Add skype and other IM fields to persons profile/

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For Milestonev0.095 - make use of filters in GUI

Statusopen

OpenedSep 19, 2006

CreatedSep 20, 2006 / madlyr

ModifiedMar 3, 2007 / pixtur

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Add to person table:

VARCHAR im_handle
TINY INT im_type (as dropdown list)
1. Skype Handle
2. MSN Message Handle
3. ICQ Number
4. AIM Address
5. Yahoo Messenger
6. Jabber

Other IM-handles have to be written to the description.

Yes we can add it in description even with link like callto but in that form it is much more formalised and could be part mini crm app with streber in main role :-).


tino Sep 21, 2006	This would be a cool feature indeed...
binder Sep 21, 2006	talking about this I'm still convinced, we need: extra fields for first and last name extra fields for zipcode and city extra fields for prefix and phone number add fields for P.O. Box (with extra zipcode and city) add field for country would make streber more powerful in CRM. And would be easier to synchronize with adress managers (Exchange, Outlook, ...) in the future!
madlyr Sep 21, 2006	I agree and with export feature it will be really usefull
pixtur Sep 25, 2006	confirmed on IM-field... To : I am not really convinced about splitting up those fields because: it would require a new DB-upgrade procedure with php-functions (this would be quiet some work but we will need this sooner or later anyway) This upgrade function would require to detect the First and Last name etc. automatically. So I do not see, why this should autodection should not be possible on the fly (My WindowsCE contacts on my PDA also does it on the fly, I add I think its a pretty powerful CRM than streber). From the usability point of view this would require some advanced form formatting (like several fields in one line, etc). But this too is also needed anyway... So to sum up the discussion this is a matter of taste. It 1:1 for precise fields. Any other team member who wants to drop a comment on this one? I am open for all results. :-)
binder Sep 25, 2006 version 3	Reply to confirmed on IM-field... there's no problem with one field for names, if: everybody writes "<<FIRST NAME>> <<LAST NAME>>" oder vice versa. If there's a mix, noone can tell first from last name if you have some "von" names, or (hi)spanic names, you can only tell which is considerd first and last name, if it's first name and then last name: Example "Gloria von Thurn und Taxis", "Franzesco Gil Gonzalez". So, I also don't see a problem with that, if at least everybody writes names with first name and last name (and everybody has just first and last name in streber)... but you can't sort a list for "last name" that way, and that's the big problem I see! To take the above examples: "von Thurn und Taxis Gloria" and "Gil Gonzales Franzesco" => no script can tell, which is first and last name anymore... Same goes for everybody, who has not a straight forward first and last name name! G PS: In our employees and client structure are many of those above examples, that's why, I'm so keen about this issue! ;)
pixtur Sep 26, 2006	On first last name... Ok, I can see that sorting for last name is an important feature. The interessting thing is, that WindowsCE sorts it for last name which he guesses from a single name field. (btw, I hate this). Maybe we should close the discussion and reopen it, when the new form layout functions are implemented. For task categories we also need the upgrade functions. So if both of those features are implemented, splitting the name fields would be not such a big deal.
pixtur Oct 13, 2006	After reviewing this task... I would suggest to add the IM-Field as two fields: im_handle im_type (as dropdown list) Skype Handle MSN Message Handle ICQ Number AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Other IM-handles have to be written to the description.
barlas Oct 14, 2006	Jabber Include Jabber in that list too.
pixtur Oct 16, 2006	Reply to Jabber ok... moved the list to the task description

Add skype and other IM fields to persons profile / #2118

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