Hi everyone,
Summer is ahead and that mean's I'll have some extra time to sink my teeth into a project that I've wanted to do for a very long time - namely creating a company intranet with focus on:
* dynamic query and reports
That is, we have lots of data on production and accounting and so far I have used MS Access to generate nice looking reports but I have since long realized that if I could make the data available on a company intranet then the users could help themeself by making their own selections (or input) and analyze the output (lists, reports, charts etc).
A specific example, I want to create a simple CRM (customer relation management) system where users can
1) Generate reports and lists based on a selection (hence, dynamic queries).
2) Preferably I want the lists / reports to be dynamic as well -- that is -- I would like the output to be "clickable" so that the user can add more data.
Example: From a form the user enters some criterias such as customer number, then select query "open invoices". A list is generated and the user wants to click on invoice number 4001 and write a comment (1:N relationship) such as "send a copy of invoice to the customer today").
Now, the BIG question -- where do I start?
Can I achieve all this just using Views2 and CCK (and some customized generic queries)?