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IntroductionDecision Tree
Notifications Table of Contents Decision Tree The decision tree can guide you when to use which notification component. First, walk through the four cases and pick the one that represents your case the best. From there, a few simple questions will lead you to the recommended component for your notification. Provide additional information for a task, a status, or their current action. Status: Neutral Example use Cases: Ask for User data Request feedback Validation code was sent to phone We sent you an email The five basic elements of Porsche forms Related Components: Inline Notification Modal Toast Confirm a task was completed as expected. Status: Success Example use Cases: From submit was successful Selection made is approved Changes are saved/made/applied successfully An Upload was successful A request was submitted successfully The five basic elements of Porsche forms Related Components: Inline Notification Inline Validation (supported by all form elements) Toast Inform/confirm that the user is taking actions or an event occurs that is not desirable or might have effects - variant 1. Status: Warning Example use Cases: The user’s login session is about to expire Planned system maintenance is coming soon About to leave the system About to delete a vehicle or user data The five basic elements of Porsche forms Related Components: Banner Inline Notification Modal Inform/confirm that the user is taking actions or an event occurs that is not desirable or might have effects - variant 2. Status: Error Example use Cases: Internet connection lost Form submit error (mandatory fields missing) Wrong input format Credentials can't be found Feedback Page (Success / Error) There is a problem uploading a file The five basic elements of Porsche forms Related Components: Banner Inline Notification Inline Validation (supported by all form elements) Modal
Global settingsThemeChanges the theme of the application and any Porsche Design System component. It's possible to choose between forced theme light and dark. It's also possible to use auto, which applies light or dark theme depending on the operating system settings automatically.LightDarkAuto (sync with operating system)DirectionThe dir global attribute in HTML changes the direction of text and other content within an element. It's most often used on the <html> tag to set the entire page's direction, which is crucial for supporting languages that are written from right to left (RTL), such as Arabic and Hebrew. For example, using <html dir="rtl"> makes the entire page display from right to left, adjusting the layout and text flow accordingly.LTR (left-to-right)RTL (right-to-left)Text ZoomTo ensure accessibility and comply with WCAG 2.2 AA standards, it is mandatory for web content to support text resizing up to at least 200% without loss of content or functionality. Using relative units like rem is a best practice for achieving this, as they allow the text to scale uniformly based on the user's browser settings.100%130%150%200%