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Recently we also got a request to create reference architecture documents
(because they are supposed to be common), and have a similar problem
finding out what they should be. The only difference is that we got the
requests from our presales guys and partners, so it should be more
technical, something like a deployment concept for specific scenarios, and
the product-related tutorial on how to actually configure the product for
that scenario.
HTH,
Robert
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 9:00 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
wrote:
> I'd ask questions to define the doc's intended use.
>
> If the primary use is for sales, is the goal that the potential
> customer can use it to see what they'd need to buy or change before
> they could deploy? If not, what?
>
> Is there an installation / deployment guide? If so, the information
> should all be in there, and this doc would just be a reorganized
> subset, without the procedural stuff.
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Helen Mullally
> <helen -dot- mullally -at- alfresco -dot- com> wrote:
> > Iâve been asked to take on the creation and production of a Reference
> Architecture document, covering the hardware, software, and processes for a
> deployment. The document is intended primarily to support the sales
> process, rather than being a part of the product documentation.
> >
> > Has anybody got any experience of writing or managing the production of
> a Reference Architecture document?...
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