Some of the key interface concepts used in the HRECTrack web interface are :-

 

1.Information presented in different sections may contain long lists of data which are paginated, with page navigation options at the bottom of the page.
The page up (PageUp) and page down (PageDown) keys also drive the previous and next page buttons respectively.
In addition, there is a basic filter option above the list, which enables the list size to be reduced.
Simply enter the desired text into the text area, and press “Enter”, or click on the “Filter” button to apply the filter.  For advanced filtering, select the  icon to the left of the filter area. The tooltip for the text box indicates how the filter will be applied.
 

2.Status information is indicated by icons on the left hand side of lists. Rollover text in the tooltip indicates the nature of the status information.
e.g.
 

3.Options available are indicated by icons on the right hand side of lists. Rollover tooltip text indicates the nature of the option / action that can be taken.
e.g.
 

4.Action buttons for edit pages are located at the bottom right hand corner of the page

The “Save/Update” option may be greyed out if your user does NOT have permission to perform the function.  Sometimes “Cancel” appears as an option (rather than “Back”).  “Cancel” appears on edit screens and returns from the edit option to the list screen. 
 

5.The “New” button enables a new record of a relevant type to be created. For example, if you are looking at the “Projects” list, it will bring up a screen to create a new project.
This option may be greyed out if your user does NOT have permission to perform the function.
 

6.Navigation between sections is via the menu at the top of the screen.
 

7.When editing fields, the light blue background indicates that the field is mandatory, and cannot be blank. In addition, most dropdowns will require a value other than “Unknown”.
 

8.Tooltips over buttons and images provide additional information about the relevant section. In some cases, the tooltip may also contain links which can :-

be selected to apply a filter (e.g. previous project links),

go to a new section (e.g.  when project insurance is required),

or provide an email or web link. The web link opens a new browser window, displaying the desired link, while the email link opens a new email in the current email client.
 

9.Some text areas support the conversion of text to special characters. These include :-

(TM) becomes ™,

(C) becomes ©,

(R) becomes ®,

(o) becomes ^o,

(>=) becomes ≤

(<=) becomes ≥,

(!=) becomes ≈,

(=) becomes ≈,

(u) becomes µ

(+-) becomes ±,

(2) becomes ²,

(3) becomes ³,

(a) becomes α,

(b) becomes β,

(o|) becomes Ф,

(z) becomes Ω,

(PI) becomes π,

(1/4) becomes ¼,

(1/2) becomes ½,

(3/4) becomes ¾,

(1/8) becomes ⅛,

(3/8) becomes ⅜,

(5/8) becomes ⅝,

(7/8) becomes ⅞.

10.The spell checker is placed next to relevant text fields in the system. By selecting the  icon, the spell checker is started. The subsequent pop-up window offers all the standard options, as well as the ability to add custom words to the dictionary for your HREC. Behind the scenes it references two (2) built in dictionaries - an AU English dictionary (approx 50,000 words), as well as an AU Medical dictionary (approx 74,000 words).


 

11.The calendar control enables the selection, and clearing of dates.

 
 

12.The combo box (dropdown) selector enables selection of an option.
For list containing more than a few items (about 25), typing in the text area can also filter the available options. Please note that this has a small delay (about ½ sec) after you stop typing before finding the options that match your entered text.
Where the number of options available is very large, only the current option may initially be loaded. When you select the combo box, a small progress meter may appear, and complete the loading of all options available.