Issues with sub template functionality and possible improvements

[ronm123]

I've been testing this to remind myself of the details and considerations and noticed some issues that I think have probably always existed but perhaps some of this can be part of any workspace project work.

Issue 1. If you upload a sub template and in my test name it visual_scenario that works fine. But then if for some reason you want to delete that sub template you can but it simply gets marked as deleted in the database and neither the database entry or the sub template folder actually gets removed. This has a few consequences. a) you can no longer access the details and settings for that sub template e.g. to undelete it and b) you can't ever use the same template name again (unless you manually delete the database record and folder) and c) you can't actually see why uploading a sub template and using a previously deleted name doesn't work because there's no display of deleted template names etc and no error displayed. It would be better if either both the db entry and the folder are actually deleted or if there is a reason for not deleting both then at least somehow show previously deleted sub templates and perhaps allow for changing the deleted status.

Issue 2. As we know the template description isn't ever shown to users because the sub templates are shown via a list menu with no facility to show both the display name and description. Perhaps this can be changed as part of any workspace redesign work. Perhaps one possibility is to display the 2 or 3 parent templates as an accordion so that when for example you choose XOT you see that as well as any sub templates in the same way that the XOT template and description is shown now. Or just an expandable pane for the sub templates instead of a list menu.

Issue 3. With a sub template uploaded the options via management also have the entry for an example ID but like the description option this isn't shown anywhere. I guess this is similar to 2. above e.g. the example link could be shown if the sub templates where displayed in the same way as the parent templates.

Issue 4. I guess this may vary by the size of the sub template and speed of the install but after populating the sub template fields and clicking upload there is no indication of progress or indeed that anything is happening until the confirmation pops up to say the LO has been imported successfully.

Issue 5. When uploading a sub template and using the same name as an existing sub template there is no prompt that an existing sub template with the same name is about to be replaced and the confirmation is the same as when uploading a new sub template e.g. doesn't change to 'existing sub template updated' or prompt to choose a different name instead.