Docs states notes

[randygit]

Not an issue or user story but our definition of the various Document States

1. Author state

• in the process of creating a doc from microsoft word or source text file
• author signifies that the doc has been properly created and now is ready of editing ( changes mode to edit state)

  2. Edit state

• moved from author state or published state
• could return doc to author state
• editor is in the process of editing the document
• editor moves doc to review state

  3. Review State

• contributor could return doc back to edit state
• contributor gives go ahead and published the doc, changes status to Publish state

  4. Published State

• the contributor views all published docs, searches, etc.
• recalls doc from published state back to Edit State.

[randygit]

Views

Author views

• [ ] shown list of all documents in progress of being created (author state)
• [ ] creates a new doc
• [ ] tags doc for ready for editing state

Editor view

• shows all docs in editing state
• options
  • [ ] edits doc himself,
  • [ ] returns doc to Author state
  • [ ] tags doc to ready for review state

Contributor views

- views all docs in review state

• options
  • [ ] reverts back back to editing state
  • [ ] approves doc for publishing
  • [ ] changes state to published
  • [ ] save changes to staging db
  • [ ] transfers doc to production server

Published mode

 - lists all documents in published mode
- [ ] searches for a document
- [ ] recalls doc from published mode
   - [ ] tags production copy
   - [ ] tags staging copy to editing state