On Sep 27, 2014 12:14 AM, "Cédric Krier" <cedric.kr...@b2ck.com> wrote: > > On 26 Sep 23:32, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote: > > 2014-09-26 20:43 GMT+02:00 Cédric Krier <cedric.kr...@b2ck.com>: > > > On 26 Sep 20:05, Jordi Esteve wrote: > > >> On 26/09/14 19:35, Cédric Krier wrote: > > >> >On 26 Sep 18:41, Jordi Esteve wrote: > > >> >>On 26/09/14 18:08, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote: > > >> >>>2014-09-26 17:59 GMT+02:00 M. Murray <murr...@moh.gov.jm>: > > >> >>>>Hello Everyone, > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>>I have a question regarding the search query builder in the tree view. It is > > >> >>>>the window that pops up when you click the "Filters" button/label at top > > >> >>>>left. > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>>How can I modify the list of fields that shows in that popup? > > >> >>>Just change the tree view. You can search on all the fields of the > > >> >>>view except those that are not searchable (usually calculated fields) > > >> >>>and the client also adds some special fields such as id, create and > > >> >>>write date and users. > > >> >>> > > >> >>>Note that you can add fields to the view but make them "invisible" so > > >> >>>they're searchable but are not shown to the user. > > >> >>Adding filter fields with a more flexible way than changing the tree view > > >> >>would be a nice feature for Tryton. In my experience, the user wants to > > >> >>search by a lot of criteria, no only by the fields showed in the tree view. > > >> >>This requirement is very common in party and product views. > > >> >> > > >> >>I don't know if other people has this need and if it would be very difficult > > >> >>to implement in the core of Tryton. > > >> >I'm strongly against, it is a wrong user experience to not show proof of > > >> >the result of a search. > > >> > > > >> >>To fill this shortcoming, we have developed the searching module [1]. It > > >> >>allows search records with flexible criteria in any Tryton model, subfield > > >> >>search in m2o-o2m-m2m and store the criteria in a profile to be reused. > > >> >> > > >> >>[1] https://bitbucket.org/zikzakmedia/trytond-searching > > >> >Too bad to not improve the current search syntax because all the > > >> >features you describe already exist expect for the relation field. > > >> > > >> No, it has another more important feature: In the current filter box you can > > >> not search if the fields are not defined in the tree view, this is the main > > >> shortcoming that this module tries to solve. > > > > > > Better to add the field! This is really stupid to over engineer with a > > > > The problem Jordi tries to address is about the fact that he cannot > > know in advance what fields the user wants to use for searching. In > > fact the user doesn't know either until he has the need. > > > > We discussed this in the TUB and I think several people were > > interested in creating a module that allows users to define their own > > tree views. That would solve the search issue too, with the advantage > > that the user can check the result, which I agree is important. > > *No* developement at all is needed. Everything is already in Tryton. > Also it is because of a bad or lack analysis of the needs that nobody > knows what is needed. It is always the wrong answer to say: We don't > know so let the user do the job.
Agreed. And I'm not suggesting to add the module in core. > > -- > Cédric Krier - B2CK SPRL > Email/Jabber: cedric.kr...@b2ck.com > Tel: +32 472 54 46 59 > Website: http://www.b2ck.com/
