Server-based documentation system.
Benefit: Any valid user can access and modify documents in the repository through a web browser.
File locking.
Benefit: User can lock a file to signal to others that it is being modified.
Simple user interface reflecting a directory hierarchy augmented with a search capability.
Benefit: Easy to locate and manage files.
Meta-data for each document includes fields such as Title, Filename, Author, Abstract, Access Permission and Directory Location.
Benefit: Assists user in identifying and searching for documents.
Version control on all documents with screens showing Upload History, File Sizes, Version Numbers and Comments.
Benefit: User can clearly see the version history of a document ..and retrieve earlier versions if necessary.
Simple and Advanced Search engine for Meta-data and Content searching.
Benefit: Makes it easy to locate a document in the repository or search for content in seemingly unrelated documents.
Email notification for subscribers to files and directories. <<< NEW FEATURE!
Benefit: Lets a user keep track of changes in a document or group of documents simply by 'subscribing' to that file or directory.
Ability to 'group' files and directories.
Benefit: Lets a user identify related documents (such as a pdf document related to an originating word document).
Complete directories can be downloaded into a single zip file.
Benefit: Makes it simple to package the most recent files in a directory for, say distribution to a customer.
Multiple 'new version' upload.
Benefit: Reduces errors and makes it easier to update multiple files.
Multiple file download in zip format.
User can move multiple files and dirs with an efficient select box interface.
Benefit: Permits users to 're-organize' directories efficiently as a project progresses and storage categories change.
Document and Photos 'elink' generator.
Benefit: makes it easy to send a list of file links, or a slide show of pictures, to users or web-masters rather than the files themselves. This saves bandwidth, ensures user always points to most recent documents!.
Tooltips on virtually all user and administrator buttons.
Client scripting capability.
Benefit: Permits user to create and run scripts on client machines to automate uploads etc.
User can sort on different fields in directory display.
Benefit: Makes it easier to look at a large number of documents in a large directory.
