A few recent posters to the HotDocs list have suggested it was not “best practices” to use computation in the INTERVIEW computation; that is was best to use a series of ASK statements, surrounded by IF EXPRESSIONS to guide the interview. This Blog add looks into Best Practices for creating a document-scope INTERVIEW computation in HotDocs
I have been asked recently to prepare a White Paper on Document Assembly as applied to a large Wall Street law firm, with a sophisticated and diverse corporate practice. This article will launch a series of articles that will take you through a law firm, department by department and identify those areas that are ripe for automation.
How does one explain to a web developer that document assembly is more than just throwing up some web-forms with fields tied an SQL database? Sometimes, the hard way, by letting them try it themselves ...
Special Feature by Rose Rowland, Basha System LLC on plain english, manuals, and verbal brutality towards Basha staff
The key to a successful implementation of document assembly is an intelligent markup. The key to an intelligent markup is a solid understanding of the subject matter which is being marked up; as well as an awareness of what “can be done” with document assembly.
A well designed document assembly system NEEDS NO HELP text. Each prompt is group logically and clear. It states its purpose and can be understood by users. Why would anyone ever need help text?
Document assembly anecdotes anyone?
From a collection of templates to a “practice system” interwoven with document assembly - is this a business model that would be of use to all the would-be Basha clients out there? Let us know!
What is “polish” and why is it so valuable to clients? Surely if the functionality is the same, the polish is just “eye candy”, but then, perhaps not. This article explores why polish takes so much time, yet repays itself hugely
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