Best practices for saved filters
The new version 8.7 of DoX CMS added to the functionality of the filters used to control views considerably. The now allow you to set up standard views or workspaces which remain in use until you … Read More
technical writing
The benefits when you apply general features
I remember when a Russian lecturer for a university course on international communication joked that ‘Everything in Finland works but nothing can be done about anything, whereas in Russia, nothing works but you can make anything … Read More
Internal documentation in DoX and on DoX
I discussed how to research how your predecessors used DoX CMS if they left no internal documentation behind in an earlier piece. As I stated there, internal documentation on the conventions at play is essential. This … Read More
Guest lectures at Vaasa and Tampere
The collaboration between DoX Systems and those who teach technical communication in Finland continues. I have written about our collaboration with the University of Vaasa before. This Fall, such collaboration extended to the Master’s programme in … Read More
A checklist for a new user in an old environment
It is too often that I come across situations where the only technical writer in a company has changed and the new user was provided with zero internal documentation on how to use their copy of … Read More
Default Workflow for DoX CMS
Structured authoring alongside the systems that support it constitute a process with multiple steps. Despite how the details of this process can differ based on the needs of each enterprise, systems have their built-in default workflows. … Read More
Academusings: Reusability and the Context-dependency of Content
This series that I have decided to dub ‘Academusings’ provides a more theoretical take on subjects related to technical writing and structured authoring than my usual advice. I figured that it would be interesting to apply … Read More
The Basics of Deploying Structured Authoring Volume 3: Revisions and Workflow
The effects of structured authoring covers systems other than actual content editing where it at least supports them better than direct text editing does. For example, revisioning, which involves dividing content to separately controlled revisions, is … Read More
The Basics of Deploying Structured Authoring Volume 1: Differences in Base Material
This short series of articles is intended for those who are considering a shift to structured authoring. This first installment is about the differences in the base material between direct text editors and structured authoring. Expecting … Read More
DoX CMS through the eyes of technical support and its range of documentation practices
This is not an article about new features that we will implement or the value which DoX can provide. This is merely a personal overview of my experiences with DoX CMS from both sides of the … Read More