Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Study On The Timesheet Interface

By Cathy Mercer


Systems that are used in most of the organizations today have a point where the user gets an opportunity to interact with the system. Through this interaction the two parties get to exchange some information and commands. A research on the timesheet interface reveals that this interface like other interface has a lot of styles of interactions that are grouped together to make it easier for the user to communicate with the system.

Some interaction can get to involve the command line control which is a non interactive style. In this the user gives the system a list of commands that is should do. This application is however very hard and tedious of the common users because it involves the memorizing of command. Thus most people who use it are the system experts who carry out the maintenance procedures.

This can be achieved with a lot of proper design principles. This system in turn supports many browsers that are used in entering the timesheets of any organization. However it is a good practice for only the administrator to be involved with the use of the Internet Explores, these is because it require the add-on and forums through which one can link to other systems.

Other marvelous styles that are involved in this system to make it more users friendly include the elimination of duplicated data. Because this software is involved in a lot of purposes, it is very hard to keep a clear record. But with the assistance of the Eliminate duplicated entry style the system gives the user the ability of coming up with accurate data that is used for other purposes. This in addition avoids spending a lot of time is cross checking over the information that is keyed into the system.

A research on the timesheet interface reveals that the system makes use of interaction styles that are much easier for the user. These styles avoid the lot of memorization process that tends to occur with the use of the command line style of interaction. One therefore is given the opportunity of using the recognition ability f the brain instead of the memorizing.

The styles used are more of directive making it easier for even a new user to use the system easily without any trouble. All the information that the end use does not have to deal with is eliminated during the design process. This is avoided by the use f menu bars and direct manipulation styles of interaction. In the menu selection, the choices or options that one needs to check are represented in selectable icons.

The main bars contain the most used options that in addition give room for other option. These can be represented in a pop-up menu selection, an extended selection, or the pull-down selection. This designing style therefore avoids the overcrowding of the screen because options are fixable only when necessary.

This system has therefore got much robust functionality as reviled by an analysis on the timesheet interface. It is in addition an easy to use system not only for the staff but even the end users. These users use the system for a couple of minutes each week.




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