Something we discussed some time ago was to have a portalPage as the main page of every application. Then a good and useful thing would be to create the content portlet. This would be a portlet that renders one or more content selected by its key or the like. Then we could have the information you want in a content and set a portalPortlet that shows it in the portalPage main application page.
So the roadmap could be: 1) create the content portlet 2) create the portalPage widget 3) put a portalPage widget on every application's main page 4) create contents with the instructions 5) set a specific content portalPortlet on the application's main pages portalPages What do you think? 2010/3/20 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> > it is a very good idea, also look at the help files being integrated > into ofbiz as well. > I might be wise to use that format to provide the information. > > > ========================= > BJ Freeman > http://bjfreeman.elance.com > Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation < > http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> > Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> > > Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist > > Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man > Linkedin > < > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > > > > > Torstein Hegbom sent the following on 3/20/2010 2:44 AM: > > I have an idea that I would like to test if you like it or not. Here it > > goes: > > > > > > > > There is a set of different applications in OfBiz. To lower the user > > learning curve it would be nice to have a picture as a front page of each > > application. The picture will illustrate the logical entities at a high > > level that consist in in an application. > > > > > > > > Example: > > > > Catalog Manager has a relationship between catalog, product, store, > > shipping, workeffort, etc > > > > Manufacturing Manager has a relationship to productionplanning, bom, > > workeffort, marketing, store, etc > > > > > > > > The idea is to create a front page to each of the application so that the > > user can understand what is possible to do in the application. The front > > page will describe these enteties as boxes (possibly with an icon inside) > > with arrows in between. If the user presses on one of the boxes the > > appropriate application-input-screen will be shown. > > > > > > > > This will give a visual insight to what that is possible to do inside the > > respective application. As they say, one picture describes more than > > thousand words. Giving the user a 50 cent ride when opening the Catalog > > Manager, Facility Manager or any other application would give quick > insight > > into what the application does, and internal relationships it has. > > > > > > > > Torstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
