Semi-OT: Tool for modular doc, multiple import/export

[Oppenheimer, Dale L]

Thanks for the question, Art. 
 
We are looking for some way to store our content in modules, and then
build our deliverables from those modules. Our solution could be a DB or
CMS, but we are open to other alternatives as well.  
 
Any thoughts you have would be appreciated. 
 
-- Dale 
 
 
 

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From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 10:17 AM
To: Oppenheimer, Dale L
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Semi-OT: Tool for modular doc, multiple import/export


Dale,

I may being obtuse here, but there's a confusing phrase running through
your message that I'd like you to clarify -- what exactly to you mean by
"stores modular documentation"?


*	Do you mean a product that stores content, like a database or
CMS? 
*	Or a product, like FM, that can pull in content from any of the
sources you mentioned, and/or a database or CMS and output it to
different formats? And may or may not store it in it's own file format? 
*	Or something else? 



Art Campbell
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Oppenheimer, Dale L
<Dale.Oppenheimer at ingenix.com> wrote:


	Hi readers,
	
	I'm posting on behalf of my documentation team.We are a team of
eight
	who write a complete array of documentation for a broad range of
	products . Additionally, we use different tools -- primarily.
FrameMaker
	or MS Word for paper documentation, and Dreamweaver for online
help
	systems - and are all located in different states or India. We
are
	searching for a single tool we can use that will cover all (or
most) of
	our needs. We are starting with broad criteria -- we'd like a
tool that
	stores modular documentation and can handle the import and
export of
	PDF, FrameMaker, HTML, and Word files. DITA is not a required
criterion.
	If any readers of this list can offer suggestions for tools that
can
	support these functions, we'd greatly appreciate it.
	
	I did check the Framer archives and found mention of products
like TCS2,
	MIF2GO, and WebWorks ePublisher. I suggested these to my team,
and our
	conclusion was that these did not quite have what we wanted for
storing
	modular documentation. Any other thoughts?
	
	Thanks in advance!
	
	-- Dale Oppenheimer
	
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