[Sigia-l] question(s) about faceted metadata for use in an extranet...

[Jason.Karls at EddieBauer.com]

Hi All,

I'm working on an extranet project that would have users posting 'final'
content/images that would then be viewable in a web interface.

There are discussions on my team that would have two methods of posting to
this extranet.

     1) all the attributes are tied directly to file via an established
folder hierarchy and a <b>strict</b> naming convention
     and/or
     2) the attributes are defined via a web form where users enter them
and save them as a project

We've done some of the pros/cons and are in the process of determining
which may be best.  Of course all this info winds up in a DB that can be
viewed/sliced anyway the user wants (web interface), but I'm really trying
to find the easiest way that posters will be able to feed the sucker!

So, my question to the list is:

     Has anyone found that web forms are positive/negative for adding new
items to an extranet
     What are your thoughts/experience tying the attributes directly to a
file in an existing folder structure and then building the web interface
around that

Let me know your thoughtS!  Feel free to im me on messenger @
jason.karls at eddiebauer.com  (oh no--be gentle w/ the spam ;)

-jason


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Jason Karls
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Eddie Bauer
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