Contacts/people database

[Vladimír Macko]

Hello,

I am fairly new to TW5 so I would be grateful for feedback and suggestions.

What I want to do

• a way to keep a database of people.
• relatively flexible way to create a new person.
• Required "field".
• Optional "fields"
  
• ability to reference information about such people anywhere on TW. {{FirstnameLastname!!title}}, {{FirstnameLastname##title}} ?
  
• future proof.
• If I decide to [[link]] towards a person, readable (nice looking) html but ability to edit the "fields" easily from there.

What I am considering

• A single tiddler for every person.
• tagged `person`
• Data stored in field.
• text field shows the data stored in fields in nice way.
• How would I go about creating a "template" for such a tiddler.
• How to implement required/optional fields?
  
• A single data tiddler for every person.
• Any advantages?

Thanks a lot!

If you feel like pointing out something I missed/haven't considered that would be great.

Kind regards,

Vladimir

[Jed Carty]

I made a simple contacts database wiki, I don't think it is what you want it does show how to do some of what you are asking. You can see it here: http://nolearning-contactsdb.tiddlyspot.com

[TonyM]

Vladimir,

It is worth looking at other implementations before you start, here are some hard won lessons that may or may not yet make sense to you. However you seem on track.

• A single tiddler for every person (YES)
• tagged `person` or 'contact' (because what if you document a business?)
• Data stored in fields eg Phone/Address etc...
• text field shows the data stored in fields in nice way (Do not do this see below) keep text for free form notes about your person/contact
• How would I go about creating a "template" for such a tiddler - the easy way is to create one with fields etc.. no values and clone it, otherwise you can build a button that creates a new one with the required fields

• How to implement required/optional fields?
  

• A single data tiddler for every person - I would not unless your contacts where in the thousands, and then probably not. Its much easier to tag anything with a person, to relate it to that person(s)

Displaying the values in the fields of a contact

Create a tiddler "DisplayContact" that references each of the fields as if it was a contact tiddler and tag it with $:/tags/ViewTemplate

use the {{$:/tags/ViewTemplate||$:/core/ui/TagTemplate}} drag and drop to order where they display

Only display the content if it is in fact a contact

eg

<$list filter="[is[current]tag[contact]]" valiable="null">
{{!!firstname}} {{!!lastname}}<br>
{{!!address1}}
{{!!address2}}
</$list>

Editing fields can be done in edit mode without any complexity but smarter options are available.

I have just designed a method I may publish soon. But lets help when you get there.

Regards

Tony

[Mark S.]

I found Stephan Hradek tiddler(s) "Creating a simple Contacts DB" at http://tw5magick.tiddlyspot.com/ to be very educational and a good starting point. However, it is somewhat dated now and may require plugins that are no longer necessary.

-- Mark

[Birthe C]

I liked this example https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywiki/nK0NrzU5f4Q/IiWH0Cf1BwAJ

Birthe