@Narayan Raum great idea to bring this back into the thread! It was a little off topic so I wasn't sure at first. But you provided great info worth sharing! Thank you again. : ) Hi Narayan! I have a quick question for you relating to text mode reporting. I'm trying to improve our reports and I know that text mode is going to be absolutely essential, but the only coding experience I have is some HTML and CSS from about 8 years ago (so I would consider myself a beginner). In the WFPro Live 2 video you sent me, I see that you specifically include HTML, CSS, and DIV tags. Would you consider those to be the most important/fundamental coding languages to learn in order to improve my text mode reporting? Or is there another language you feel is more important? I believe I've read that JSON and NEST are also at play, so I'm considering learning Javascript down the road, but only if it will provide adequate value and real-world improvements to my reports. I'm up for the challenge, but Javascript seems daunting compared to simple HTML. Do you have any insight on this that you can share? I'd like to focus on the most important and fundamental languages first, then I can venture into Javascript (but only if needed). Thank you so much for your feedback and time! Maddy Martin Workfront Technology Specialist Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
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Hi Maddy,
My opinion is that your HTML and CSS experience from 8 years ago is likely to come back to you like riding a bicycle. However, even if you need to brush up, I wouldn't recommend going and taking courses because the HTML and CSS that I recommend you use is pretty much limited to:
HTML - DIV, BR, HR, FONT, TABLE, OL, UL and SPAN tags. Now I might be forgetting some that I use, but these are the only ones I use frequently to get the job done.
CSS - Fonts, Backgrounds and Borders. It''s basically a combination of colors and styles that get the job done.
Most of what I do is readily available on the internet with basic CSS searches. Regarding Javascript, I don't believe Workfront supports it in reporting anyway. I'd be happy to hear otherwise, but at this time, I stick to basics so that I don't get myself into hard-to-maintain solutions. Regarding JSON/REST, I'd only worry about this if you plan on writing your own code to talk to Workfront's API. If you're going to be working within the reporting of Workfront only, then this can wait.
Finally, I think it would be appropriate if you wanted to copy/paste some/all of my feedback into the community post for others to see. I'd hate to see some of this feedback lost in direct messages for only our benefit!
Thanks,
Narayan Maddy Martin Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
