CSV for me, as client creates the data in excel, this also makes it easier to update.
Updates will not happen often, and only entered by one person. Add some validation in the display method, so it handles bad CSV data. Also, as one of the uses for this charting/data is country specific, i will set it up so they can paste all countries data into one content item and then select which country(s) data to chart when attaching chart to html content item. This will allow a single cut and paste to update all country data instead of having to update 200 items. Chris. On Jun 25, 11:27 am, James Buckingham <[email protected]> wrote: > Is a CSV the best option? What if it's not structured correctly (wrong > heading, missing values etc.)? > > Maybe a set of form fields would be the better way to force the user > to give the correct input. > > Perhaps I'm just not trusting our users enough to give them that kind > of flexibility :-). I don't know but thought I'd throw the question > in. > > Cheers, > James > > On Jun 25, 11:18 am, Chris Kent <[email protected]> wrote: > > > James, > > > This sounds similar to how I see it working, keeping it simple. > > > A new content type > > - chart title > > - display method, used to determine the chart type, pie/bar/line etc. > > - textarea to allow pasting in CSV data to drive the chart > > > This content type can then be added into the related media content > > types for html/news etc. > > > Chris. > > > On Jun 25, 10:10 am, James Buckingham <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Geoff, > > > > I've got a meeting with the department requesting this feature > > > tomorrow so I'll have a better idea of the requirements then. > > > > Off the top of my head I would see it being a single form plugin / > > > rule. Choose the title, graph type, data values. > > > > As you say there is probably more to it than that but I guess a good > > > starting point would be modelled it around the way CFCHART works + any > > > business requirements > > > > I don't see this being a completely flexible solution from the outset. > > > If it ticks the boxes for their requirements and something else comes > > > along down the line we at least have something to build up from. > > > Opening it up for the community as well may give it the push it needs > > > to turn into a big idea :-). > > > > Cheers, > > > James --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message cos you are subscribed to "farcry-dev" Google group. To post, email: [email protected] To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] For more options: http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev -------------------------------- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/farcry -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
