Appropedia:Content/Archive/Forms/Technology

This is the "Technologies" form - for creating a new page about a sustainable technology, or a technology for resource-restricted contexts.

The following are the current main data properties being discussed for the new technology database (using data rich elements) being created.

• Technology topic
• Status
• Scale
• Context
• Requirements
• Skills
• Advantages
• Limitations

• Are these the best and obtainable properties?

Each of the following are properties being discussed for the form.

• Proposed values: Fundamental categories?
• Format: dropdown list?

• Should this be selected from our top-level categories or be a set list?
• Autocomplete would be great for this.
• Is a technology ever in more than one technology topic?
• Should this be called Technology category?

• Proposed values:
• Format: radio button

• Proposed values:
• Format: radio button

• Proposed Values: Urban, rural, survival
• Format: Select boxes

• Proposed values: Resources, space, fuel, replacement parts
• Format: Select boxes

• Proposed values: Resources, space, fuel, replacement parts
• Format: Select boxes

• Is this trying to answer what skills are necessary to operate or to build or?

• Proposed values:
• Format:

• How could this be answered in a data rich way?

• Proposed values:
• Format:

• How could this be answered in a data rich way?

• Just one.

• This goes with the image. Note that it does not show up in the current Medical device deployment.

• Loaded with preload text and formatting like MediaWiki:Medical Device form preload

• Is this form for basic information about technologies similar to how the medical devices form is used? Or does it cover how to information as well?
• Is this form for technology devices, projects or everything?

• Use Form:Medical device to add new Medical Devices.
  • Which populates the free text input with MediaWiki:Medical Device form preload.
• They use Template:Medical Device.
  • What adds all new Devices to Category:Medical Devices. All pages in Category:Medical Devices are edited with the form.
• Devices have the following Properties:
  • Property:Medical Device Topic
  • Property:Medical Device Classification
  • Property:Medical Device Scope
  • Property:Medical Device Location
• Special:Ask can be used to semantically search Medical Devices and build Queries, such as:
  • Malaria Medical Devices
• Use https://www.appropedia.org/Special:BrowseData/Medical_Devices?_single to browse using multiple aspects.

All new semantic data should be added using Semantic Templates via Semantic Forms. The Quick start guide provides good guidance here.

After determining your data structure create it with Special:CreateClass.

• Special:Ask
• Special:Forms