Object-Based Groupware: Theory, Design and Implementation Issues

TL;DR

This paper explores the theoretical foundations, design considerations, and implementation challenges of object-based groupware, focusing on document management systems and their integration within enterprise environments.

Contribution

It provides a classification of groupware, discusses theoretical models like lattice theory, and presents design and implementation issues for user-friendly enterprise systems.

Findings

Lattice theory and concept modeling underpin groupware systems

Design considerations for integrated enterprise document systems

Implementation results for a real system prototype

Abstract

Document management software systems are having a wide audience at present. However, groupware as a term has a wide variety of possible definitions. Groupware classification attempt is made in this paper. Possible approaches to groupware are considered including document management, document control and mailing systems. Lattice theory and concept modelling are presented as a theoretical background for the systems in question. Current technologies in state-of-the-art document managenent software are discussed. Design and implementation aspects for user-friendly integrate enterprise systems are described. Results for a real system to be implemented are given. Perspectives of the field in question are discussed.