atw: Re: Release notes template questions.
- From: "Slinka" <slinka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:38:07 +1100
You need to determine whether there are standard elements that need to be
documented for every release.
For example business drivers:
Eg: this is to improve our ability to verify and audit certain types of
input from external entities.
Or : this is to enable a certain business process to occur
Or: this is to enable appropriate storage of certain information
Another example is channels:
eg this is to support IVR or B2B transactions
or :this is to improve queuing and re-routing of calls in peak times
These things can often be categorized, if the business is known.
Comment fields describing how to fill in the template can be overwritten.
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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren Lewington
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 5:22 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Release notes template questions.
I have been asked to create a simple template to help the project managers
and developers produce release notes to clients, which is typically
happening every week or two. The general feeling I get from the people is
they just want to get the stuff out, QUICKLY. Seems like I could get
something that caters to that request pretty simply using MS Word.
I was wondering if anyone had specific ideas or opinions about style or look
and feel other than it should be simple to read and create, no complex
styles and formatting, or too much flash and bubble.
I was thinking not to deviate too much from the styles I have created for
the other templates I am creating, but rather to just simplify the choices.
I am considering using a custom toolbar with buttons linked to Styles for a
bulleted and a numbered list, note text, basic text, a heading or two, and
perhaps some AutoText buttons linked to some sentence structures to click
on.
Has anyone experimented with forms for entry of the information to assist
with uniformity of style? If so, what did you use if it isn't giving away to
many trade secrets? I was also musing about setting it up with the
Properties Dialog open at Custom settings, you know for software release
date, software version date and number, the client name, personnel contact
name etc and using fields for the rest. How hard would that be to achieve?
Anyone with other ideas that might be worth a look?
Hope you are enjoying the rain in Sydney, (wonderfully wet gardens here) and
your own weather elsewhere.
Warren.
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