Browse Page Flow

Last Updated 19-Feb-2004

General Description

The browse flow is used in applications that have a hierarchy of information or a catalog where a user can browse through categories and subcategories of information to get to an object/item list.

Guideline Attributes

Spec Version # - 3.1
Spec Contributors - Betsy Nute
UI Models - all models
Example Products - all products
Related Guidelines - Browse Menu, Browse Page Templates, Home Page Templates, Object/Item List Templates Object Templates

Interaction and Usage Specifications

Page Templates Used in Browse Page Flow

Browse Page Flow
A user may typically start a browse flow from the home page of an application. The side navigation area of the home page may contain a subset of categories within the catalog that the user can select. If the user wants to view the full catalog, a button labelled "Full List" is selected. After the selection, the user may be presented with one or many screens depending how deep the catalog information is structured. For instance, a catalog may only contain categories, followed by a list of items (either tabular or as a list) or a catalog may have a combination of categories and items (list or tabular) on a single page. Once the user finds the item he/she is looking for, he/she may drill down to see the item details, and/or perform other application specific tasks.

Browse "Catalog" Flow

NOTE: A browse template may or may not contain a "quick search" element at the top of the page.

See Browse Page Templates guidelines for detail templates used within this flow. See Browse Menu guideline for details about the browse menu component.

Visual Specifications

See Browse Page Templates guidelines for detail templates used within this flow. See Browse Menu guideline for details about the browse menu component.

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