Life Cycle Navigator?

Posted by C.W.Holeman II on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by C.W.Holeman II
Published on 2010-02-15T20:50:50Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 17:03 UTC
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In many environments the file system directory structure and naming conventions attempt to allow one to use a file manager to navigate the life cycle of a document. This overloading of functions makes it difficult for users to handle the complexity.

A file browser is a tool that lets the user navigate among files located in a directory structure to find a specific file. Whereas, when given a specific file, a life cycle navigator is a tool that lets the user navigate its life cycle from source to published copy and across versions.

Does a Life Cycle Navigator exit?

I see a user pointing at an object:

  • Left mouse button displays the document
  • Right mouse button has a Life Cycle Navigator (LCN)

The LCN displays a tree for a specific document within a file manger, for example:

  • Published
    • 3.2 Current
    • 3.1
    • 3.0
    • +2.x
    • +1.x
    • +Archived
    • +All
  • Source
    • Draft
    • 3.2 Current
    • 3.1
    • 3.0
    • +2.x
    • +1.x
    • +Archived
    • +All
  • +Work Flow
  • +Properties

Or from a command line:

$ lcn x.pdf --open_source_document | my_favorite_editor
$ lcn x.pdf --show_published_version_info
$ lcn x.pdf --show_previous_publish_versions_info

See also, Life Cycle Navigator.

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