Automated "Project Code" Generation

Hi there!

I discovered Project'Or RIA just recently and am now evaluating whether it is usable for our internal project management. So far it looks really promising!

But one point is missing, or was just not discovered by me, yet: Automated project number generation. We use a system of dedicated numbers to categorize our real world projects. That number is a base for our drawing and document numbers, too.

As far as I understand today we could use the field "Project Code" for that purpose. But when using such a nifty tool as Project'Or RIA it would be a shame to keep a separate list with used and unused project numbers - IMHO that should be handled within the poject management.

I would like to give it a try and implement that automated project number handling myself. The result will be put back to the community, of course.

But I have no clue about how Project'Or RIA ticks inside. Coding in PHP, JS or CSS is not the problem. But is there any documentation or hint where to start when implementing new functions to Project'Or RIA?

So far I only found Dojo is used as JavaScript Toolkit, but what is the Framework for the PHP part?

Any hint where to start when implementing new functions would be great

Cheers
Thomas

Hi Thomas,

as we get our project numbers from our central PMO, I will not be able to use this kind of feature. I'm completely satisfied with current solution.

Klaus

Hi Klaus,
Hi Babynus,

thanks a lot for the fast and interesting replies.

I guess you set me on the right track, just because we are such a small company that all thinks regaring project handling are concentrated in one person (me ) does not mean that everything should be handled within one tool. After some thinking I agree, that this is correct.

So I will use the Project Code field as a starter to save our project code. And maybe I create some code to create a new versioning scheme that generates document numbers and versions based on the project code. Because this is what I actually wanted - I guess

Thanks a lot again and keep on with the good work!

Thomas