Re: Using conditions in multi-destination docs

Subject: Re: Using conditions in multi-destination docs
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:54:15 -0800

This one has my vote. If you go the other way, someone will inevitably make a
"minor change" in the configuration of one of the "prods" that will require
rewriting its entire statement, or add a new "prod" that requires a totally
different statement.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "Spectrum Writing" <info -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com>

> My suggestion:
>
> "Your [Prod1]arrives from the factory with default
> network settings. Before using the appliance configure
> for your network as follows:
>
> "Your [Prod2] arrives from the factory with default
> network settings. Before using the appliance configure
> for your network as follows:
>
> and conditionalize each statement with Prod1condition or Prod2condition as
> appropriate. This approach can save you lots of grief and time later on!

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References:
Using conditions in multi-destination docs: From: McLauchlan, Kevin
RE: Using conditions in multi-destination docs: From: Spectrum Writing

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