4.2.4. General UX & UI Enhancements

In our ongoing commitment to optimizing the user experience with the Audit application, we have implemented a series of enhancements aimed at elevating its interface.

Changes in this latest release include:

1. Streamlined Navigation & Structure

To enhance user experience, we have streamlined navigation to and within the Audit application, simplifying the overall platform structure. This effort involved removing redundant categories, resulting in fewer steps needed to access the application and its modules.

• For example, although the Audit application remains a part of the QMS application suite, it is no longer nested under the QMS category.
• Similarly, a range of modules within the Audit application, such as New Audit Definition and Audit Definition List, are now readily available on the first-level category under Audit.

*Please note that, where categories enhance clarity and usability, such as Test Management and Requirement Management, we’ve retained them for an improved organizational structure.

2. Enhanced Iconography

We have also updated the icons used to represent the Audit application and its modules, achieving three key objectives:

• Distinct Application Identity: We have changed the Audit application’s icon to make it more distinguishable and align it better with its intended purpose.
• Consistent Icon Styles: To create a more cohesive visual experience both within the application and across the QMS suite, we have standardized icon styles for modules with similar functions.
  • For example, modules presenting lists, such as Audit Definition List, now share the same List icon. Modules for creating new items, such as New Audit Definition, use the same Add icon.
• Modern Design: As part of our design evolution, demonstrated in the above graphics, we have adopted a thinner icon style, embracing a sleeker and more modern aesthetic.

3. Improved Form Design & Layout

We have redesigned our forms to make them more intuitive and space-efficient. This includes reordering fields to ensure a logical flow, improving field labels for clarity and comprehension, and removing unnecessary elements to simplify and declutter the interface.

We have also replaced tabs and labeled sections with accordions. This change not only enhances aesthetics and readability but also enables a more focused interaction with content. Users can now smoothly navigate through forms, progressively revealing information as needed.

*In the Validate Requirement form, accordions, like the labeled sections before them, are dynamically shown or hidden based on relevance, ensuring a clean and user-centric interface.

!Please note that these UI enhancements are specific to the Audit application. For a broader understanding of UI enhancements across the entire DBP web application, we recommend referring to the 14.1 release notes for the Designer program.