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DIARY: June 5, 2003 05:54 AM Thursday; Rod Welch

Two worlds of IT and KM need design for variable length fields.

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Variable Length Fields Stack Off-page for Secondary Fields with Prese
Subject Index Search Feature to Find Subjects in an Organic Structure
Variable Length Fields Stack Off-page for Secondary Fields with Prese
Requirements SDS Implement KM
Requirements File to Explain SDS Functionality Start One File
Secondary Variable Length Fields with Presentation Mode Button to Sta
Of -page Secondary Fields with Presentation Mode Button to Stack Vari
Vertical Form Secondary Variable Length Fields with Presentation Mode
Long Filenames Variable Length Fields Stack Off-page for Secondary Fi
Functionality New SDS Essential Features
Field Names Like HTML for Vertical Form Secondary Variable Length Fie
SDS Record Variable Length Fields Stack Off-page for Secondary Fields
SDS Records Long Filenames Variable Length Fields Stack Off-page for
Bridge Gap Between 2 Worlds IT and KM Transformation 3-layer Architec

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2316 -    ..
2317 - Summary/Objective
2318 -
231801 - Follow up ref SDS 4 7K5G.
231802 -
231803 - Yesterday, Gary sent some files that compare the version of SDS on
231804 - Gary's computer that was not creating a Diary Summary with code I sent
231805 - that was working correctly.  The idea was to look for differences that
231806 - might provide a clue about how the code on Gary's computer got
231807 - corrupted, so we can avoid future problems of this kind.
231809 -  ..
231810 - Review of the files was not helpful on this objective.
231812 -  ..
231813 - The filenames Gary uses were perhaps 20 characters.  I wrote Gary a
231814 - letter saying in a post script.....
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231816 -     PS  Short filenames are easier for me to handle; things like x1
231817 -     and x2.  The longer names are harder for me to type.
231819 -  ..
231820 - This addresses requirements Gary is developing on "flexible structure"
231821 - to manage a spreadsheet for knowledge space, explained in POIMS.
231822 - ref OF 5 1232  Flexible structure is a core concept of SDS developed
231823 - in 1985 and explained on 890523. ref SDS 1 P13O  On 030531 Gary
231824 - discussed requirements for flexible structure to manage context.
231825 - ref SDS 4 7K5G
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231828 - This morning Gary sent a letter back saying....
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231830 -     Sorry about long file names. I do nearly everything from the
231831 -     Powerdesk file manager, where it doesn't matter, or from 4DOS,
231832 -     which supports filename completion, so name length is generally
231833 -     not an issue.
231835 -  ..
231836 - This could go in Gary's "requirements" folder.
231838 -  ..
231839 - One reason we want shorter filenames is to fit within the SDS scheme
231840 - for managing a "spreadsheet for knowledge," per above. ref SDS 0 LD9K
231841 - This seems like another requirements planning issue for bridging the
231842 - gap between 2 worlds of IT and KM, discussed recently on 020410.
231843 - ref SDS 3 LC4L
231844 -
231845 -    1.  We need to think through how to handle long strings in a
231846 -        flexible structure of SDS that manages fields with vertical
231847 -        structure.  On 910810 Morris indicated that this is a useful
231848 -        feature of SDS that integrates relational and hierarchial
231849 -        design. ref SDS 2 7793
231851 -         ..
231852 -    2.  One approach is to stack fields and use field names, similar to
231853 -        the way formal correspondence is handled for HTML.  This would
231854 -        present an awkward visible presentation in References, so need
231855 -        to figure out a configuration that is easy to assimilate.
231857 -         ..
231858 -    3.  Maybe there could be a "mode" function that switches between
231859 -        alternate displays of "full" presentation and "User"
231860 -        presentation, where the "User" presentation suppresses fields
231861 -        that are now off-page in the current version of SDS.  Something
231862 -        like that might help address the 2 worlds of IT and KM.
231864 -  ..
231865 - Sent a email to Gary with link to this record.
231866 -
231867 -    Sent a copy to Jerry Nord, per his letter yesterday asking about
231868 -    joining the team on SDS development. ref SDS 5 0001
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