) you are working in.

Note, that this is just for the useability of the user interface. It doesn't change the way all objects are integrated together in OpenERP.

In attached files, you have a draft wireframe design of this new UI and a sample .ODS file that describe the new menu structure.

Dashboards
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We designed more collaborative dashboards (notes on projects, discussions, ...)


Lists
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We will improve a lot the design of elements in a list. The attachment system will be simplified a lot, see the bottom right corner (normally on forms, not on lists). We don't open anymore the list/form of attachement.




NOTE:
* This is the first draft, I just received a completly different proposition from an other useability expert. Everything is still under discussion, feel free to contribute/propose others designs.