Make pins more powerful: selection, readability, reuse, and flexible field structure

Working with pins on a daily basis reveals several specific opportunities for further development to make documentation more structured, efficient, and workflow-oriented:

1. "Select all" checkbox in the Reports tab

A checkbox for selecting all pins would be helpful in the Reports tab—similar to the existing multiple selection in the Pins tab.

Added value:

• Faster report creation

• Fewer clicks required for larger projects

• Consistent operating concept between tabs

2. Better readability of pin numbers with dark pin colors

With dark pin colors, the pin number is currently difficult to read in black font.
An automatic contrast color (e.g., white on a dark background) would significantly improve visibility.

Use case:
On heavily frequented plans with many pins, the pin number must be quickly recognizable—even with individual color schemes.

3. Use reusable pin categories and designs across projects

Certain pin categories or designs are needed in multiple projects.
Creating these from scratch each time is time-consuming and prone to errors.

Further development:

• Cross-project templates

• Organization-wide standard pink categories

• Import/duplicate function between projects

4. Make mandatory fields definable

For structured data entry, fields should be definable as mandatory fields.

Added value:

• More complete documentation

• Fewer queries

• Clearly defined minimum requirements per pin

5. Free arrangement of fields within a pin

In order to better map different workflows, a flexible field arrangement within the pin detail view would be useful.

Use case:
Depending on the process (e.g., defect recording, acceptance, internal quality control), information is required in different orders.

6. Headings for field groups (text field as a structural element)

A text field as a heading for individual field groups would be helpful for better structuring complex pins.

Added value:

• Clear visual structure

• Better orientation for users

• Illustration of more complex workflows within a pin

These enhancements would make pins even more of a flexible, workflow-capable core tool for project documentation.