Plan to replace Sitescape
From PTAGISWiki
Current timeline to replace Sitescape is being driven by the decision to allow the current software license to expire on March 5, 2007, at which time the Sitescape software will continue to function, but support and maintenance will no longer be available. The goal is to have significant progress toward this goal by Dec 1, 2006.
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Identify current Sitescape uses
In the PTAGIS Project Detailed Design Specification, there is a Requirements Traceability Matrix that indicates what software performs each function of the website. I have used that document to identify the current functions of Sitescape Enterprise Forums (SEF).
- Front page news update
- Site photograph forum
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Site specific subset of interrogation files(replaced by apache) - Displays site specific events
- Displays Library documents
- Displays newsletters, allows users to submit articles
- Site photograph forum, thumbnail feature
- Displays Library links and categories
- Displays My Messages forum
- Displays My Files forum, file management and smart-scanning
- Allows users to request new validation codes
- Test tag registration
- Technical support submission and management
- General feedback, surveys, questions
- Creation of future forums (PTAGIS forums)
- Displays on-line help
- Allows full-text search
Identify current Sitescape use categories
The numbers reference Sitescape uses in the list above.
- general discussion forums (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- user-specific (permissions protected) forums (9, 10)
- calendars
- user file storage
raw data file storage(3)- email posting to forums
- email notification to users
- bug tracking (13)
- custom coding for workflow (11, 12)
Identify replacement software for each category
| Function | Replacement |
| general discussion forums | mediawiki |
| permissions protected forums | mediawiki |
| user file storage | mediawiki |
| bug tracking | request tracker |
| calendars | deferred |
| custom workflow | deferred |
| email posting | email to flat file |
| email notifications | wiki and rss |
Prioritize and replace each category
| Section | Replacement | Status |
| apache | Done | |
| googlebox | Done | |
| flat files | Done | |
| <strike>Site photograph forum | wiki | Done? |
| Library documents | wiki | In progress |
| newsletters, allows users to submit articles | wiki | In progress |
| Library links and categories | wiki | In progress |
| My Messages forum | JSP | Pending |
| My Files forum, file management and smart-scanning | JSP | Pending |
| Allows users to request new validation codes | JSP | Pending |
| Test tag registration | Pending | |
| Technical support submission and management | Request tracker | In progress |
| General feedback, surveys, questions | Request tracker | In progress |
| Creation of future forums (PTAGIS forums) | Pending | |
| on-line help | wiki | In progress |
| Front page news update | JSP | Pending |
