Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 18610
copy table auto pilot: usability issues when column type not matched automatically
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:45:41 UTC
* start up the "copy table auto pilot" with the data described in issue 18609 * on the first page of the pilot, press "next" * on the second page which allows selecting the fields to be copied, press the button which copies *all* fields to the right => two error messages appear saying that no matching type could be found for some columns problem 1: Why one message for every column, instead of one message for *all* problems which were encountered? problem 2: There is no information whatsoever about the column types. Especially the source type of the column would be very interesting to the user, as it allows him/her to judge which target type would be best problem 3: For the user, it's hard to understand what's going on. There is simply a "no type could be found" statement. However, when the user travels to the next page, there *is* a type chosen for the fields which caused the error. Huh? No type could be chose, but we chose one, anyway? I suggest an error message which * lists all affected columns in one dialog * presents the user with an information about the source type of the affected columns * states something "please verify the choice made" * contains an own help id (instead of the one of the generic SQL-error-dialog), which allows more explicit help saying that for instance chosing the wrong type could cause data loss while copying.
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"According to the OpenOffice.org roadmap (http://tools.openoffice.org/releases) this issue was retargeted to OOo Later."
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