[dokuwiki] Re: DokuWiki as a documentation management system

What, nothing?  Shucks. :-(

On 8/13/07, Jay Dickon Glanville <dickon.glanville@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I'm currently using DokuWiki to manage some of our developer docs.
> It's a wonderful tool.  Many thanks.
>
> We're starting to see the need for 'proper' documentation management.
> Note the 'quotes', because we're not sure who means what, when they
> say 'proper' doc management! ;-)
>
> The general consensus within the group is that 'proper' doc management
> includes things like the following:
> - Documents have a state.  eg: draft, pending approval, approved, etc.
> - The state determines the actions that can be performed on the
> document.  eg: if approved, it's read-only.  If a change has been
> made, the state automatically reverts back to draft.
> - In order to achieve approval state, one person from each associated
> department needs to give their OK.  Once a doc has received X
> approvals, it automatically progresses to an approved state.
>
> One of the benefits of DokuWiki is it's simplicity, and lets face it:
> process adds complexity.  I'm worried that DokuWiki won't be able to
> satisfy our growing needs.  (I really want to continue to use DW.)
>
> What this boils down to is that we need a documentation management
> system.  But, I want it to be a simple to use a DokuWiki.
>
> Now that I've taken too long with my preamble, here's the questions:
>
> Does anyone know of a plugin (I've searched and can't find one) that
> will allow me to manage my DW articles in a process similar to what
> I've listed above?  (I've thought about using a "state" section at the
> top of each article.  I.e.: managing the process by hand.  However, I
> don't believe that this will satisfy everybody - some will want
> automatic process, not manual process.)
>
> If I can't achieve this through DW, can you suggest something that can
> help me?  What doc management system works well for you?  Should I
> look at something dedicated to the task (eg: Knowledge Tree), or
> should I look at other alternatives, like a content management system
> (eg: Plone)?
>
> What documentation process do you use?  How well does it work for you?
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> JDG
> --
> Jay Dickon Glanville
>


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