New and improved macro for user lists and user search
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Angela Gaida
The existing macros "Custom User List" and "Custom User Search" are two of the oldest macros in the whole Linchpin Suite, and as such they are in dire need of a refresher. Also we have quite a few feature requests and bug reports regarding these two.
After evaluating the possibilities we decided to not rework those two but leave them as they are. Instead, we want to introduce a fresh new macro that combines both user listing and user search and is based off of the much more recent implementation of the user directory.
That way, we don't have to migrate all the old macros to a newer version, which very likely would cause all sorts of problems and possibly break existing uses. Instead, the existing pages with macros on them can stay functional while you test out the new macro.
The first iteration will inherit the settings from the user directory (think columns of the list view, available filter options). In further iterations we plan to add more possibilities for the macro, so it might show different filter options or a reduced set of columns in the list view. For that, we'll rely heavily on your feedback - so if you are interested, keep an eye out for this and test the new macro when it's available :)
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Lutz Becker
Is there any migration path or automated possibility to change all pages using the old "Custom User List" to the new macro?
Angela Gaida
Lutz Becker: No, at this point in time there is none. But: at some point we will remove the old, deprecated macros, and at the same time we will migrate the old macros to the new ones automatically. So basically you could switch over all the important ones manually, and all the rest will be migrated automatically in the future.
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Lutz Becker
Angela Gaida: Thank you very much for your information, it helps us a lot to plan for the future.
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Daniel Schimanek
Great to have one new macro with all the combined functionality and improved ease of use!
Unfortunately it misses some functionality we were using a lot in the old "Custom User List":
- Have a possibility to combine different fields with an "OR" connection - we used "Expert mode (CQL)" for that
- State multiple users to create a manual list if there was no common field between these people, to have the same look and feel as at the "search-based" list - we used "Expert mode (CQL)" for that
- Exclude people/results using "NOT" / "!=" function
In addition we would like to order the result list by different fields, both displayed but also hidden columns.
Do you see a chance to get the functionality implemented before the old macros are discontinued?
Thank you, Daniel
Angela Gaida
Daniel Schimanek: thanks for pointing this out. Feedbacks like that are very important for us so we know, which features the new macro needs so it can replace the old one. I've created a new canny ticket: https://linchpin.canny.io/linchpin-user-profiles/p/expert-mode-cql-for-new-people-search-and-list-macro so others can chime in there as well. It would be great if you left your vote on that other ticket. :)
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Various results in my contacts and people directory
Hiwad Said
In the person search, you can search for "sind" and the result is "sind*".
Unfortunately, the search works differently in the "My contacts" search. You have to search for "Sind*" there.
As a end user I want to have the same search behaviour in both use cases.
Thank you!
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Angela Gaida
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Dynamic Search
Joachim Suter
As a user I want the search to return results directly without having to confirm with Enter ("Web 2.0": like a dynamic google search).
Angela Gaida
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list of profiles
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Constance
the only possibility to show a list of users depending on profile filters is the custom user list which is not good looking. It would be good to have more "formats/displays" and be able to select something like "show as tiles" or "show as list".
When tiles selected, it would be the same as the content responsibility macro: you can select the fields you want to display.
Angela Gaida
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Advanced sort options for Custom User List macro
Robert Krause
When I want to show users in a specific sort order, I want to define additional fields that are used for a more detailed result. e.g.
- Name
- Location
- Function
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