how to integrate customer registrations into umbraco admin
I'm wondering how you chaps would approach the following scenario.
I need create a content managed website with a quite complicated customer enquiries form. My question is where would be the sensible place to display all the customer enquiries for the client
ie if they are going to http://www.mysite.localhost/umbraco/ to manage their content it would make sense to display the enquiries in the admin to. Is it possible to customise the admin.
You could use doc2form and build the form as a document type and store the form submissions as nodes also doc2form will email you the submission. I would also create an actionhandler to stop users accidently publishing the folder containing the doc2form submissions. This is how I have done it and it works nicely.
The way which would take more time is you create your .net form store your submitted data in db table then create your own admin section with dashboard control. This control will have your admin stuff to look into the table. I have also done this is the past with a form that was multipage and complex. I used subsonic to do the data manipulation. The quickest way would be using doc2form but it depends on complexity of your form.
That dashboard link is on the right track you create one of those to do all your operations. If the form is not huge go down doc2form its very quick to implement.
1) I'll create a form using doc2Form saved as datatype "ContactInfo" ( i've done this and works well )
2) Then i'll create a dashboard page that will display the current status of customers registration
hmm does doc2Form have support for the creation of user accounts?
Creating accounts you need membercontrols for that. That will store the data as part of the user properties then you dont need doc2form. Its really a matter of what you want to do store data only doc2form store data and create member so that they can access secure area of your site as part of extranet use membercontrols.
how to integrate customer registrations into umbraco admin
I'm wondering how you chaps would approach the following scenario.
I need create a content managed website with a quite complicated customer enquiries form. My question is where would be the sensible place to display all the customer enquiries for the client
ie if they are going to http://www.mysite.localhost/umbraco/ to manage their content it would make sense to display the enquiries in the admin to. Is it possible to customise the admin.
Anthony,
You could use doc2form and build the form as a document type and store the form submissions as nodes also doc2form will email you the submission. I would also create an actionhandler to stop users accidently publishing the folder containing the doc2form submissions. This is how I have done it and it works nicely.
The way which would take more time is you create your .net form store your submitted data in db table then create your own admin section with dashboard control. This control will have your admin stuff to look into the table. I have also done this is the past with a form that was multipage and complex. I used subsonic to do the data manipulation. The quickest way would be using doc2form but it depends on complexity of your form.
Regards
Ismail
cool thanks, you made me aware of a few things.
For other, here's a real simple run down on how to use the doc2Form
http://forum.umbraco.org/yafpostst6438Step-by-Step-for-AutoForm-Plus-or-Incredibly-New-Please-Help-I-am-Going-Insane.aspx
and i haven't looked into the dashboard. This look kinda like what i needed
http://forum.umbraco.org/yafpostst7701New-dashboard-control-List-members-in-groups.aspx
Anthony,
That dashboard link is on the right track you create one of those to do all your operations. If the form is not huge go down doc2form its very quick to implement.
Regards
Ismail
yeah what i'm thinking
1) I'll create a form using doc2Form saved as datatype "ContactInfo" ( i've done this and works well )
2) Then i'll create a dashboard page that will display the current status of customers registration
hmm does doc2Form have support for the creation of user accounts?
Anthony,
Creating accounts you need membercontrols for that. That will store the data as part of the user properties then you dont need doc2form. Its really a matter of what you want to do store data only doc2form store data and create member so that they can access secure area of your site as part of extranet use membercontrols.
Regards
Ismail
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