Fighting (with) Hierarchies - Part I: Basics
Gerd Waloszek,
SAP,
Mar 14, 2002
No, this item is not about resisting the bureaucracy (even though that's what attracted me to the item in the first place). But it is about something we have been discussing in the office recently: how best to present (and navigate through) a hierarchical menu structure. This article, part one of a series, looks at the nature of hierarchies and hierarchical data organization and offers some initial suggestions about how to deal with hierarchies - flatten the organization, filter the data, choose quality category names, use examples, and more. If this article tweaks your fancy, Part 2 is available along with an appendix about half way down the left hand menu.
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