I need to create a small “who does what” web application to route incoming emails:
- there is a relatively long list (about 600 items) of employees;
- There is a short list (about 5 items) of tasks;
- when assigning a task to an employee, the completion date must be indicated;
As a result, I need a list (the sequence of questions matters in this case, since the first employee on the list is considered the "main responsible person"):
- John Smith - write a response letter - 01/20/2010
- Frederic Minoso - view the incoming letter - 01/18/2010
- Robert Geer - view the incoming letter - 01/18/2010
If we had, say, 10 employees, the design would be quite simple - a drop-down list of employees, a drop-down list of tasks, a date for the date, an “Add to list” button, Like this alt text http://naivist.net/tmp /layout.jpg
And, of course, I would add a list of results with the "move up" / "move down" buttons, except for it.
However, the drop-down list of 600 items is clearly too much; this means that some user search by first name, last name, department must take place.
I am skilled enough to technically create an application (JavaScript, jQuery and ajax queries that are my friends), but the problem is how to create a web form interface so that users understand what exactly they are doing? How to lay out elements in a form? What to show at the beginning, what to hide?
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