can someone conversant with confluence/wiki point me to list of *all* pages created under
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Business+Process+Reference+Book else i have to create the list in the hard way (manually). regds mallah. On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Ankit Joshi <ankit.jo...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > +1 for the Idea. > > Thanks & Regards, > Ankit Joshi > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Rajesh Mallah <mallah.raj...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Shivangi , > > > > pls find replies inline. > > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Shivangi Tanwar < > > shivangi.tan...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > > > > > +1 for the idea. > > > > > > Few More Suggestions: > > > > > > 1) Glossary of terms can also be bifurcated based on business processes > > or > > > OFBiz components. For Example, inventory can have business terms like > > ATP, > > > QOH, Back Order etc. > > > 2) We can also incorporate business terminologies used in real world. > So, > > > people can relate those terms to the framework. > > > > > > > > Both the above requirements are covered in a generic manner via various > > relationship > > mechanism in SKOS system , I am hopeful confluence would have some > plugin > > that > > allows to leverage on that or some related technology or standard for > > maintaining vocabs > > and semantic relations between terms . ( I would explore at some point > ) > > > > SKOS article ( 2-3 mins reading time ). > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Knowledge_ > > Organization_System#Concepts > > > > I also observe that certain SKOS concept are already in use in Catalog > > > Thesaurus application. > > > > Also, I would like to contribute to this glossary enrichment effort too. > > > > > > > Sure ! & thanks , its being done as a Wiki page only. As a matter of > fact > > contribution and enrichment to definitions should done by banking upon > > existing definitions and on knowledge which can be borrowed on reliable > > sources . (no point re-inventing , definitions , we have to put it in > > context > > of ofbiz only ). > > > > > > regds > > mallah. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > > > > Shivangi Tanwar > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Devanshu Vyas < > > vyas.devansh...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I like the idea, +1. > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > > > Devanshu Vyas. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Rajesh Mallah < > > mallah.raj...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi , > > > > > > > > > > We use many technical terms throughout the pages and articles but > > > > > the interpretation of the term may be open or approximate to > various > > > > > stakeholders due to lack of common definitions and glossary. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We already have a glossary page > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBENDUSER/Glossary > > > > > But it is not very exhaustive yet. > > > > > > > > > > I was planning to go through the BPRB pages and prepare a list of > all > > > > > technical terms used in various pages for the purpose of enriching > > > > > (extending) the glossary. > > > > > > > > > > I invite opinions on whether it is worth ? > > > > > > > > > > My Arguments in favour: > > > > > > > > > > (1) We need a common plane for definitions, if there is a disparity > > > > between > > > > > author's interpretation of a business term and the reader's > or > > > > > reviewer's interpretation there shall be a communication gap. > > > > > > > > > > (2) For newbies it is a great resource because it increases their > > > > > knowledge as well as ability of understanding more > > > articles/pages. > > > > > > > > > > (3) consistency of articles: if all authors/contributors use the > same > > > > > terminology > > > > > then the content created by them shall relate to each other > in > > a > > > > more > > > > > consistent manner. > > > > > > > > > > Implementation notes: > > > > > ---------------------------- > > > > > currently we have our glossary in a flat list format with is the > > > easiest > > > > > way > > > > > to get started. However as the volume of terms and documentation > > > > increases > > > > > we shall also require to organise the glossary in a more methodical > > > way. > > > > > Some of the relevant standards are W3C standards like SKOS [1] , > > > OWL[2]. > > > > > I am not sure if confluence has components that allow organising > > > > vocabulary > > > > > at this moment. > > > > > > > > > > Even if its' not there we can continue to enrich the Glossary / > Vocab > > > in > > > > a > > > > > simple > > > > > manner (and later migrate/upgrade it). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > References: > > > > > [1] https://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/intro > > > > > [2] https://www.w3.org/2001/sw/wiki/OWL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
