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0000457Openbravo ERPJ. Demo datapublic2008-05-27 18:402009-03-18 11:02
plujan 
pjuvara 
normalminorhave not tried
closedno change required 
5
2.40alpha-r2 
 
Core
No
0000457: Review focused fields at window load
Since 2.40 it is possible to assign a field to get focus at window load. But is not clear at all why some fields were assigned. As example, on Business Partner window, focus is on Name field, but if I want to create a new Business Parnter, I need to go back to Search Key, since is the first mandatory.

Remember that most users always fill forms top to down and left to right (if they use a "left to right" language)
Change current default settings so first mandatory field get focus on load. In case there are no mandatory, go to the first editable field. If no editable field, focus should remain on Tab.
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Issue History
2008-05-27 18:40plujanNew Issue
2008-05-27 18:40plujanAssigned To => cromero
2008-05-27 18:41plujanAssigned Tocromero => pjuvara
2008-05-27 21:56pjuvaraNote Added: 0000366
2008-05-27 21:56pjuvaraStatusnew => feedback
2008-05-27 22:43plujanNote Added: 0000367
2008-05-27 22:43plujanStatusfeedback => new
2008-05-27 22:44plujanStatusnew => closed
2008-05-27 22:44plujanNote Added: 0000368
2008-05-27 22:44plujanResolutionopen => no change required
2008-05-29 12:32psarobeNote Added: 0000384
2009-03-18 11:02anonymoussf_bug_id0 => 2691316

Notes
(0000366)
pjuvara   
2008-05-27 21:56   
Is this a systematic problem or an isolated one? How many screens have the wrong initial focus?

The analysis you describe has already been done for 2.40 by PMA and reviewed by PSA so I would hope this applies only to a few screens and does not require a full rework.

In any case I would treat this as a bug since the intention in 2.40 is to have the most reasonable field as initial focus.
(0000367)
plujan   
2008-05-27 22:43   
Ok, I will report a bug for Business Partner and an extra bug for any other window with the same behavoir.
(0000368)
plujan   
2008-05-27 22:44   
individual bugs will be opened.
(0000384)
psarobe   
2008-05-29 12:32   
The decision of not selecting the search key as first focus field is because although this field is mandatory not too many people fill it. If you keep it blank the application automatically fills it. If you see the online help says:
"A search key allows you a fast method of finding a particular record. If you leave the search key empty, the system automatically creates a numeric number. The document sequence used for this fallback number is defined in the "Maintain Sequence" window with the name "DocumentNo_TableName", where TableName is the actual name of the table (e.g. C_Order)."
It seems that in 2.3x or above doesn't work