UI slog grinds on

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Jim Lancaster
2026-08-02 23:44:53 -05:00
parent c098013a68
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13 changed files with 192 additions and 162 deletions
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View File
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ It should show:
3. a linked-author summary when available
4. document-scoped navigation links for Sources and Jobs
5. filtered views for sources and jobs linked to the current document
It should later support links to filtered views for:
1. jobs associated with the current document only
2. sources associated with the current document only
6. primary actions + Add Source and + Add Job
## 4. Entry Point
@@ -167,10 +164,12 @@ Minimum acceptable first implementation:
1. Dropdown of existing Person records.
2. Clear display of the selected related person before submit.
3. Ability to change or clear the selected person in the Document edit flow.
4. A Create new item option in the author selector that routes to Person create.
5. A visible Create new person link near the selector.
If the person does not exist:
1. The user should create the Person first from the Person page.
2. The Document create flow only links existing Person records in first release.
1. The user can use Create new item from the author selector and continue from Person create.
2. The Document create flow links existing Person records after selection.
## 7. Validation Rules
@@ -205,18 +204,16 @@ If a related person is selected or created:
When the user submits the form, the system should perform these logical steps:
1. validate form inputs
2. create the Document record
3. create a Person record only if the user chose to add a new related person
4. create one DocumentPerson record only if a related person was selected or created
5. persist all intended records successfully before reporting success to the user
3. create one DocumentPerson record only if an existing related person was selected
4. persist intended records successfully before reporting success to the user
Expected write sequence:
1. insert Document
2. insert Person only if needed
3. insert DocumentPerson link only if a person is linked
2. insert DocumentPerson link only if a person is linked
Recommended transactional behavior:
1. all related writes should succeed or fail together
2. the user should not end up with a partial create state where the Document exists but an intended person link does not
1. Document and optional DocumentPerson writes should succeed or fail together
2. Person creation is a separate workflow reached from the author selector and is not part of the same transaction
## 9. Expected Result After Success
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ The Document detail page should include:
The Document detail page should support:
1. empty-state messaging when no related records exist
2. clear next actions from each empty state
3. future links to filtered Sources and Jobs views scoped to the current document
3. filtered Sources and Jobs views scoped to the current document
### 11.4 Read Empty States