A data entry tool for Interspire (any anything else for that matter)
  • January 3
    I knocked together a quick data entry tool for Interspire. It's a zero-config tool that drops into the web root. It could easily be re-tooled to work with any data source.

    It has a unique approach to entering data into large data-sets. It makes the whole thing into a sort of quick fire game, where each item of data is a little nibble of a much larger problem, but the user is never shown the amount of items left to go. This little experiment works.

    - The user is shown a very simple screen with a piece of information, such as a product name.
    - A single input box accepts a user input.
    - The user presses enter, the entry is saved and another product is displayed.

    In my example I use it to build product references where the product name is known. The good part is that its multi-player. You can have lots of people entering the data at the same time. The field you enter can be different too. It could just as easily be the barcode field or even the main description.

    I'll put a zip file up here after i've added some polish.
     
  • January 3
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