Right. When I said the topics don't need to be memorized, what I should have said is that the topics are short enough *to* be memorized easily. That could be your best argument--if he's using it with an application that has very short topics, contrasting them with the longer procedures required for what you're documenting should convince him it's not a viable option.
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