Comments on: Drupal for contact management? http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/ web development for growing business Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Guix http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-42199 Guix Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:05:21 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-42199 Any updates on this ? I need to manage a list of contacts which would preferably NOT duplicate my registered users (so thinking more of using users for contacts). Then I need a GUI to import a tag into a node at a given place in a WYSIWYG and then maybe at the filter or theme layer, display my contacts in a CSS tooltip. Yup ! A lot of work I guess :) Any updates on this ?

I need to manage a list of contacts which would preferably NOT duplicate my registered users (so thinking more of using users for contacts).

Then I need a GUI to import a tag into a node at a given place in a WYSIWYG and then maybe at the filter or theme layer, display my contacts in a CSS tooltip.

Yup ! A lot of work I guess :)

]]> By: ripwit http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-34619 ripwit Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:20:50 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-34619 I'm new to Drupal but have a great interest in working on a contract management system, preferably as part of a framework such as Drupal rather than as another stand-alone web application. My emphasis would be on a very flexible database structure that could handle a large variety of contact information (such as Outlook and the vcard specification) as well as being able to record encounters, relationships, companies (and company relationships), etc. I have mapped out several designs and working prototypes for this information. Now what I would like to do is find a way to interface with the data using tools such as Drupal Views. Since I am 'twixt and 'tween gainful employ, I may have some time to dive into development (more than 20 years experience). ..roger I’m new to Drupal but have a great interest in working on a contract management system, preferably as part of a framework such as Drupal rather than as another stand-alone web application.

My emphasis would be on a very flexible database structure that could handle a large variety of contact information (such as Outlook and the vcard specification) as well as being able to record encounters, relationships, companies (and company relationships), etc.

I have mapped out several designs and working prototypes for this information. Now what I would like to do is find a way to interface with the data using tools such as Drupal Views.

Since I am ‘twixt and ‘tween gainful employ, I may have some time to dive into development (more than 20 years experience).

..roger

]]> By: Alfred Armstrong http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-30066 Alfred Armstrong Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:36:13 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-30066 Hi Mike, I'm in much the same boat as you in that I've not got the time to develop it myself, sorry. Hi Mike, I’m in much the same boat as you in that I’ve not got the time to develop it myself, sorry.

]]> By: Mike C http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-30065 Mike C Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:31:35 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-30065 Alfred, I also have a Drupal web development business and would love to have a Drupal based contact manager for myself and my customers. I've been thinking of developing one as my first Drupal module, but havent the time and don't want to reinvent the wheel. Views+CCK, which I use for basic contact details, aren't really enough to get more than about 1/4 of what even a very basic contacts system would need. Have you got a more detailed spec yet, or have you found any modules that give you some of what you're looking for? Alfred, I also have a Drupal web development business and would love to have a Drupal based contact manager for myself and my customers. I’ve been thinking of developing one as my first Drupal module, but havent the time and don’t want to reinvent the wheel. Views+CCK, which I use for basic contact details, aren’t really enough to get more than about 1/4 of what even a very basic contacts system would need. Have you got a more detailed spec yet, or have you found any modules that give you some of what you’re looking for?

]]> By: Donald Lobo http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-21457 Donald Lobo Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:47:25 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-21457 can you elaboarate on the "ways you tried to extend it and it became very hard". Would be good feedback for us to try to improve so extensions become a bit easier the 2.1 version has even more hooks than 2.0, so we definitely are moving down the hook path quite aggresively lobo can you elaboarate on the “ways you tried to extend it and it became very hard”. Would be good feedback for us to try to improve so extensions become a bit easier

the 2.1 version has even more hooks than 2.0, so we definitely are moving down the hook path quite aggresively

lobo

]]> By: Alfred Armstrong http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-17189 Alfred Armstrong Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:36:44 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-17189 Thanks for the comment, Allan. My criticism of CiviCRM is largely based on how difficult it is to customise as a developer: I did an evaluation of it for a client and in those areas where it fitted their needs it was great, but as soon as I tried to extend it in ways not envisaged by the developers it became very hard work. Unlike Drupal it has very few 'hooks' for new functionality. From what I know of SugarCRM it's also rather large and unwieldy, but that's just anecdotal. It's not truly open source either, is it? I shall be developing some sort of contact management system in short order and if it seems like it might be of wider use I'll make it available to the community. Thanks for the comment, Allan. My criticism of CiviCRM is largely based on how difficult it is to customise as a developer: I did an evaluation of it for a client and in those areas where it fitted their needs it was great, but as soon as I tried to extend it in ways not envisaged by the developers it became very hard work. Unlike Drupal it has very few ‘hooks’ for new functionality.

From what I know of SugarCRM it’s also rather large and unwieldy, but that’s just anecdotal. It’s not truly open source either, is it?

I shall be developing some sort of contact management system in short order and if it seems like it might be of wider use I’ll make it available to the community.

]]> By: Allan McDonald http://figure-w.co.uk/drupal-for-contact-management/comment-page-1/#comment-17188 Allan McDonald Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:09:37 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=150#comment-17188 Alfred, I agree that your idea has great merit. There is enormous value in our business contacts that is often overlooked and not well used in business. Your "wish list" would assist business to realise that value. I've been through the list of contrib modules and haven't found anything that would do this "out of the box". Correct, CCK could accomplish some of this, perhaps along with Views. I'm also interested in your thoughts about CiviCRM. I propose testing CiviCRM offline when the next version is released later this year. It will be interesting to see if I come to similar conclusions. There is another open source product worth mentioning here. I assume you are aware of SugarCRM, found at http://www.sugarcrm.com but there appears to be only limited interfacing to Drupal through the SugarForm contrib module for Drupal 5. Unfortunately I'm not a coder so I can't help with the project but I would be very interested in using the functionality in your "wish list". Alfred, I agree that your idea has great merit. There is enormous value in our business contacts that is often overlooked and not well used in business. Your “wish list” would assist business to realise that value.

I’ve been through the list of contrib modules and haven’t found anything that would do this “out of the box”. Correct, CCK could accomplish some of this, perhaps along with Views.

I’m also interested in your thoughts about CiviCRM. I propose testing CiviCRM offline when the next version is released later this year. It will be interesting to see if I come to similar conclusions.

There is another open source product worth mentioning here. I assume you are aware of SugarCRM, found at http://www.sugarcrm.com but there appears to be only limited interfacing to Drupal through the SugarForm contrib module for Drupal 5.

Unfortunately I’m not a coder so I can’t help with the project but I would be very interested in using the functionality in your “wish list”.

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