QuickTwikiFormsFacts - JUCMNAV/projetseg-update GitHub Wiki

I suggest the use of TWiki.TWikiForms for managing requirements. It takes a while to figure them out, but once this is done they become very powerful.

1. To create a Wiki form, you first need to create a table (in a new topic page) that defines the fields, their types, etc.

• Documentation: TWiki.TWikiForms
• Example: Form For Req

1. To enable this form, you need to add its name to the WEBFORMS field by editing WebPreferences (in your Wiki Web). Then, each time you edit a page, you will have the opportunity to add a form (there is a new button) from a list of forms and then input values for its fields.

• See the current Web Preferences

1. To create an index table (with a subset of the fields), you need to write a SEARCH query. Note that the resulting table can be sorted by clicking (once or twice) on a column header. -- Documentation: TWiki.TWikiVariables#VarSEARCH -- Example: UCMNav Requirements
2. In such a query, one needs to provide the headers and format of the table and access the fields of the filled forms.

• Documentation: Formatted Search

1. Editing a form can only be done in a topic page. What is interesting is that we can use the Wiki topic page for capturing a discussion and the rationale for this requirement, on top of the form. The discussion can then be summarized by providing another search query. For instance:

• Example: Summary Of Req Discussions

-- Main.DanielAmyot - 16 Jan 2005