Flavor: Groupware

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Groupware Flavor

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[xwiki-devs] [Brainstorming] [Flavor] Groupware Flavor http://markmail.org/thread/mzby6ofaunrsxpun (25 Mar, 2013)

Objectives

Collaborative software or groupware is designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals. 

One of the earliest definitions of collaborative software is 'intentional group processes plus software to support them'.

Short Version

The highlights of the Groupware wiki are:

Issues

  • Make Workspace Default
  • Polish needed extensions

Related proposals

Tasks & Features

Task: Content Management

Pages

Pages are atomic entities of the wiki. They have 'Copy', 'Rename', 'Move', 'Delete' functionality. Also you can manage the 'History' (restore versions), add Attachments to them and manage them with 'Document Index'.
Mandatory Default

WYSIWYG

You can edit the wiki page in Syntax mode or WYSIWYG mode, which provides a way to create rich content with ease.
There will be a selection of macros specialized for creating content or that displays application related content, that can be embedded inside pages.
Mandatory Default

Spaces

Spaces are collections of wiki pages. They have separate administration, so they can have independent rights, presentation, backups, etc. 

Spaces organize pages in 'physical' locations, accessible through URLs.
Mandatory Default

Import

Import Office Documents (Word, Excel, Ppt) and other formats (CSV, DokuWiki, TWiki, MediaWiki, etc.) into wiki pages.
Mandatory Default Extension

Export

The wiki displays the information as an online web page, but various output formats are needed for a wider audience. This should cover formats like XML, PDF, Word, ODT, Excel, CSV, HTML, etc. but also the ability to print the content.
We need the ability to export a single page or multiple pages.
Mandatory Default Extension

Macros

Macros add extra functionality inside wiki pages. There are certain macro categories, from content formatting to application specific macros. Macro categories need to be customized and specialized for groupwares, installed applications also enabling their related macros.

Some examples of useful macros:

Mandatory   Default Extension Custom

Task: Application Management

Workspaces

Workspaces are subwiki that are created and used by regular users (not just admins). The workspace is a place to collaborate on a specific topic, being able to have independent applications, rights, presentation, backup, etc.
Mandatory

Extension Manager

Extension Manager allows applications to be installed/updated/removed in and from the wiki. All installed applications are displayed in an Applications Panel.
Mandatory Default

App Within Minutes

App Within Minutes creates collaborative web applications within minutes, based on XWiki's powerful structured data management system. Entries created with it are displayed in a livetable on the created application's homepage, allowing entries to be filtered and managed.
Mandatory Default

Task: Default Applications

User Directory

User Directory contains existing users, showing e-mail address, first name, last name, etc. The columns are customizable letting you add new properties (like department, manager, etc.)
Mandatory Default

Activity Stream

Activity Stream lets you monitor the activity on pages, comments, attachments, by seing new, edited, deleted content.
Mandatory Default

Dashboard

Dashboards provides customizable collections of gadgets. You can select what gadgets are relevant and the way they are related and displayed.
Mandatory Default

Search

Search for content inside pages, comments, objects and also in the content of attachments. You can restrict your search results by using filters based on location, content type, modification date, author, etc. 

Also the Search Suggest feature rapidly displays the top matches for a certain query and highlights documents name, document content, attachment content and user names.
Mandatory Default

Blog

Blogs are used to communicate timely information, like announcements, journal entries, status reports, etc. You can host multiple blogs or organize the information using categories and tags.
Optional Default

Send Message

You can send message internally to wiki users, mentioning pages of interest, links or just content. Workstream is a similar application.
Optional Default

Comments & Annotations

Collaboration and reviewing on wiki pages can be made through comments (global level) and annotations (contextual level) on unpublished content.  Comments & Annotations can be added to any page.
Mandatory Optional Default

Watchlist

The watchlist gets you informed about wiki modifications. You will be notified by email of any changes to the pages: edit, delete content, comments, attachments, etc.

You can specify the frequency and delay of the e-mails. Also you are automatically subscribed to pages you contributed.
Mandatory Default

Share by email

You can share pages through mail or with other users. The pages can be just linked or embedded inside the message, containing comments and attachments.
Optional Default

Task: Collaborative Applications

Calendar

Calendar allows you to create new events, mentioning the date, location, description, etc.
Mandatory Extension

File Manager

File Manager Application lets you manage your files, providing a viewer of supported files, displaying a tag cloud and allowing filtering. Another related macro is Attachments Macro
Mandatory Extension

Presentation

Presentation Application allows creating HTML5 presentations collaboratively in wiki pages.
Optional Extension

Meeting Manager

Meeting Manager enables you to manage meetings (create, modify and view meetings to come).
Mandatory Extension

Task Manager

Task Manager is a task management application, that allows users to create and assign tasks from anywhere in the wiki.
Mandatory Extension

