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For purposes of this discussion “Misc” and “Other” are equivalent. David feels strongly that “Miscellaneous” is better.
Clicking “Miscellaneous” would create a one time spotlight instructing the user to learn about creating and using a custom expense type instead.
For retaining “Other” or “Misc” | For removing “Other” or “Misc” |
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Makes user experience for one-off expenses simpler | Makes data messy and difficult to categorize for the user |
Feels right | Makes data messy and difficult to categorize for the researcher |
Users may end up with a large list of one-off expense types that aren’t re-used | Will reduce usage and efficacy of configurable expense types |
If there is a single “Misc” category for all users, this makes it easier for scientists to review | Users can create their own “Miscellaneous” if they wanted |
For a future integration with Quickbook like tool, they will likely have a “Miscellaneous” |
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