Tree-View Sub-Item Creation With Parent Data Prefill
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing project management systems lack efficient methods for quickly creating and managing sub-items in a hierarchical structure, leading to reduced operational efficiency and accuracy in tasks such as iteration management, version management, and requirement management.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for project management that includes displaying a sub-item creation control in a tree view, allowing for the creation of a sub-item based on a trigger operation, and automatically pre-filling fields in a sub-item creation interface using parent-level instance information, thereby enabling quick disassembly of sub-work items and tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually create sub-items in a hierarchical structure using existing project management systems, then sub-items can be created, but the operation efficiency and task creation speed are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically pre-fills the sub-item creation interface with parent-level instance information before the user completes the sub-item creation. This preliminary action of auto-filling reduces the manual input required and accelerates the task creation process while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically populating the sub-item creation form with relevant parent-level data. The interface serves itself by retrieving and inserting parent instance information without requiring manual intervention, thereby improving productivity while keeping the operation simple.
2Loss of time
If users create sub-items with detailed information manually, then accuracy can be maintained, but the time required for task creation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically filling in accurate parent-level instance information into the sub-item creation interface. This pre-population ensures that accurate data is transferred without manual re-entry, maintaining measurement precision while significantly reducing the time required for task creation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying by replicating parent-level instance information into the sub-item creation form. This automated copying ensures data accuracy is maintained while eliminating the time-consuming process of manual data entry, thus resolving the contradiction between speed and precision.
3Ease of operation
If the system provides a comprehensive sub-item creation interface with all fields, then complete information can be captured, but the interface complexity and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system takes preliminary action by automatically populating the comprehensive sub-item creation interface with parent-level information. This pre-filling reduces the number of fields users must manually complete, making the interface simpler to use while ensuring complete information is captured through automated data transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface performs self-service by automatically retrieving and inserting parent instance data into the appropriate fields. This reduces the user burden and simplifies interaction while maintaining data completeness, as the system independently ensures all necessary information is captured without requiring extensive manual input.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for project management, an electronic device, and a computer-readable medium. And the method includes: displaying, in a tree view, a sub-item creation control for a first item, where the tree view presents a work item in a hierarchical structure, and the first item is a work item in the tree view; displaying a sub-item creation interface based on a first trigger operation on the sub-item creation control; creating a second item based on input information in the sub-item creation interface, where the second item is a child work item of the first item; and displaying, in the tree view, second item information of the second item.