Example workflow: Contributor adding content to a topic
This is an example to illustrate how a topic could be handled using IXIA CCMS Web.
In this example Taylor, the technical writer, has to document a new feature. His subject matter expert and reviewer is Jordan, who will provide Taylor with the initial content.
Done in IXIA CCMS | Done in CCMS Web |
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1. Taylor creates a topic. | |
2. He is automatically assigned as the Author on the topic. | |
3. He assigns Jordan as the Contributor and Reviewer on the topic. | |
4. He changes the status of the topic from Authoring:work to Authoring:contribute. | 5. Jordan, the subject matter expert, opens the My Assignments page, and sees the topic displayed as available. |
6. She clicks Edit and opens the topic in the Topic Editor. | |
7. She adds content to the topic. | |
8. She clicks Check In to unlock the topic. She then clicks Move, where she selects the new status Authoring:work for the topic. | |
9. Taylor sees the topic appear in his Todo List view. | |
10. He locks the topic and begins working on the content provided by Jordan. | |
11. He completes the changes to the topic, releases the topic, and changes the status from Authoring:work to Authoring:review. | 12. Jordan sees the topic appear in her My Assignments page. |
13. She opens the topic. | |
14. She reviews the topic and is pleased with the content. | |
15. She clicks Check In. She then clicks Move and sets the status of the topic to Authoring:done. |