The fix for an empty state isn't filling it

说明与用途

通过引入进度指示器和空白字段的清晰操作，将空状态转变为透明流程，提升装修成本工具的用户感知。

问题

Users feel the renovation cost tool is broken when it shows an empty price book, leading to a perception of a failed first run.

结果

The redesign turns an empty state from a perceived failure into a clear progress indicator, reducing user frustration and improving transparency without compromising data integrity.

工作流

• Show progress such as "7 of 12 lines priced" instead of a wall of blanks.
• Label totals from priced lines as partial to avoid misinterpretation.
• Ask for the lines that move the total the most first.
• Next to each blank, display a reason and a clear action, e.g., "Unpriced: no quote yet. Request one from the package below."
• Record incoming contractor quotes directly into the price book with source and date.
• Indicate whether a quote can be reused on another project.
• List what each contractor’s quote includes and excludes next to the number.
• Perform sanity checks on room areas and dimensions before confirming outputs.

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Show progress, like "7 of 12 lines priced," instead of a wall of blanks.

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Next to every blank, say why it is blank and what to do next. Something like: "Unpriced: no quote yet. Request one from the package below."

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When a quote comes back, record it straight into the price book, with the source and the date attached.

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The UI should say clearly whether a quote can be reused on another project.

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Listing what each contractor's quote includes and excludes right next to the number.

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Check that room areas add up to the total, that dimensions fall in a plausible range, and flag "check this" when they don't.

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