Simply put:

- Imagine I am dealing with 50 CCK fields per node.
- I have grouped most (if not all) of them. (I talk about standard groups, rather than multi-groups)

Wouldn't it be nice to have the Workflow Fields Screen to Support Grouped Display of the Fields :-)))

It will make life much easier.

I am dealing with 10 Node Types, each one having not less than 30 fields. and really the current user interface, though functional, but is combersome and quite diffusing.

Best Regards and Thanks for the wonderful module.

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bakr’s picture

It is going to resolve a Major Usablility Issue.

For me, as a site builder, it would help me to look easiliy anticipate the location of grouped fields, the same way and same sorting as in the Manage Fields Section under CCK.

infojunkie’s picture

Title: Better Display of 'Huge' Number of Fields » Use CCK groups on workflow fields admin page
Priority: Major » Normal

Thanks for the suggestion, it is a good one. I hope I can get to implement it in the near future.

bakr’s picture

Keep up the good work

And Big Thanks

bakr’s picture

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Attached herein is a sample imagined interface

bakr’s picture

Good day Karim,

I have another enhancement Idea to share:

Why not deal directly with Groups(optionally, and where available), and any sub-field to that group to automatically inherit the role mapping to that group in that state screen.

This would significantly accelerate the handling session in the fields mappings screen for that state of workflow X

Best Regards

bakr’s picture

As a follow up,

I have created a script in Lasso middleware version 8.5.6 (lassosoft.com). and sharing the source code with everyone.
That script connects to drupal database, to analyze and visualize the situation

It is a kind of "Reverse Engineering"

The concept works as follows:

- It is Node a Centric Perspective about Workflow Fields, so you select the node in question
- It shall realize the association with the workflow through the proper mapping.
- It shall list the available states under that workflow
- It shall present the Node Fields (with Grouped Display) for each WF State sequentially in the same page.
- It does not touch drupal tables, rather reads what is their for visualization purpose
- It helps site developer debug and have print-out documentation of the field mappings, thus saving it work man hours.

Finally, I believe this is a more natural perspective to tackle the workflow domain.

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Here is a snapshot of the output of the script for those who cannot open .mht files.