[ZDP] ZDP tool - Actions

[Maik Roeder]

Hi !


In this Email I just send the main changes to the ZDP Tool
Design document. The changes all have to do with what actions
members can take when they have a role.

Greetings,

Maik Röder



Version History

   Version 0.7 22 Dec 1999

      Changes:

         1. New Role Submitter replaces Contributor. A Submitter is
            someone who uploads a Draft.

         2. New Role Reviewer replaces Editor. You can say an Editor edits
            a document, but I think it is better to have a Reviewer who
            reviews document, becaus he looks through the document again.
                                                                              
         3. Actions on Documents explained. What people can do on Documents
            is fully explained.

         4. Explained how Awareness is raised with producing News Items       
            in Section "Awareness about what is going on in the ZDP project"


      Awareness about what is going on in the ZDP project

         Who is working on the ZDP project ?

            1. Show active members
            2. Show inactive members

         Search in documents

            1. Show documents by type
            2. Show documents of a category
            3. Show documents of a keyword
            4. Show documents by search term

         Awareness can be raised by creating a News Item when an Action
         takes place. These News Items can be collected with a ZCatalog.
         For example, when someone uploads a Draft, a NewsItem is
         being produced.


      Actions on Documents

         There are several Actions, which a Member of the ZDP projects
         can take on Documents.

         Reader Role Actions on Documents

            1. Read Document

               Only Documents whose Writers want the Document to be read
               are visible. A Document Reader has different views, searching
               and filtering possibilities.

            2. Add Comment

              A Document Reader can add Comments.

         Submitter Role Actions on Documents

            1. Submit Document

               When a Submitter posts a Draft, they provide the following
               pieces of information:

               1. Text
               2. Text Type
               3. Keywords
               4. Document Type
               5. Category
               6. Needs

               Then this new Document is announced in the ZDP News Section.

         Member Role Actions on Documents

            1. Sign in as Writer

               A Member who wants to help working on a Document in need of
               a Writer, he just signs in. The Maintainer of the Document
               gets an Email Notification. A NewsItem is produced.

            2. Sign in as Maintainer

               A member can signs in for taking responsibility for the
               Document. The old Maintainer gets an Email notification,
               and a NewsItem is produced.

         Administrator Role Actions on Documents

            1. Delete Document

               Generally only Administrators are allowed to really delete
               a document. All other members must search for a new
               Maintainer or a Shredder.

         Maintainer Role Actions on Documents

            1. Ask for Shredder

               When a Document becomed obsolete, a member can ask for
               a Shredder. Administrators decide what can be shredded :-)

            2. Recategorize Document

               A Maintainer can recategorize a Document

            3. Delete Comment

            4. Ask for Readers

               When the Maintainer of a Draft work wants people to read
               his Drafts, he asks for Readers. A news item is published on
               the ZDP homepage.

            5. Ask for Comments

               The Maintainer of a Draft work may need some comments on
               his Draft and so. A news item is published on the ZDP
               homepage.

            6. Ask for Writers

               The Maintainer of a Draft can ask for Writers to assist
               him. A news item is published on the ZDP homepage.

            7. Subscribe to a History Service

               The Maintainer ask for a History Service, and then
               Writers, Reviewers and Approvers must jot down what they
               have done on the Draft, everytime they change the state
               of the document. This means, the Maintainer gets an Email
               Notification when something changes in the History.

            8. Ask for Reviewer

               If the Maintainer wants to allure Reviewers for reviewing
               the Document, the Draft is automatically accessible for
               Members with the Role of a Reviewer, who can sign in on
               reviewing it.

            9. Call for new Maintainer

               A Maintainer can call for a new Maintainer to take over his
               job. A NewsItem is produced.

         Reviewer Role Actions on Documents

            1. Sign in as Reviewer

               When a Member with the Role Reviewer wants to work on a
               Draft, he just signs in. The Maintainer of the Document
               gets an Email Notification. A NewsItem is produced.

            2. Call for Approver

               When a Reviewer has reviewed the Draft, he can call for
               an Approver.

            3. Mutate Documents

            4. Remove Documents

            5. Remove Comments

            6. Categorize Documents

         Approver Role Actions on Documents

            1. Approve Document

               An Approver can approve Documents. Email Notification and
               NewsItem are produced

            2. Sign in as an Approver

               When a Member with the Role Approver wants to work on a
               reviewed Document, he just signs in. The Maintainer and the
               Reviewer of the Document get an Email Notification.
               A NewsItem is produced.

      Member Actions on Self

            1. Edit Login Name
            2. Edit Public Email
            3. Edit Full Name
            4. Edit Internal Email
            5. Edit Fields of Interst
            6. Edit Fields of Expertise
            7. Edit Statement of Involvement