Numerical or other information represented in a form suitable for processing by computer.
8
votes
3answers
118 views
How to handle conflicting updates of a customer record
We are developing a simple web based single-page CRM-like app. I was thinking about what happens when two operators are both editing the details of a customer "John Doe". On the server side we use a ...
6
votes
2answers
118 views
Data listed horizontally or vertically?
I am currently building a data entry application and a lot of our data is contained in Div's on a page. Right now all of our data is listed horizontally because I feel that it is more readable and is ...
11
votes
6answers
248 views
How to present weighted values
I have a formula which is used to calculate certain scores. The formula has some parameters (shown in the image below) including a Weight parameter that is changed dynamically (the rest of the inputs ...
4
votes
4answers
103 views
UX for a system that converts between units of weight and volume
I'm trying to design a system that aggregates transaction amounts recorded in units of both weight and volume.
Obviously, showing the total weight in kilograms of things you have individually weighed ...
0
votes
0answers
36 views
Which form service allows for the most seamless integration into a sites UX? [closed]
A site that I work on needs an application form, and for varying reasons the decision has been made to use a third party service, similar to WuFoo or JotForm.
The most important criteria is:
The ...
-3
votes
0answers
40 views
What is the Apt Domain? [closed]
I am Designing a project that links interdisciplinary domains
1)Cloud
2)Robotics
and Smart phone also which is the Apt Domain i should use
eh:
i am implementing cloud concepts into Romo like ...
7
votes
2answers
149 views
List of checkboxes or multi-value select box
Currently in our application we have multiple lists of checkboxes. These lists comprise of random attributes related to a company. Each company will only perform a couple of these attributes and it is ...
5
votes
4answers
735 views
Design pattern for merging duplicate contacts?
Have you seen any good examples of applications (web or desktop) that make it easy for a user to identify and merge duplicate contacts or other records? We need our users to manually approve the merge ...
6
votes
5answers
179 views
Best way to represent null and empty data in an excel file
We have an application that allows users to design their own forms and export the data to excel. One problem is the representation of null or empty data. There are two scenarios that we need to ...
2
votes
3answers
84 views
Updating users data from a different system and presenting this to them
We will be linking our user database to a CRM system. As part of the project if a match is found our web database record will be linked to the CRM record and the data syncd.
If a match is found and ...
6
votes
3answers
2k views
Data display for hierarchical data
I have various collections of entities that can be associated at various levels, varying in depth as well.
Would the best approach be to use a treeview? If I cannot use a treeview could I create the ...
-1
votes
4answers
64 views
Has anyone come across the term 'infographic aesthetics' before? [closed]
I have been doing infographic design as part of providing content for websites and software applications (and print materials as well), and I know a lot of people talk about the concept data/ink ratio ...
4
votes
2answers
103 views
How to better display metadata about a card?
A Card has the following metadata:
Information: Status (ready or not), Stage (one of nine)
Actions: Edit, View Statistics, Edit, Delete, Archive
I need to display both sides of the card on this ...
2
votes
1answer
50 views
Importing and Updating Old Records within a Grid
I am in the process of designing a feature that allows a teacher to select students from the previous year who they used our product with, and be able to update the records of those students to the ...
1
vote
2answers
50 views
How to utilize analytics for mobile consideration
The company I work for has about 15% of their users/prospective members coming from a Mobile non/desktop device. Though that is not a high number, it is still a decent number. The data is collected ...
2
votes
2answers
181 views
What are the fundamental Metrics in a data-driven design?
I'm keen to determine the an absolute list of fundamental metrics to gather for Data Driven design.
I realise this can be a somewhat broad subject given the differing types of sites and web apps out ...
4
votes
1answer
84 views
Is it better to have a modal or an inline entry for a table?
I have a styled table containing first and last names in each column and nothing else. As part of the usage of my app, people will be entering names.
Should I:
Have the "add" button launch a ...
0
votes
3answers
65 views
Displaying data criteria based on users weight/importance
Users are presented with a categorized list of criteria for them to choose the level of importance. After filling out the form, how should I display their result?
The left table is easier to scan ...
1
vote
7answers
122 views
Possible functions for a column in a grid, list or table
I'm working on a portfolio management system at an investment company, which will include a list of stocks held and their attributes such as name, issuer, market price, value etc. These will be listed ...
0
votes
2answers
57 views
Is there a reason why MS Outlook Express puts data file in a hidden folder?
This question fits into the broader user experience instead of just graphical user experience. Microsoft Outlook Express stores your email files in a hidden data folder buried deep in the user's home ...
4
votes
2answers
169 views
How to present a view with large number of inputs
I'm developing a dashboard for hotel managament system application.
There's a view that allows the user to set prices for room types in different currencies. Sadly, I can't provide any screenshots as ...
1
vote
2answers
129 views
Name that thing: What should I call a 'person' in a case management system?
Think of a system that manages details about people--a case management system tracking hospital patients, or a CRM tracking phone calls by customers, or an insurance provider's system that tracks care ...
14
votes
1answer
322 views
Tufte's data density, readability and comparison
I'm intrigued by Tufte's data density. While I love his definition of data / ink ratio which can be easily measured, I have hard time measuring data density.
He defines data density in a graphic as a ...
8
votes
6answers
3k views
Best way to display large amounts of user data on a single page?
I've been searching around for some related posts, but I haven't really found anything that has been a lot of help. I've found a few posts that might help generate some ideas.
Here is what I'm ...
