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.

1 Requirements

1.1 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

1.2 Author Service Templates

• save a document as a template
• remove a template
• drag / drop / double-click access to the author service through a template

1.3 Bookmarks

• save a link to a document while viewing it
• save a link to a file in the file cabinet while viewing it

1.4 Ad Hoc Containers

• create and delete containers
• private and public containers

1.5 Files and Links

• tags
  • RadLex
  • free text
  • container names
    • bookmark
    • conference names
    • template names
  • automatic
    • date
    • type

2 Implementation Ideas

2.1 MIRCdocument Display

• Replace the table at the bottom of the Document tab with a link to a popup window containing the table.
• Add three items:
  • Add document to...
    • new container
    • list of containers (conferences and ad hoc)
  • Bookmark
  • Save as template

2.2 File Cabinet

• Object types:
  • container
  • link
  • container
• Ability to change the display name of an object
• Create container
• Create conference
• All objects can be tagged
• General tagging UI
  • popup
  • schema (RadLex, ...)
  • free text
  • multiselect list of existing tags with add/remove
• Select function
  • schema (RadLex, ...)
  • free text
  • multiselect list of existing tags
• Left pane displays tree of containers
• Right pane displays current selection
  • contents of container (click on container in left pane)
  • results of select function

3 Open issues

• Can a container be constructed as a boolean selection?
  • Example: tag1 | (tag2 & !tag3)