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ALEPH500 Documentation
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Documentation14.2 Seminar
March 2001
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AgendaIn this session we will show how changes between different versions are reflected in the documentation
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In the beginning……there were two types of ALEPH
users
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Those who read the documentation…
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…and those who didn’t
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Ex Libris TechnicalWriters’ Motto:
Read theDocumentation!
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ALEPH Documentation Readership
• Librarians (end-users)• System Librarians and / or System Administrators (can change system settings)• Internal (translators, distributors, trainers, sales and marketing, etc.)
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ALEPH Documentation Readers’ Goals
• Learn the ALEPH system• Work with ALEPH• Learn an ALEPH procedure• Keep up-to-date with ALEPH changes
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ALEPH Documentation Team Goal
To write documentation that is:• Accurate• Comprehensive• User-friendly• Up-to-date• Easily accessible
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ALEPH Documentation
1. Release Notes 2. Web Guide3. Online Help4. Batch Services Help5. Word Documents
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RELEASE NOTES
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Release Notes If you want to find out what’s new in a version, go straight to Release Notes:
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Release NotesThe release notes contain all the changes that were made in each module and in ALEPH and ORACLE tables. Documentation & Translation and Functionality release notes are organized by module.
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Staff Menu – Release Notes
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Release Notes
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Release Notes
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Release Notes• Based on rep-vers and rep-changes• Constantly being updated• Includes current and all previous versions
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Release NotesChanges documented in release notes are incorporated into ”regular” documentation:• Web Guide• Online Help• Batch Services Help• Lists
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Release NotesChanges documented in release notes are incorporated when “upgrading” documentation:• Lists• Implementation Notes
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WEB GUIDE
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Staff Menu – Web Guide
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Web Guide Main Menu
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Web GuideThe Web Guide is the
primary source of information for
ALEPH librarians
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ONLINE HELP
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Online HelpWhen reviewing a GUI module in a new version, it is helpful to use the online help to familiarize yourself with any features that you have not previously encountered.
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Online HelpTo invoke online help:• Click the Help button on any window • Press the F1 key on a menu option• Select Help >Contents from the menu bar
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Online Help –Sample Page
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BATCH SERVICES HELP
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Staff Menu – Batch Services
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Batch Services HelpEvery batch service contains a help section which is updated from version to version in the event of changes.
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Batch Services Help
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WORD DOCUMENTS
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Staff Menu – Documentation
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WORD Documents – Documentation Menu
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WORD DocumentsLocated on the ALEPH Staff Menu / Documentation Menu andsaved in PDF:• Guides• Lists• How-tos
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GuidesA new guide, Customizing ALEPH Reports with Infomaker, reflects the changes in printing.
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ListsAll the lists are updated in 14.2.The Implementation Notes reflect all the changes in tables.
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Lists
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How-tosHow-tos contain task-oriented instructions on a large number of different topics. For example, Apache server, catalog record loader, setting up libraries, and many more.
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Summary• Read Release Notes for details
on all changes between releases.
• Read the Web Guide for in-depth information on all ALEPH modules.
• Read the Implementation Notes for concise listings of table changes.
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