System Documentation: The In-Line Approach

A step-by-step guide to creating good system documentation, well-illustrated with figures and examples. Demonstrates ways to create and install a documentation system, integrate the documentation system with the software development process, create a technical database, and create a manual from that database. Shows how to migrate from an add-on to in-line approach, and also how to bring existing systems up to standard. Excellent for software developors as well as electronic processing (EDP) shops, it shows how to prepare system documentation without major expenditures. Includes a wealth of time-saving tips and tricks, with advice on how to avoid common pitfalls.