Re: Variable Fields on the screen

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The data fixer program, DBU, has had this capability for years-- you
can re-order the fields on the screen, or select just the few fields
you want to see.

Of course, DBU is not intended for data entry or anything like that.

I'd be curious exactly what changes the customers are asking for-- is
there a 'top 10' list of fields, or just a general desire to
customize the fields to their needs?

If more and more customers are asking for this feature, it could mean
that your application does not have a very usable screen layout!
Maybe asking exactly what they don't like about the green screen
would help.

A cynical question-- who is asking for this change?  Are you getting
requests direct from the users, or are they being filtered by
marketing types, who think this would be A Good Thing?

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com





>Hello everybody,
>
>More and more customer are asking us to have instead of a green screen
>with fixed fields and order, a "flexible" window where they could see
>and work with only the fields they need ( which of course should be user
>
>specific and determined before by them). Has someone experienced such a
>way of programming on the e-series? Some idea ?
>
>Thank you
>
>Nordin