Appendix A: Author-e document explained

Within the Author-e suite a so-called  Author-e document is created, or converted from an imported MS-Word document. Within such a document one or more  sections can be found, which are similar to a chapter or subchapter in a MS-Word document. Each section can consist of one or more  paragraphs. These paragraphs are the smallest editable unit and consist of an XHTML blob with...

• text with styles from the  Theme as attached to a document, and usable among more Author-e documents;
• hyperlinks to other paragraphs or sections in the document, or outside;
• images;
• database forms and reports.

 Notes can also be attached to a paragraph, but are not part of the content.

Each section or paragraph can have a metadata set with  properties attached. These are used for various purposes such as...

• versioning of content;
• indication layout during publications;
• indicating whether to be published at all;
• tagging for searching.

The paragraph structure of a section can be stored in a  Section template. This allows centralized control over layout and functionality among multiple sections in multiple Author-e documents. 

The numbering of the sections in a document is stored in a  Numbering theme, and usable among multiple Author-e documents;

An Author-e document can be published to multiple formats such as MS-Word,  HTML and  DocA

Not used in the DocA export:

• Each section can have  rights for users or groups;
• Each paragraph can have multiple versions;
• A  workflow instance can be attached to an Author-e document, section or paragraph;
• A note can have  tasks assigned to users.

Not used by the CCT-BW system of SPW:

• An Author-e document can contain a section from another Author-e document, as an  Embedded section;
• An Author-e document can contain another Author-e document, as an Embedded document.