Wizard for Documentation that works with ReqPro.

I am a technical writer supporting around 20 software engineers, each of whom
write their own series of tests. How can I write a wizard that will assist
them in laying out their documentation in a standard fashion? Having a
template, alone, did not seem to do the job.

As an aside, we recently started using Rational Requisite Pro for Test
Requirements Traceability. I don't know how that will come into play with
the wizard.

Jean-Guy
Thu Jun 23 09:47:11 CDT 2005

TechWriterMichael was telling us:
TechWriterMichael nous racontait que :

> I am a technical writer supporting around 20 software engineers, each
> of whom write their own series of tests. How can I write a wizard
> that will assist them in laying out their documentation in a standard
> fashion? Having a template, alone, did not seem to do the job.
>
> As an aside, we recently started using Rational Requisite Pro for Test
> Requirements Traceability. I don't know how that will come into play
> with the wizard.

This is too broad a question to be able to answer in any meaningful way.

Basically, you need to control user input and/or user selections in the
document.

You can either use userform or on-line forms, or a combination of both.

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

For more information about on-line forms, see:

Please Fill Out This Form
Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22

Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46

Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119

Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127

Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

--
Salut!
_______________________________________
Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO
Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org

TechWriterMichael
Thu Jun 23 10:29:04 CDT 2005

Thanx Jean-Guy. I'll give it a shot.

"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote:

> TechWriterMichael was telling us:
> TechWriterMichael nous racontait que :
>
> > I am a technical writer supporting around 20 software engineers, each
> > of whom write their own series of tests. How can I write a wizard
> > that will assist them in laying out their documentation in a standard
> > fashion? Having a template, alone, did not seem to do the job.
> >
> > As an aside, we recently started using Rational Requisite Pro for Test
> > Requirements Traceability. I don't know how that will come into play
> > with the wizard.
>
> This is too broad a question to be able to answer in any meaningful way.
>
> Basically, you need to control user input and/or user selections in the
> document.
>
> You can either use userform or on-line forms, or a combination of both.
>
> See the article "How to create a Userform" at:
>
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm
>
> For more information about on-line forms, see:
>
> Please Fill Out This Form
> Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
> http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22
>
> Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
> http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46
>
> Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
> http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119
>
> Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
> http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127
>
> Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
> better records!
> http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136
>
> --
> Salut!
> _______________________________________
> Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
> jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO
> Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org
>
>
>
>