Use a dialog modal for editing and switching between fields

Problem/Motivation

At the moment when clicking the edit link you are getting forwarded to a new page with only a short form ( one checkbox, two select fields and one textarea). When you are on the settings page for one field of an entity you have no way to get to the next and previous in line. you have to save the form go back to the reports page and click the edit link for the next.

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Proposed resolution

I wonder if it would make sense instead of forwarding to a dedicated settings page to open the settings form in a dialog modal instead. I am not aware of a pattern and if it even exists in jquery ui but it might be a convenient addition within the dialog modal to add controls to get to the next and previous field. that way it would be possible to review the fields of an entity more easily?

Remaining tasks

User interface changes

API changes

Data model changes