Entry suggestions / user-guided duplicate detection

[aarontitus]

Original author: [email protected] (March 19, 2013 17:53:38)

Aaron wrote, in #83:

For ENTRY duplicate detection, I think there may be a lightweight pre-duplicate detection validation we could implement by applying the same AJAX we use in the map search feature ( #63 ). For example, if I type, "Scot" in the name, address, city or phone number, then the following results may automatically appear under the entry. By selecting one of them, I would be taken directly to the "Edit" page:
<Scott Smith, 123 Main Street, Union City NJ 01234>
<Jim Jones, 476 Scotch Plains Ave, Rockaway, NY 12345>
<Fria Lima, 9377 Home St, Scottsdale, CT 23905>

This would require that the map AJAX be loaded each time someone enters an assessment form. We may want to find a way to cache that once per session for the assessment form. But it seems like a quick way to minimize entry duplicates.

NOTE: This is NOT system-driven duplicate detection, and this process will not detect duplicates imported (see #83)

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/sandy-disaster-recovery/issues/detail?id=220

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 19, 2013 17:56:38
An Autocompleter can be toggled in form.js.

Need to stop it from overwriting/filling/updating input elements when tabbing away/past. Could replace with a custom implementation using ArrayMatcher.

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 19, 2013 19:50:59
inputHandler.setPreventDefaultOnTab(true) doesn't seem to work.

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 20, 2013 10:18:05
A possible solution: have a partly-hidden text input with autocompleter somewhere else on the form (at the top?) and copy characters from the other target inputs as they are typed.

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 20, 2013 16:01:01
I like this idea- it seems far less invasive.
Or perhaps a separate field that lists all possible duplicates; and the list shortens as you continue to type additional characters.

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 25, 2013 19:10:31
New UI for this is now live on the testbed (version 161).

Note: it only works as fast as the sites/work orders are loaded! (#219)

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 25, 2013 19:31:43
Comment 6: LOVE IT! I understand that it only works as fast as the sites/work orders are loaded. Man, what an improvement.

And I really like the new warning. Is it possible to replace "To ignore this warning, select the checkbox at the bottom of this form." with a button that says "Ignore and Save," so that the person doesn't have to scroll all the way to the bottom?

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 25, 2013 20:02:02
Great. I've moved the second half of #7 back to #83.

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 26, 2013 12:49:31
This is now live on production.

Main defect: it does the same search regardless of which field is typed in - e.g. if you type "park" in address then " 1 Main Street" would match.

[aarontitus]

From [email protected] on March 26, 2013 14:06:42
Agreed that this is a minor defect. But it's a massive improvement. I'm marking it done. Thanks.