Document revision control

Fri Sep 21 15:17:02 PDT 2012

(Just got this e-mail ... don't know what the hangup was on the list distribution. So, I don't know if it will be "in time".)

Hi, Amy,

We use Subversion for our development teams. To verion control code, etc. However, recently, we also began storing our _other_ files on Central Desktop (www.centraldesktop.com<http://www.centraldesktop.com>).

This is really a work collaboration site, with very basic version control for files with "unknown binaries" (such as FrameMaker would be treated as). It is not rich for version control as Subversion.

However, for basic "check-in and check-out", it works just fine for our needs. We store all our program specifications, marketing requirements PowerPoint presentations, links to other sites, etc., collaboration wiki, over there.

If you _don't_ need full version control, i.e., without much more than basic check-out/check-in controls to avoid over-writing and duplication, then Central Desktop may be sufficient. Their price per month per sub is also pretty reasonable.

Z

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Amy Super
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:01 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Document revision control

Hi there,
Does anyone out there use a revision control system? We are in dire need of it, as my company has recently gone up to 3 writers (from 1) and we're afraid of overwriting work.

Our document repository is made up of standalone FM docs with linked images, FM books with linked images, and a pile of giant old Word docs that have both embedded and referenced images.

These are the solutions I know a little about:

*         Perforce - used at my last job, since that's what the developers used. I think it has a bit of a steep learning curve for this environment, though, given that I had to save my files out as .mif before checking them in. I'm hoping for support of binary files instead.

*         SharePoint/TFS - we have it here. But our version of SharePoint is too old for FrameMaker to integrate. That means I can't access any linked files without checking them all out. Upgrading SharePoint is not happening any time soon. I have also read a fair number of unhappy stories on the Adobe forums about the FM/SP combination.

*         Subversion - a friend recently installed this at his company, and so far it looks promising. Does anyone use it?

*         Documentum - just had a terrible experience trying to get them to respond to a live chat. I know it's an option for integrating FM.

Thoughts are greatly appreciated, as I found out today I need to have a candidate list ready by Friday.

Thanks!
Amy

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