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MS-SQL work, 1 module to create and a couple to edit

Summary

The site is for an existing job vacancy company that connects business with those seeking employment. They all ready have some software that runs on their computers, but they now want something web based where people can register and add vacancies as well as apply for jobs.

We are handling the theme design, and various other parts but the following things are still needed:

1. MS-SQL Support

The hard work has already been done - http://groups.drupal.org/node/1953 - but the views and faceted search modules need copying across.

2. Users Module Modification

There is another table with the module must use, with different column names but the same content, baring IsAdmin which must be set as 1 if the user role is "Admin" and vica versa. Registration must be on two pages; one for employers and one for job seekers (perhaps modify http://drupal.org/project/registration_role ).

3. Ability to add companies

They still use the user module, just with a different role. They must, however, use an existing table containing
columns such as userid, company name, contact details, created by and when, updated by and when, active/inactive, perhaps by modification of a profile module?

4. New Module Content Type - Advert

The current database contains a few tables requesting employment details (e.g. salary, benefits..), and how much it cost to place and for how long. Must be sortable with faceted search and views.

Comments

You can call me on (+44)

You can call me on (+44) 0191 645 1119 to discuss further, the project is relatively urgent.

Alan Cooney
Avioso Designs
http://www.avioso.com

Some thoughts

While I don't personally have time to give you a bid on this, I see a couple of things you may want to consider.

Always avoid modifying Drupal's core modules. If a critical security patch is released tomorrow, you'll need to apply your changes before you can fully apply the update. This happens every few months - sometimes more. Always try to hook into Drupal's rich hook system and existing modules. In 2-1/2 years of custom work, I've only seen a handful of cases where modifying a core module *might* be an option. A good consultant will know what modules are a good fit for your task.

Faceted search + views works well, but the combination can be pretty resource intensive. If you're expecting much traffic and have a skilled developer, consider writing a custom results display for faceted search that doesn't use views. Faceted Search makes it pretty easy to hand off the results set to a custom module that does only what you need.

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