RE: New COMMON Conference

<< Not a problem. I enjoy looking at new domains. And tailoring UI
requirements to meet them.>>

I meant an actual job site. :-))

<< Not surprised. They probably assigned 100 people with 40 different
opinions to the project.>>

They couldn't let go of the notion that construction cost accounting has
nothing to do with general ledger accounting. A hundred different cost codes
typically point at a single general ledger number.

Paul Nelson
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:21 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: New COMMON Conference

From: Paul Nelson
You guys need to go visit a construction site some time.

Not a problem. I enjoy looking at new domains. And tailoring UI requirements
to meet them.

Your grid would need the capability for a guy to report time
to 5 or 6 different cost codes in a single day, an possibly
representing an equal number of pay rates.

Sounds like a data entry screen we're working on for school lunch workers.

This is why there are very few construction software packages out
there. The best ones are designed by industry veterans.

I understand that veterans will have unique domain specific knowledge. It
would be good for you to understand that a UI expert can adapt good UI
principles across many domains, and that 5250 interfaces have a lot of
constraints that can be overcome with browser user interfaces.

Even Oracle tried and failed to produce a cost accounting module
for their package.

Not surprised. They probably assigned 100 people with 40 different opinions
to the project.

-Nathan.