[RAS] affiliations percentage

[Ivan Kurmanov]

>> label next to it. For example, in this mockup I use "Share:" as the
>> label: http://www.screencast.com/t/qza127hJ0e
>>
>> Or we change the affiliations display to a table view and put those
>> input boxes into a column, with the submit button below the column.
>> http://www.screencast.com/t/cNotuQQJ8uc
>
> I like this second one more. It clusters less the left hand side.

ok.

>> (We probably need the percent sign (%) near the input boxes, or in the
>> column title?)
>>
>> – What would the input box label or the column label be?
>> – What label should the button have?
>
> They are OK as in the mockup. But I suggest adding at the bottom of the
> column a "total" box, that adds up the shares, with a % sign. Javascript can
> add the shares live, as I have seen elsewhere.

Yes, and I like the idea.

> Of course, what happens if someone does not have Javascript turned on?

It would simply not react to share changes, or will be empty at all.

>> User may change the numbers and submit the change by clicking the
>> [Save share changes] button. Then we process the share values given
>> and adjust it proportionally to a total of 100%. And we display the
>> same screen with adjusted numbers and with the affiliations sorted in
>> the order of decreasing share. Additionally, we show a confirmation
>> message in the top part of the page, saying "The affiliation shares
>> have been saved." or similar.
>>
>> – Do we need such message? What text would you like to have there?
>
> Confirmation is always good.

okay

>> If the user has opened the affiliations page, has modified the Share
>> value for one or more affiliations, but then clicked on the [Delete]
>> button of some other affiliation, his change to the share values is
>> not saved. We may show a confirmation dialog if he wants to submit the
>> form without saving the share value.
>>
>> – What should be the confirmation dialog text then? "The share
>> changes will not be saved. [Cancel] [OK]"
>
> SOmething like "Please adjust shares after deletion"?

hmm.

>> – Or alternatively, we could save the shares even in this case. Save
>> the shares AND delete the affiliation at the same time. Is this
>> better?
>>
>>
>> – Anything else to clarify or to consider?
>
> We may need an external link on or next to "Share" with some explanations. I
> propose:
>
> "For multiple affiliations, please attribute a share to each. These will be
> used to determine the main affiliation and allocate ranking scores across
> affiliations. With affiliations in different regions or countries, your
> ranking scores will also be weighted accordingly."

okay.

I think that's enough for a first implementation, and then we would
iron out the details, if any.


-ivan