Requirements Notes for New File Cabinet
This article is a strawman proposal for changes in the way MIRC manages files in the file service, wth the intention of supporting conferences, a new way of entering the author service, and other features requested by users.
Requirements
Conferences
- multiple named conferences
- create and delete conferences
- private and public conferences
- add a document to a conference while viewing the document
- remove a document from a conference
- simple UI for listing and reordering documents in a conference
- ability to link to a document as an unknown
Author Service Templates
- save a document as a template
- remove a template
- drag / drop / double-click access to the author service through a template
Bookmarks
- save a link to a document while viewing it
- save a link to a file in the file cabinet while viewing it
General Containers
- create and delete containers
- private and public containers
Files and Links
- tags
- RadLex
- free text
- container names
- bookmark
- conference names
- template names
- automatic
- date
- type
Implementation Ideas
MIRCdocument Display
- Replace the table at the bottom of the Document tab with a link to a popup window containing the table.
- Add two items:
- Add document to...
- Bookmark