The views

The views determine the way to represent objects on the screen. There are two great types of views, the views in the form type, and the views in the list type. The same object can have several views or different representations, according to the need or the context.

For example, a quote doesn't have necessarily the same representation as an order form. In Tiny ERP it is however the same object but it evolves thanks to a different status.

Form

A view in the form type only shows one record at a time, but as compensation, proposes an user interface simpler to understand, and more pleasant to use for the neophyte.

The previous section contains explanations about the different types of fields that you can find in the above form. You are invited to come back to this section if you have any doubt regarding the functioning or usefulness of every of this screen capture field.

List

On the other hand, a view in a list type, lists the whole selected records in a tabular form, in order to offer a global view.

To still make easier the data comparizon in a list type, it is possible to sort the displayed records in an ascending or descending order (on a column).

Whatever, it is possible to switch from the list type to the form type by clicking on the dedicated icon, as shown in the previous section.

Trees

The trees are a particular case of the lists, in theway they are records series which have a hierarchical structure.

However, as for the lists and the forms, it is possible to switch from tree to form, with the same icon.

The filters

The filters are a Tiny ERP special feature which should be understood to control the menu and its options. A filter allows you to add a selection criterion to the selected records.

Thus, in the following screen capture, a double-click on the “Hours encoding” option menu will open a form for hours entry, while a double-click on "Hours encoding > For me > Today" will open an editable entry list.

Thus wile going down in the menu, we met two filters, one on the user, one on the date. If you open an associated menu with one or more filters, you won't be allowed to reach date of the same type but out of the filter.

Thus, compared to the above example, if you double-click on the menu option "Hours encoding > For me > All the entries", you will be able to see only your hours, even if you launch a research on all the users. Thus, you will have to double-to click on the option menu "Hours encoding > For everyone > All the entries", or on the option menu "Hours encoding", then switch to the form mode, and make a research without criterion.

We will see in the administration section of Tiny ERP that you can grant access rights to the different menus according to the user. This functionality, combined with the filter system allows to only give restricted rights to certain resources.