Polls & Surveys

Polls Application allows the creation of polls and surveys, having simple choice, multiple choice, rating, ranking, etc.
Optional Extension

Forum

The Forum gives you the possibility to create new categories and discuss topics within them.
Optional Extension

Chat

Chat Application provides a simple chat application which stores the chat history in the server memory. Each user receives notification of new messages.
Optional Extension

Mail Archive

Mail Archive Application manages a mail archive inside the wiki. The mailing lists archives will be stored and displayed.
Optional Extension

Task: Intranet Applications

Holiday Request

Holiday Request allows any user of the wiki to make a holiday request, and enables his manager to accept or refuse it.
Optional Extension

Recruitment

Recruitment Application allow to manage incoming applications from candidates, watching next steps and status in the recruitment process.
Optional Extension

Other Intranet Applications

There are other optional Applications that can be installed into a GroupWare, like Expense Reports, Employee Evaluations, Ideas etc.
Optional Default Custom

Task: Third-party Integration

Balsamiq

Balsamiq plug-in allows you to create, edit and embed UI Wireframes created with Balsamiq Mockups in wiki pages.
Optional Extension

Diagram

Diagram Application integrates draw.io and allows you to create and store diagrams in wiki pages.
Optional Extension

Jira

Jira Macro is a macro fetches information from a Jira server and displays them, showing identification, description, etc.
Optional Extension

Google

There are several macros that allows you to integrate docs, calendars, maps, created with Google products.
Optional Extension

Other Third-Party Applications

There are other optional Third-Party Applications that can be installed in a GroupWare, like MindMap, PlantUML, Sequence Diagrams, etc.
Optional Default Custom

Task: Instance Administration

Authentification

You can create your own user base and let them authenticate with XWiki credentials or you can delegate the authentification to LDAP and get their credentials from external servers.
Mandatory Default

Rights

The whole purpose of a groupware is to make information accessible to proper audience. Custom rights can be given to specific workspace groups of users (like the ability to edit, comment, view, etc.)
Mandatory Default

Presentation

Groupware skins have a custom skin in accordance with the company/product brand (logo, colors, etc.) Alternatively the default Skin and ColorThemes could be used.

The skin could also use an optional Horizontal Menu to contain links to important sections and implement additional ways to navigate in the workspaces structure.
Mandatory Optional Default Extension Custom

Backup

Prevent information loss by having regular backups, useful also when doing upgrades or moving from one instance to another.
Mandatory Default

Analytics & Statistics

You can get detailed informations about pages and contributors if you enable the Statistics Application.
Optional Default

Features Summary

 Feature  Status
Workspaces Mandatory       
Extension Manager Mandatory    Default    
App Within Minutes Mandatory    Default    
Authentification  Mandatory    Default    
Rights Mandatory    Default    
Backup Mandatory    Default    
Pages (History, Attachments, Document Index)  Mandatory    Default    
Spaces Mandatory    Default    
Comments Mandatory    Default    
WYSIWYG Mandatory    Default    
Search Mandatory    Default    
User Directory Mandatory    Default    
Activity Stream Mandatory   Default    
Dashboard Mandatory    Default    
Watchlist Mandatory    Default    
Import Mandatory   Default 1  Extension 2 
Export Mandatory   Default   Extension 3 4 
Macros Mandatory    Default   Extension Custom  
Presentation Mandatory Optional   Default   Extension 5 Custom
Blog   Optional   Default    
Send message  Optional   Default    
Share by email  Optional   Default    
Annotations  Optional   Default    
Analytics & Statistics  Optional   Default    
Calendar Mandatory    Extension  6 
Meeting Manager Mandatory    Extension  7 
Task Manager Mandatory    Extension  8 
File Manager Mandatory    Extension  9 
Presentation  Optional    Extension  10 
Polls & Surveys  Optional    Extension  11 
Forum  Optional    Extension  12 
Chat  Optional    Extension  13 
Mail Archive  Optional    Extension  14 
Intranet Applications  Optional    Extension  15 16 17 
Third-Party Integration  Optional    Extension  18 19 20 
  1. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Application
  2. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Batch+Import+Application
  3. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/LiveTableExcelExport+Macro
  4. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/MultipagePdfExport+Application+-+Space+Export
  5. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/NavigationMenuConfig
  6. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Calendar+Application
  7. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Meeting+Application
  8. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Task+Manager+Application
  9. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/File+Manager+Application
  10. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Presentation+Application
  11. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Polls+Application
  12. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/SimpleForumApplication
  13. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ChatApplication
  14. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/MailArchive+Application
  15. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Holiday+Request+1
  16. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Recruitment+Management+Application
  17. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Ideas
  18. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Balsamiq+Mockups+Plugin
  19. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Diagram+Application
  20. ^ http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/JIRA+Macro

 

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