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
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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
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
Styles for tags
These pieces occasionally allude to the option to use the style sheet to specify rules for elements with specific tags. We generally do not recommend that you use such rules. However, this piece will discuss some … Read More
Good practices for translations in DoX CMS
At this time, the contents in different languages in DoX CMS are managed fully independently. For this reason, contents must be prepared accordingly in the source language before they are sent out to be translated. When … 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
DoX CMS and the Secrets of Controlling Translations
Of late, I have been contacted several times about the details of how translations operate in DoX CMS. ‘Tis the season, I suppose. It is also understandable that how this part of the system operates would … 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