Re: [ubl] To discuss at UBL teleconference: Google docs for UBL Issues list

[Mary McRae <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>]

Hi Ken,

   Sorry - but Google docs isn't approved for TC work.

   We do now have a number of TCs using the OASIS-hosted JIRA issues  
tracker; if the UBL TC would like an area set up I'll be happy to do  
that.

Regards,

Mary


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On May 25, 2009, at 8:40 AM, G. Ken Holman wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I've had a lot of success lately with Google spreadsheets.  Is this  
> a candidate technology to use for a live-and-up-to-the-minute issues  
> list for UBL 2.1?
>
> I've taken Peter's work posted in March:
>
>  http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl-psc/200903/msg00011.html
>
> ... and made it a publicly-viewable spreadsheet:
>
>  http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=r9TTFlv9EwQGuDWeK85jpQg&output=html
>
>  (For readers of the archive, the above link will disappear after
>   the committee has had time to review and discuss this proposal;
>   if the concept is accepted, check the committee home page for a
>   link to the actual UBL 2.1 issues list)
>
> The permission to modify this spreadsheet can be selectively given  
> to any UBL member so as not to allow the general public to modify  
> the sheets.  Maintaining the list in this fashion will allow many  
> UBL members to modify those rows of their responsibility and give  
> the committee a picture of the status in real time without the need  
> for any document distribution.
>
> Note that we could do things like add a first-page dashboard with  
> counts of submitted issues, resolved issues, problem areas and such  
> so as to give a picture of our progress at all times.
>
> In my work with customers around the world I've created tasks lists  
> and real-time status reports in a Google spreadsheet so as to track  
> even hour-by-hour developments on projects that I'm working on  
> remotely from my office.  Customers can add issues, and I can change  
> an issue's status at any time of the day.
>
> Even within Crane we've created very simple spreadsheets solely  
> because we can simultaneously update content in real time and not  
> have to worry about read/write permissions on files on a shared file  
> system.
>
> Snapshots can be saved at any time and posted to the TC list for  
> archive purposes.
>
> Is this a candidate technology to use for the UBL 2.1 development  
> schedule?
>
> Let's discuss this during the calls as it would be rather verbose to  
> do it over email.
>
> . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
>
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