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== Introduction ==
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''Note for editors - please try to keep this in roughly alphabetical order''
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== Field ==
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== Item ==
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== Parameter ==
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== Reader Management ==
  
This is the place where we intend to keep the most up to date information resource about Action Apps, at present mostly in the form of documentation and examples of use. You can get general information about ActionApps and see what you can use the tool for. We have [[Authors and Editors Guide]], [[Installation Guide]], [[Installation Guide]], a quick [[Admin Crash Course]] followed by the most comprehensive [[Documentation for Site Administrators]]. Some other sections are listed below.
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== Slice ==
  
If you are interested in contributing your work to this resource, or you want to translate it into other languages, we love you, and please have a look at a dedicated [[How To Contribute]] document to find you how this can be best done.  
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What is ''slice''?. If you know databases (relational databases), the answer is simple. Slice is a database table. If you don't, don't worry. It's simple.  
 
 
Please follow links in one of the sections below:
 
  
== What is Action Apps ==
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We use the term "slice", because we like to look at one ActionApps installation as one big pie, and each user can have a bite ( or slice ). The pie is made of items, which are particulary tasty, and each item belongs to one slice.
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So, another way to look at this is that slice is a container (basket) full of items.
  
ActionApps is a collaborative web publishing tool for non-profits, which is:
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There is more to slice:  
  
* '''Fast & Easy''': If you can fill out a form, you can publish professional-looking items online—in minutes.
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* '''Flexible''': Automate all kinds of content—news, events, action alerts, member lists, and more.
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Slice can or can't be accessed by ActionApps User depending on the [[User Permissions]]
 
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Slice can generate parts of web pages [[Views]] depending on the actual content in it, and it can even  look nice if you have spend some time playing around with the [[Design Templates]].
* '''Collaborative''': Unique Content Pooling features help NGOs work together to save time and build audience.
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The way you set your slice up will be reflected in many other areas, becuase it not only holds content, but [[Slice Settings]] also determine the look of [[Item Manager]], data structure and [[Input Controls ]].
To learn more, look at the [http://www.apc.org/actionapps/english/general/about.html ActionApps Slideshow].
 
 
 
ActionApps is also an open-source development platform for web applications.
 
 
 
== Authors and Editors Guide ==
 
Authors and Editors Guide is a good reading for those who publish content on the website powered by ActionApps, where the system has already been set up. It gives a walk through day to day operations like editing content, document workflow, searching for content, switching between [[Term#Slice | slice]]s and so on. You can download those quides in English and Spanish from this page  [[http://www.apc.org/actionapps/english/manual/download.html]]
 
 
 
== Installation Guide ==
 
[http://actionapps.org/aa/doc/install.html Installation Guide] gives you instructions for downloading and installing the software. The [http://actionapps.org/aa/doc/install.html Installation Guide] is a part of the software package, and can be [http://actionapps.org/aa/doc/install.html accessed online].
 
 
 
== Admin Crash Course ==
 
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== Documentation for Site Administrators ==
 
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== Frequently Asked Questions ==
 
The original ActionApps documentation has been kept in a form of [http://actionapps.org/faq/ Frequently Asked Questions]. You may be able to dig out some useful information from there, or you simply knew where things were there, so we link to it. However, keep in mind, that documentation is no longer being maintained.
 
 
 
== Action Apps in Action ==
 
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== Developers Resources ==
 
The main resource for the ActionApps developers is the 
 
  
== Terminology ==
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Moreover, slices can be created, modified, deleted, exported to another ActionApps installation, imported from somewhere, synchronized across several ActionApps installations, and last but not least, blamed for things not working the way they should.
  
Ever wondered what are we talking about when we say [[Term#Slice |Slice]], [[Term#Item |Item]], [[Term#Field |Field]], [[Term#Parameter |Parameter]], [[Term#View |View]], [[Term#MLX |MLX]] and so on ? The ActionApps [[Term|Terminology]] intends to give you an insight into our jargon, and provide you with links to relevant further reading.
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Some useful links realated to slice topics:
  
== How to Contribute ==
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~ToDo: link to the relevant slice documentation
  
If you are interested in contributing your work to this resource, or you want to translate it into other languages, we love you, and please have a look at a dedicated [[How To Contribute]] document.
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== View ==

Revision as of 17:26, 7 July 2005

Note for editors - please try to keep this in roughly alphabetical order

Field

Item

Parameter

Reader Management

Slice

What is slice?. If you know databases (relational databases), the answer is simple. Slice is a database table. If you don't, don't worry. It's simple.

We use the term "slice", because we like to look at one ActionApps installation as one big pie, and each user can have a bite ( or slice ). The pie is made of items, which are particulary tasty, and each item belongs to one slice. So, another way to look at this is that slice is a container (basket) full of items.

There is more to slice:

~ToDo: insert picture explaining slice
 

Slice can or can't be accessed by ActionApps User depending on the User Permissions Slice can generate parts of web pages Views depending on the actual content in it, and it can even look nice if you have spend some time playing around with the Design Templates.

The way you set your slice up will be reflected in many other areas, becuase it not only holds content, but Slice Settings also determine the look of Item Manager, data structure and Input Controls .

Moreover, slices can be created, modified, deleted, exported to another ActionApps installation, imported from somewhere, synchronized across several ActionApps installations, and last but not least, blamed for things not working the way they should.

Some useful links realated to slice topics:

~ToDo: link to the relevant slice documentation

View