0
votes
0answers
49 views
Displaying table contents on small devices [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Table data in Mobile phones
This so far is the only solution I found on how to design responsive table content so that it gives you a meaningful overview of the data on ...
2
votes
1answer
270 views
What do you think of data mining in user research?
As far as you know, how popular is this method in user research?
What do you think of this method?
Normally who are doing this job? People from UX team or other teams?
What tools do they usually use ...
7
votes
2answers
203 views
Interesting visualizations for a personnel in-out control
I have a database with the data of all the company personnel in and out through several facilities (All people must put their fingerprint in the scanner to open doors)
I'm looking for interesting way ...
-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, ...
4
votes
3answers
375 views
large amount of data on a single page
I'm a member of a team developing a business application. Basically - it is all about data entry. There are people (thousands of them) sitting whole day and filling the form below over and over in ...
2
votes
2answers
310 views
What is the best practice for displaying mixed data in a single data grid?
We have a complex database application and would like to display mixed data in a data grid. By mixed data, I mean objects that roll-up to a single category (vehicles) but have unique properties (truck ...
2
votes
1answer
118 views
Charts or Tables
I have been working on a dashboard where a chart and a table are requested. However, both would contain the same data.
For instance, it is required that a country map is shown, with the values of ...
2
votes
2answers
337 views
How do I display large amount of table data on iPad?
On our windows product we display large searchable grids, with a large number of columns that can be reordered, sorted, and filtered. This is a fairly common method on Windows (explorer for instance) ...
0
votes
0answers
30 views
Data and State management in UI [closed]
If you applications have multiple tabbed forms and the user can have multiple of them open at the same time. Is it a good idea to load all these data to the front end at application load time or is it ...
2
votes
1answer
94 views
visualising session data
I'm recording Users session data for my sites. I record login and logout dates/times along with pages viewed and country codes of where they visited from.
I'm having trouble working out which graphs ...
0
votes
0answers
38 views
Master Child Input [closed]
I am writing a desktop application. There is following hirachy:
A product or a material has 0 to n Characteristics.
A Characteristic has 0 to n MeasurementSchedules.
What is the best way to ...
2
votes
1answer
53 views
Displaying selection based attributes in a table?
I have a table column, where data should be entered through a dropbox. Depending on selection an additional value should be asked.
What is the best way to display this value in the table?
3
votes
2answers
259 views
Best practice for displaying no of records on datagrid
I am designing a banking application where i have a record count of over 1000 rows. I wanted to understand the ideal design patterns for pagination and displaying rows on a data grid.
I am ...
7
votes
1answer
162 views
Should filtering of data have an effect on the filter criteria as well?
My quesion is about filtering of data in a Windows desktop application.
I have a large amount of data coming from a database (> 900.000 records). The records are shown in a classic listcontrol (rows ...
2
votes
3answers
96 views
Follow button change text after click
im making an app that has a follow button for events. i would like to indicate how many followers there are but have limited room. what are your thoughts on the following:
any ideas or suggestions? ...
12
votes
7answers
577 views
Greater Than > or Plus +
I want to convey a requirement that has a minimum but no maximum to my users.
For instance 8.
Which is more understandable?
Participants: >8
or
Participants: 8+
?
From layouts point of view >8 is ...
1
vote
0answers
197 views
Can I get some inspiration on displaying visualization for a tabular data in addition to displaying it in a table? [closed]
I need to display a report on back end data. The report is basically the distribution of Vendors by devices on the network. I am using jquery datatables for my tabular data and google charts treemap ...
6
votes
3answers
429 views
How Many Tabs are Too Many?
The mockup below, has a screenshot of a software I stumbled upon last week. It grabbed my attention that it presented information in the following way. It had Many Interface Level tabs, inside those, ...
1
vote
2answers
227 views
display a table of data with action to add new row
i am making a dashboard for an app system that plays songs from soundcloud. How would you recommend adding more songs to the list?
I was thinking of having the form as another row at the bottom but ...
6
votes
2answers
221 views
Mobile App: Data Update Notification
I have a mobile app that displays simple data for a large set of items. The entire database is downloaded to the device (<5MB) on first run but requires updates in between source code updates.
...
7
votes
5answers
545 views
What is the best way to create an eye-catching display of numeric values in a web page?
I am going to design a management level monitoring page for displaying some sums and counts. No interaction is allowed and it will be used as a monitoring page on a big LCD in the managers view. The ...
-1
votes
1answer
114 views
Should we trim value in textbox before saving into database [closed]
Suppose that there are textbox First name and Last Name.
Should we trim it before entering it into database
For example
First name "John " -> trim to "John"
Last name "Lennon " -> trim ...
5
votes
2answers
371 views
How to display a connected boxes with inputs and outputs in a smartphone?
Imagine the concept of a black box, that can have inputs and outputs.
A box can connect with other boxes.
We have something like this:
Now imagine a smartphone. "Ok, this guy is crazy." You ...
5
votes
3answers
177 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 ...
2
votes
3answers
189 views
Interface Question for Showing Tabular Data?
I am writing a report generating system where result is shown in a tabular data. The Result appear in a table with information like
Hierarchy | Title | created | updated | Available |Accessed | ...
1
vote
1answer
186 views
Intuitive design pattern for selecting indexed table combinations in a relational DB
Background
I am attempting to design an interface for users to browse data in a relational database.
The features are similar to PhpMyAdmin but is intended to be simpler and more user-friendly for DB ...
