[Products] Edit description inline, directly from the products list

[audez]

What is the need / problem?

The description field is one of the most used fields, but is not available for direct inline edition in the products list. The description is only available by clicking the "Edit" button, waiting for the page to load, then editing the description, clicking "Update", clicking "Back to product list" and waiting for the products list page to reload. Then if you want to continue working on this item, you have to find it again in the list - for instance if you have a product list with more than 1 page, you have to scroll down, click on the page where your product is, and find the corresponding product line again.

Not displaying the description field directly in the product list makes the process of product creation/cloning/editing longer and strenuous.

Potential solutions that will solve the problem

Adding a column "Description" in the products list. The field would show only the beginning of the description (for instance 25 characters), and would be available for products and variants.

• For products, clicking in it would open a small popup for edition, for ex:
  

• For variants, the description is shorter and would be directly edited inline, as it is now in the "unit description" field in the edition page.

Connected wishlist and discovery discussions

The description field could be included in the new product list design
Backoffice Product List table UI uplift
7198

Additional context

Some users complain that it's very long to create products. We advise them to use the spreadsheet for bulk import, but it also takes time to understand the spreadsheet columns and have a file ready for import without errors.
It would be great to have a fast and easy way to create products from the interface.

This + #266 and #265 could help fasten and ease the process.

Is Papercut or feature candidate?

[tschumilas]

Our users totally agree that creating and manging long product lists is the biggest pain point in OFN. This would go a very long way to help. Even simpler - right now when you are on the bulk edit products screen, you don't even know if the product has a description. Growers need to change descriptions frequently - its THE prime communication tool with buyers. In my view, it is one of the pieces that helps to 're-connect' eaters and growers (which is something we say we want to do). If the above is not possible, I wonder if it might be a papercut to have the product description popup when the user is editing the product on the bulk products edit page. At least then they could read the description without leaving the page. Even if they still have to leave the page to change the description, at least being able to review it from the bulk edit page would be amazing.
FYI - As a grower who uses OFN - twice a week as I get ready for 2 different hubs to open, it takes me 2 hours to go through my product list and update it.

[RachL]

To be reviewed once Back Office UI uplift is out: otherwise currently not a papercut.