I have developed an application that tracks financial transactions. In the form used for data input, there is a dropdown where the user would choose the reason for the transaction from a fairly long list of choices. To clarify the choices, there is also a gallery that gives transaction codes and explanations for each of the choices in the dropdown. My client has asked if they can click on the choice in the gallery causing the dropdown to select that choice.
I created a variable that is blanked out when the screen with the form in question is opened. I also set the default of the dropdown equal to the same variable. From there I can choose an item from the gallery via an icon and set the variable equal to the desired field in the gallery, which causes the dropdown to populate with the desired value. However, if the user chooses from the dropdown first, then tries to choose from the gallery, I lose the functionality due to defaulting to the variable no longer works. I want to reset the dropdown when I choose from the gallery, but I can't get the dropdown to reset from the icon in the gallery since the gallery is outside the form.
Thanks.
Related
Sample ComboBox
Is there a way to create a combobox like the one shown in the mockup above? One where I can search/filter within the dropdown itself (red text in image), where the column headers would normally go (if enabled). I've been asked to create this specifically in our access database, and I'm not sure if it's possible. If this is possible, what combobox properties would need to be changed to make it happen?
I made 2 magento (1.9.2.3) webshop to test a few thing... and at the productpage, in the section where I have to choose the product color what I want, there are 2 type of filed I can set in admin: or a dropdown menu (select with options), or simple buttons.
Using the same template at both demo website, somehow at the first webshop that section is a dropdown, and at the other, the section is simple buttons, and I don't know how I did this, because in the admin both settings are the same.
So I want to use the buttons, but now I don't know exactly how can I set it as default?
I've created a database that starts up with one form opened, from there users can access all the forms and rapports they need.
To make things as simple as possible I've removed all unneeded navigation and menu's, including the ribbon.
But because the database is moved around a lot I need the users to have access to the Linked Table Manager, just this one menu item.
So my question is if there is way to just show this menu item and hide all the others?
Or if this is not possible if I can link this item to a button an a form?
I am creating a page and the page has an editable data grid (I'm actually using jqgrid). The user can add, delete, and edit the rows of the grid. There are also some other form fields on this page such as text boxes and drop downs, but they are not part of the grid.
From a usability perspective which of the options do you think is best and why?
User manages the grid separately from the rest of the page. This means that there is a save button on the grid. So the user can save a grid row to the db without clicking the submit button. When the submit button gets clicked, the non-grid form fields get sent to the server.
user manages grid and other fields dependent upon each other. This is like an "Everything or nothing scenario." When you click the submit button, all of the form fields get submitted an saved the db along with the grid fields. If there is a validation error, nothing gets saved.
If there is a better way to handle this type of situation that I did not list, please let me know.
What I was thinking when I was in a similar situation, is how important it's that the user fills the other form fields. If they are optional and the grid is more important I would have the submit button in the grid but if I want the user to fill all the fields, the button should be at the end. In the case where the button saves the whole form, you can have a type of warning if the user skips some fields or you can have a deactivated button.
The second thing I thought was the height of the page. If the button hides 'above the fold' there is a high posibility that some users won't see it and the data won't be saved. So in that case, maybe you should have it in the grid. I would check analytics about screen resolutions.
We are currently building a request form in html that will allow users to look through a learning catalogue and if they want to apply for it they click the apply button which takes them to a request page and automatically chooses the resource from a drop down to save them having to choose it themselves.
Is there any possible way to do this?
Thanks.