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Accept and reject individual suggestions in PUR

Problem summary:

The workflow for place update requests (PUR) is clunky and confusing. We can reject or approve only - yet two or three of the five suggestions might be useful while the others not. After clicking on a PUR for the first time, it is also unclear what is new, changed or deleted.

User story:

I clicked on a PUR pending changes for an existing venue and this is what was displayed:

https://i.imgur.com/CWTE6Jl.png

  • It is not apparent what the proposed changes are. I do not know if everything listed is new, changed (e.g. typo fixed) or a proposed deletion.
  • The only option I have is to reject or accept, but I might want to reject one suggested change only.
  • After I accept all changes, there is no prompt on the interface what fields changed. I cannot easily undo a single field change.

Proposal:

What the industry is doing:

Google Maps on device: https://i.imgur.com/KCfQ4Cw.png
Google Maps on computer: https://i.imgur.com/BYm5hAa.png
Facebook place editor: https://i.imgur.com/ikOz7o7.png

Mock up:

Here is what a revised PUR window could look like in Waze: https://i.imgur.com/UjLL1Aj.png

TLDR:

Before and after mock up: https://i.imgur.com/7d6tdbI.png

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  • YanisKyr commented  ·   ·  Report

    I've got a couple of suggestions if I may:
    - If the user selects any of the individual Approve/Reject buttons, the ones at the bottom get greyed-out. Or vice versa, if the user selects Reject all, all the individual Reject buttons also reflect the state.
    - Instead of the long sentence describing that the name has "Changed from Green Park to Green Memorial", have a simpler From/To
    From Green Park
    To Green Memorial
    - Similar for the Categories; that long sentence makes me look back and forth at it to find what has changed.
    From Park / Reserve
    To Park / Reserve, Playground
    - Lastly, for the buttons at the bottom, replace Save with Approve All. WME already has a save button, and the pop-up will have the Next/Done option at the bottom.

    Here's a mock-up with my suggestions: https://i.imgur.com/z6sphfz.png

  • Corqe commented  ·   ·  Report

    The mock-up here is a solid idea. I think this would improve the process significantly.

  • Brandon commented  ·   ·  Report

    I really like this mockup and think it would be a great expansion of the current workflow.

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