Overview#
This application generates a DocBook XML file of an executable d3web knowledge base, i.e., the knowledge base book. The DocBook XML can be used for further transformations. The application produces a PDF printout.
Background#
A knowledge base book contains the full version of a developed knowledge base generated automatically from the binary knowledge base file. It specifies all parts of the knowledge relevant for the reasoning process. The indented use of a knowledge base book is primarily targeted to the review process of the knowledge base, i.e., manually reading, discussing, and verifying the developed knowledge. Additionally, the knowledge base book can be used as a reference for deployed knowledge bases and for presentation and demonstration purposes.
Intended Use#
The application should be operated by experienced users having basic skills in command line execution. The application was designed to be embedded into a continuous process, thus called by a script when a new knowledge base is deployed. Since, the generated knowledge base book heavily depends on the binary knowledge base, the resulting document should be bundled, when filed into a version control system. The proposed bundle is as follows:
- The knowledge base book as PDF document.
- The knowledge base as a d3web binary file.
- The (archived) content of the wiki installation (to have a baseline, when
Example#
In this example we provide a KnowledgeBaseBook for the knowledge base also provided on this page.
