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Questions about placeholders in CSpace

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Chris Hoffman
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 4:27 AM

Hi,

There are a few things in the current CSpace UI that seem to be placeholders for functionality that doesn't yet exist.

  • Media Snapshot: From the Cataloging screen (and elsewhere), the upper right area is reserved for the media snapshot.  We all have been assuming at some point that related media records would display here, but I've never seen a jira for it.  Our UCJEPS implementation is assuming this will be there sometime.

  • Report tab: One of the top level "tabs" just to the left of Administration is Reports.  The only UI for reports is currently the "Run Report" widget that is on the Object screen and the Procedural records.  From what I remember, no-context reports (i.e., those that aren't obviously tied to Objects or specific Procedures) will only be runnable from somewhere in the Administration tab (though this Reports tab might be a good place instead since not all users will have access to the Administration tab).

There are probably several other things like this.  Should these "under construction" things be kept in the UI or taken out and added when they are actually developed?

Thanks,
Chris

Hi, There are a few things in the current CSpace UI that seem to be placeholders for functionality that doesn't yet exist. - Media Snapshot: From the Cataloging screen (and elsewhere), the upper right area is reserved for the media snapshot. We all have been assuming at some point that related media records would display here, but I've never seen a jira for it. Our UCJEPS implementation is assuming this will be there sometime. - Report tab: One of the top level "tabs" just to the left of Administration is Reports. The only UI for reports is currently the "Run Report" widget that is on the Object screen and the Procedural records. From what I remember, no-context reports (i.e., those that aren't obviously tied to Objects or specific Procedures) will only be runnable from somewhere in the Administration tab (though this Reports tab might be a good place instead since not all users will have access to the Administration tab). There are probably several other things like this. Should these "under construction" things be kept in the UI or taken out and added when they are actually developed? Thanks, Chris
AR
Aron Roberts
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 5:32 PM

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Chris Hoffman
chris.hoffman@berkeley.edu wrote:

  • Media Snapshot: From the Cataloging screen (and elsewhere), the upper right area is reserved for the media snapshot.  We all have been assuming at some point that related media records would display here, but I've never seen a jira for it.  Our UCJEPS implementation is assuming this will be there sometime.

This issue was filed about a month ago:

"Display image thumbnail(s) on Cataloging and other non-Media record pages"
http://issues.collectionspace.org/browse/CSPACE-4446

Does it reflect what you are expecting?

Aron

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Chris Hoffman <chris.hoffman@berkeley.edu> wrote: > - Media Snapshot: From the Cataloging screen (and elsewhere), the upper right area is reserved for the media snapshot.  We all have been assuming at some point that related media records would display here, but I've never seen a jira for it.  Our UCJEPS implementation is assuming this will be there sometime. This issue was filed about a month ago: "Display image thumbnail(s) on Cataloging and other non-Media record pages" http://issues.collectionspace.org/browse/CSPACE-4446 Does it reflect what you are expecting? Aron
AR
Aron Roberts
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 5:40 PM

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Chris Hoffman
chris.hoffman@berkeley.edu wrote:

  • Report tab: One of the top level "tabs" just to the left of Administration is Reports.  The only UI for reports is currently the "Run Report" widget that is on the Object screen and the Procedural records.  From what I remember, no-context reports (i.e., those that aren't obviously tied to Objects or specific Procedures) will only be runnable from somewhere in the Administration tab (though this Reports tab might be a good place instead since not all users will have access to the Administration tab).

As an FYI that's at least tangentially related to this topic, Yura
did some refactoring work in the UI to make it easier to add
additional pages under the Administration tab, such as a (future)
Reports management page:

http://issues.collectionspace.org/browse/CSPACE-4159

Beyond that, however, it's still a valid question: what is the
currently-intended purpose of the top-level Report tab, given the "Run
Report" widget and an upcoming Reports page under Administration?

Thanks for raising these two issues, Chris!

Aron

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Chris Hoffman <chris.hoffman@berkeley.edu> wrote: > - Report tab: One of the top level "tabs" just to the left of Administration is Reports.  The only UI for reports is currently the "Run Report" widget that is on the Object screen and the Procedural records.  From what I remember, no-context reports (i.e., those that aren't obviously tied to Objects or specific Procedures) will only be runnable from somewhere in the Administration tab (though this Reports tab might be a good place instead since not all users will have access to the Administration tab). As an FYI that's at least tangentially related to this topic, Yura did some refactoring work in the UI to make it easier to add additional pages under the Administration tab, such as a (future) Reports management page: http://issues.collectionspace.org/browse/CSPACE-4159 Beyond that, however, it's still a valid question: what is the currently-intended purpose of the top-level Report tab, given the "Run Report" widget and an upcoming Reports page under Administration? Thanks for raising these two issues, Chris! Aron