Question

I need some advice about the design on my app.

I have several screens where I need a date range to show content. One has rows of text data and others are charts. All but one need future dates (one needs dates in the past).

I have a screen where they can select the date range and a quick way to select 30 days etc.

I think I have two options. 1) allow one date range to be used though-out all screens (apart from that one chart). 2) allow a date range to be selected for each.

However, both of these have issues, I may have to correct old dates and theres that one chart. Although, making these corrections could cause confusion.

My main issue, is that I don’t want to confuse my users.

Suggestions?

Answer 1

I recommend placing a date range selector on each screen. It makes the content super obvious and a little easier to use. For convenience, you could have previously selected date ranges persist between screens for users who want all the data for the same dates.

edit: What is the platform? If its a mobile phone I would recommend a separate screen for the date range and if it is a computer I would recommend the date range selector on each screen.