Re: admin usage

2010-11-02 Thread Derek
My applications are in the science domain, where data entry is quite intensive. Aspects such as AJAX and dynamic lookups have been incorporated into the standard Admin. Obviously there is additional functionality that had to be added; e.g. adding data via uploads from spreadsheets, and point loca

Re: admin usage

2010-11-02 Thread Carlos Daniel Ruvalcaba Valenzuela
Probably so, we do have stuff that tends to be JavaScript intensive at times, in some places we have a few AJAX queries (for example selecting a warehouse and loading the relevant part numbers for the next field based on the client) that may not be necessary, to stuff like Maps with OpenLayers for

Re: admin usage

2010-11-02 Thread derek
And my thoughts are echoed in this parallel thread I just came across: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/935d64cb03730b73 On Nov 2, 9:12 pm, derek wrote: > I always had the opposite impression. The Admin can be modified quite > extensively to handle most cases for r

Re: admin usage

2010-11-02 Thread derek
I always had the opposite impression. The Admin can be modified quite extensively to handle most cases for regular, on-going, data entry for multiple models. This means you have consistency and built-in cohesiveness (less chance for errors because you are using existing code). Its for specialised

Re: admin usage

2010-10-29 Thread Carlos Daniel Ruvalcaba Valenzuela
I have always had the notion that the admin interface is more about adding data to the system quickly rather than being the system itself, the admin interface is very powerful indeed, but I think you may have better customization/simplification options on your own and reserve the admin interface fo

Re: admin usage

2010-10-29 Thread Frank Wiles
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Alex Kreimer wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm building an app for small retail chain management.  It requires > inventory/salespeople/wages etc. management.  There 2 kinds of users: > updaters (non-tech managers that are responsible sales locations) and > viewers (main off