any process of preparing and collecting data
4
votes
2answers
219 views
Should I save mail list subscription information for users who unsubscribe?
I'm planning a possible email subscription management system for our company. Users will voluntarily opt-in for initial registration, and can control which specific mailing lists they'll be ...
2
votes
2answers
91 views
Mobile, “Show Remaining” or “Show All”?
In a mobile screen I have n data items in collection, but I am limited to show first 3 or 4 items from it. For the rest I can put a button below 3rd or 4th item which can lead my user to a popup where ...
3
votes
0answers
54 views
Is it ok to give “OTHERS” as an option in gender category? [duplicate]
Normally we have sex as:
1) male
2) female
I just added "others" option in the list.My teacher when checked the form, she was
annoyed and suggested it should be removed.
So is it really an bad ...
-3
votes
1answer
33 views
Export of data to CSV/XLS failure of UI [closed]
I'm constantly fighting in my head with this thought.
Customer has a wish:
Can I export the data to excel so that I can easily filter and do all crazy things with the data?
Does this imply that ...
2
votes
1answer
67 views
Best way to display domain/workgroup name in the datagrid of computer list
We are have been developing the application for distributed computer network, and every computer can be domain member or workgroup member. So we have a view, where all computers are listed in the ...
14
votes
6answers
287 views
Delay on keystroke when search as you type
I'm deploying an instant search on my windows app. At the first implementation, when the user type a key, the search engine make a query and return the results. I thought that that wasn't too much ...
3
votes
1answer
113 views
Collecting Information for Project Management System from non Computer Workers
I am working with some colleagues on an Appraisal System for our company - a control systems company. This new system includes Annual Appraisals and Project Management - we are piloting the system and ...
-4
votes
1answer
60 views
UX around open data [closed]
I'm looking to better understand Web User Experience around the opening of data by organizations.
An example is what the world bank has done with their data, see this.
So I'm looking for:
Notes, ...
5
votes
1answer
143 views
UX for remote service login with slow connection
I'm having trouble deciding on the correct balance between program complexity (cache, separate launch process for no-data) and best user experience. How do you decide?
Remote data is required to use ...
1
vote
1answer
75 views
Best type of UX for a asking visitors on a site a question?
I am trying to design a UX that allows random visitors on a website to quickly give us information about what books they/their child are reading in school. The site itself is a company that provides ...
2
votes
2answers
99 views
collecting items from a table
I have the following scenario:
User needs to search for some terms in a database
The resulting terms can be "collected" and then exported
Some users, before collecting new terms, can compare with ...
2
votes
2answers
83 views
What is best practice for data protection on a registration form?
This is in part a UX and a legal (UK) question.
Is there a best practice in terms of opt in statements for data protection for registration. I have had our CRM team suggest that we should include ...
5
votes
2answers
400 views
How best to integrate an exit survey
I would like to add a couple of surveys to recently deployed sites and I really need to know how a visitor found the experience. Ideally I would have a number of participants to interview but I'm ...
0
votes
2answers
98 views
Data Entry Add Compare Confirm
Looking for some feedback on if there is a well known approach for this. Please note that my graphics are just for example and look much worse in the actual application.
A user has the authorization ...
1
vote
2answers
132 views
Interface using multiple fields to collect complex data
I'm working on an application for storing complex Urology stone data and want to design and implement an interface that is natural and easy to use.
This is the data that needs to be collected for a ...
0
votes
2answers
86 views
What should be the default view of a large collection of data (that can be filtered) on a web page?
I have a web page that shows projects (but it could be anything) in an html table (one row per project). There is a filter button at the top that allows users to can filter by a number of different ...
1
vote
2answers
144 views
Simple user input for reminder interface
I'm developing a very simple application where the user enters in important dates they need to remember (Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, religious holidays etc).
Additionally, for dates where ...
1
vote
2answers
217 views
address form fields
I'm developing a website that displays information about European festivals, including their addresss. Given that different countries use different address formats, I'm wondering what is the best "one ...
5
votes
3answers
176 views
How long to keep information for expired accounts?
When an account expires for whatever reason (e.g. expired card, trial ends) how long should we hold on to the users data before deleting it?
I am referring to all data except what identifies them as ...
16
votes
7answers
942 views
Should “gender” be required, or is there a better way to collect this information?
I believe in keeping a registration form as simple as possible so that we "grease the skids" toward conversion. Every field on our signup form is required, or else we wouldn't ask it. Here's what we ...
3
votes
2answers
118 views
Positioning of additional form entry fields to avoid natural flow of entry
I'm re-engineering a registration form on a client's site that is primarily targeted at UK users only. The site provides a post-code look up for easy identification of the end user's postal address. ...
1
vote
2answers
258 views
Examples of data collection methods about users and context in hospitals? [closed]
Can someone provide examples of field data collection methods about users and context in the health care domain more precisely in hospitals? And if possible what are the results of the research?
1
vote
3answers
261 views
Data table multi value column
I have a table containing incoming invoices. I have to show additional information about the sender of the invoice. So I figured out that I can nest Sender name and his Tax ID in one row with quite ...
3
votes
3answers
1k views
jQuery AutoSuggest or Dropdown for Data Input
We are working on an improvement to a project that requires users to enter their state, city, and street to get a result back based off what they entered. The current model asks users to freeform type ...
2
votes
1answer
101 views
Ideas on displaying and editing 'Hours of Operation' for a service provider
OK--you've got a translator in Bolivia, and you need to know when she can provide her transportation services. And you need to store this in a system, for others to see and possibly edit.
My ...
5
votes
2answers
188 views
What's an intuitive way to enter several heterogeneous fields?
I need to give the user a way of entering (at most) three fields.
For example, for a list of ingredients for a cooking recipe, each entry has a quantity, a unit and a label, e.g. 2 big egg(s), 1 pinch ...
2
votes
2answers
229 views
Which design pattern to use for showing users task completeness?
For instance I have some data like this:
I have multiple users, every users has tasks which could be:
not started
completed
in progress
done
When I want to achieve clear separation of users, ...
1
vote
2answers
205 views
What is the most effective way to passively monitor users in a complex web-based system?
Focus is on interface use patterns, not on raw page views.
