At WTC, whenever we are implementing Adempiere for our customers, we recommend following best practices to our developers:
- The complete content is visible (including the buttons) on the lowest resolution of 1024×768
- The system and functionality works in the same way on the following browsers:
- IE 7/8
- FireFox 3.x
- Try to fit as much content as possible in the first page (so that we would not have the vertical scroll bar) – wherever possible, follow the 2-column approach to show the fields
- If the content exceeds a page size, verify that the vertical scroll bar appears and the complete content is accessible by scrolling the bar
- The content in a grid fits the grid panel width
- The grid must fit into the panel’s horizontal width when the panel is resized. This way the horizontal scroll bar must not appear
- All the form field labels appear on the left hand side
- Every button has an icon associated
- Mandatory fields on the Windows/Tabs are marked
10. All the fields are validated for the following:
- Length of input (the API document must specify the minimum/maximum length limit if there is such constraint on a field value. E.g. if the customer name cannot exceed 45 characters, then it must be specified in the API doc and must be taken care of in the UI field validation)
- User mask (alphabets/alpha-numeric/numbers/etc.)
11. When a page is shown, the initial focus must be on the first editable field
12. See that the From date is populated, by default, with today’s date, wherever appropriate
13. At the bottom of the grid, the following message must appear – “Showing X of Y matches”
14. A grid must occupy the available vertical space
15. Tool tip is described correctly and is enabled
16. Window/Tab/Fields level security roles are applied
17. There must be appropriate Comment/Help defined for the following:
- Window
- Tab
- Fields
18. Screens/Processes/Reports are grouped logically under appropriate menu item
19. Every document kind of Window (e.g. PO, SO, Quotation, Invoice, etc.) must have the tool button to send the document as E-mail attachment to an external contact
20. Chat tool button must be available on every Window based on the role
While this is a nice little guideline, if you think you have any suggestion – please feel free to provide your feedback. Walking Tree is a leading provider of Adempiere implementation, customization and training services in India as well as across the world.
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