I think many Content Management systems have problems in 'diffing' binary files, so they don't try - they just save complete copies with each 'change'. We previously used Documentum/FrameLink and that was how that system operated also.
We have recently installed SharePoint in our company and I have just started playing around with it. I checked in a whole (unstructured) book, along with a graphics sub-folder. If I check out the book only, the version increments. I can then edit the book by clicking on it in Sharepoint. I can then open the chapters etc normally - just as if they were on a conventional file server. Cross references and referenced graphics work normally. If I change a chapter file, SharePoint recognizes that and checks the chapter file out. However, it does not increment the chapter version then or when I check it back in. Effectively the checkout/checkin operation just becomes a flag and the system behaves like a 'dumb' file server. If you want the chapters to version, then you have to check them out first, Regards, Micheal O'Laoghaire BSS Line of Product Documentation Comverse Inc. Cambridge, MA. Tel: (617) 273-5414 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shuttleworth, Roger Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:54 AM To: Lester C. Smalley; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FrameMaker and SharePoint Hello Lester I used SharePoint in a previous life. No problems with it as regards FrameMaker, except that: 1. Version control for FM binaries consists of storing copies, not diffs. 2. If I remember correctly, SharePoint does not search the content of FM files (though it does Office documents and PDF, I believe). 3. There is a cryptic error message that pops up when file paths exceed 255 characters, so don't nest your files too deeply and keep folder/file names short. Hope this helps. Roger Shuttleworth London, Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com]On Behalf Of Lester C. Smalley Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:23 AM To: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: FrameMaker and SharePoint Is anyone using SharePoint with FrameMaker documents? I would like to hear about your experiences, problems, 'gotchas' and so on. Thank in advance for any info. - Lester ________________________________ Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com <http://www.infocon.com/> ________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as dgcaller at earthlink.net. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dgcaller%40earthlink .net Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Roger_Shuttleworth at tvworks.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/roger_shuttleworth%4 0tvworks.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Micheal.OLaoghaire at comverse.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/micheal.olaoghaire%4 0comverse.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
