From Zeroasterisk

The Knowledge Base is a LAMP web-applicaiton to facilitate the easy updating and accessing of information. Designed initially for the fast pace of a tech support service desk, it could easily be applied to any informational repository. It is being developed by Alan Blount and Jason Smithson.

You can see the development version, but login informaiton would need to be requested.

Contents 1 KB version 1 2 Current Tasks 3 Changes 3.1 MGSDKB changes made 05.17.2005 3.2 MGSDKB changes made 05.23.2005 4 Future Tasks/Plans/Ideas 4.1 Bugs / Errors 4.2 Feature Requests

KB version 1

KB1 is in the final stages of initial development. Alan is primarily responsible, but Jason Smithson is also playing a large role in design, review, and development.

Current Tasks

• workflow
  • WF completion != make things world readable (done)
  • display WF status on browse pages (done)
• permissions
  • add permissions interface to add screen (done - sortof)
  • ensure search and sitemap and everything follow permission checking accuratly (monitoring)
• data transition - ensure all content is transitioned (monitoring)

Changes

MGSDKB changes made 05.17.2005

all tests/work are being done on the development server

• permissions researching / so far search appears to filter correctly
• breadcrumb trail now unlinks anything you don't have permission to see - thus you still know where it is, even if you can't see everything in that location.
• header menu options are now smooth CSS tabs...
• minor style and layout changes
  • editblock borders lightened
  • box class defined, for the sort/limit/page and other uses
  • minor other adjustments
• workflow status and approval options included in "browse" mode in addition to "details" mode.
• workflow no longer updates the World Permissions, it is isolated.
• WF reviewers admin section is slightly reformatted.
• Cleaned up code for task submission (submitting updates, permissions, edits, uploads, WFs, etc)

MGSDKB changes made 05.23.2005

• corrected bug with WFreviewer assignments
• corrected bug with permission changes
• modified permission checking to inherit "world permissions" as well as specific permissions.
• modified permission checking to allow admin access to everything, regardless
• modified sitemap display to give action (edit) links
• modified class "action" to unbold action links
• corrected convert-DB script to default to WFcompleted=0
• corrected workflow options display logic so that if there is no WF available, it doesn't display empty options

Future Tasks/Plans/Ideas

• Category information ?
• Improve permissions interface

Bugs / Errors

Feature Requests

• preview while editing
• diff emails sent for any change to any item in favorites
• move editing tools outside of the layout boundary on the top, bottom, left and right to preserve the look of the finished page as much as possible while editing.
• all submits should move to a result page with the result message and a 3 second redirect to the original page in order to preserve browser history.