[Vtigercrm-developers] List of potential contributions - feedback requested

[David fire]

hi
i am still looking for a complete or at least a almost complete guide to
make a news module, i am not a programing guru but i can program a new
module if i have a good guide.... any one?
of course i will give the new modules to the community
thanks
David

2008/4/8 Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com>:

> Hi David,
>
> Interesting code name :)
>
> Regards,
> Prasad
> vtiger Team
>
>
> On 4/8/08, David fire <ddfire at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > all the items are VERY interesting.
> > your list is a new version.
> > vtiger 5.0.5 code name paceworks :-)
> >
> > thanks.
> > David
> >
> > 2008/4/8 Nolan Andres <nolan at peaceworks.ca>:
> >
> > > Hey, everyone...
> > >
> > > I've been lurking on this list for quite a while (could be 2 years!)
> > > For over 2 years, now, my company has been doing customization work on
> > > vTiger, most of it on a highly customized installation that is still running
> > > v4.2.
> > >
> > > The customizations are so extensive, and the transition from 4.2 to
> > > 5.0 was so rocky that the client has never been willing to make the move.
> > > They still aren't.
> > >
> > > However, we just got permission from them to contribute any useful
> > > modifications and modules to the project. Hooray! My company is willing to
> > > provide at least some amount of work to make the transition from 4.2 to 5.0
> > > for these components, but I wanted to post a short annotated list to find
> > > out whether any of these pieces might be of interest to the community, and
> > > if so, how they might be prioritized.
> > >
> > > Here's the list. Please let me know what you think. Any of these sound
> > > interesting?
> > >
> > > --------
> > > 1. Auto-Email Standardization
> > >
> > > Our client found the vTiger email notification stuff disconcerting.
> > > Reasons for emails going out were not clearly enumerated or codified, and
> > > control over these emails was limited at best. We wrote a framework that
> > > provides a series of Auto-Email categories:
> > >  * entity-created: sends when an entity of the chosen type is created
> > >  * entity-altered: sends when an entity of the chosen type is altered
> > >  * entity-deleted: sends when an entity of the chosen type is deleted
> > >  * value-triggered: sends when a set of value conditions on an entity
> > > of the chosen type is met (can be scheduled, or reactive--on save)
> > >  * scheduled custom: executes a custom function on schedule
> > >  * scheduled report: emails a report on schedule
> > >
> > > A wide variety of options exist for sending the email notifications:
> > >  * send to arbitrary email address(es)
> > >  * send to user(s)
> > >  * send to contact(s)
> > >  * send to assigned user
> > >  * send to team
> > >  * do not send to triggering user
> > >  * can send attachments
> > >
> > > Schedules can be set yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, hourly, each
> > > minute
> > >
> > > Subject and body are template-driven, allowing parameters from
> > > triggering entities of the chosen type.
> > >
> > > -------------------------------
> > >
> > > 2. Google Earth Report Integration
> > >
> > > Provides a configuration tool (part of the report specification) that
> > > allows report attributes to be output within the context of a real-time KML
> > > feed as parts of a placemark. As an example, you can visualize the results
> > > of a report...say a report on your Accounts...in Google Earth...see the
> > > geographic distribution of your Accounts.
> > >
> > > -------------------------------
> > >
> > > 3. Improvements to Uploads/File Attachments to Entities
> > >
> > > Implements per-entity-type file repositories that can have internal
> > > folder hierarchies and maintain per-entity folders (no more clobbering files
> > > of the same name that were uploaded/attached to a different entity).
> > > Utilizes a JavaScript file browser, and allows vTiger to maintain file
> > > permissions on files and folders (optional).
> > >
> > > --------------------------------
> > >
> > > 4. Timesheets
> > >
> > > I know TSolucio has one of these. We tried it out and it didn't match
> > > the needs we had very well. I suspect we'll just provide this one as an
> > > alternative to the TSolucio one from our website, just in case someone
> > > else's needs are more closely aligned with the ones our client had.
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > >
> > > 5. Report Folder Permissions / Personal Report Folders
> > >
> > > We added Reports to the profile management functionality, and added a
> > > personal "My Reports" folder for each user. You can hide report folders from
> > > some users, allow certain users to create new reports or manage certain
> > > folders, etc. Each user has their own My Reports folder where they can
> > > create reports of their own. When users have access to view a Report (but
> > > not edit it) and they want to customize it, they can clone it to their My
> > > Reports folder and modify it there.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------
> > >
> > > 6. Custom Field Improvements
> > >
> > > We put the custom fields inside a tabbed (JS) block. Added Custom
> > > Field management functionality that allows admin users to create more tabs,
> > > blocks, and sub-blocks, arranging (and rearranging) custom fields within
> > > them. Really useful when you have a lot of custom fields. When multiple tabs
> > > have not been created, the Custom Fields block looks as it normally does.
> > > Also allows Custom Fields to be renamed.
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > As I said, we'd love to hear feedback on these. If there's anything
> > > that the vTiger project can use, we'd be happy to contribute them. We've
> > > done a lot of work with vTiger, and it's been a huge success both for us and
> > > for our client. It would be great to have the opportunity to contribute
> > > back.
> > >
> > > peace,
> > > Nolan Andres
> > > PeaceWorks Computer Consulting Inc.
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