Concepts of OpenGoo

On this page we describe the basic concepts of OpenGoo. Understanding these concepts is crucial for understanding the whole application, so make sure you read this page before the rest of the manual.

There are many different types of information in OpenGoo, for example:

• notes
• e-mails
• contacts (adresses of people, companies or organisations)
• files (i.e. word documents, images)
• tasks and milestones (deadlines)
• events
• links (URLs)

When we are talking about these types of information we often refer to them as content objects (CO).

Many information types allow you to add a comment. This is the most simple way to communicate in OpenGoo. Your comment will be attached to the content object, other users can read it (and reply, if they like). Comments in OpenGoo work very much like comments in blogs.

Read more about Commenting on objects.

Read more about Subscribing to objects.

Information is often interdependant. For example, to fulfill a task you may need certain documents. Or you have a message that relates to a specific event. OpenGoo makes it easy to show related information by linking content objects. Linking is a universal concept in OpenGoo, you can link any type of content objects.

Read more about Linking objects.

There is a full text search in OpenGoo allowing you to search with in all information stored in your OpenGoo installation, no matter what type. The results are presented in a way that you instantly know where they were found (what information type they are).

The more information you have, the more important are tools to organise your information. OpenGoo offers two concepts for that purpose: workspaces and tagging. Workspaces are similar to folders, where you store your information in a hierarchical structure. Tags on the other hand help you to indicate that certain content objects belong to a certain topic. By filtering your information by workspace and/or by tag you will quickly find what you are looking for. Workspaces and tags are universal concepts of OpenGoo as well, which means that you can use them regardless of the type of information you are dealing with.

Information you store in OpenGoo is usually not public, and you often have some information that is more confidential than some other information. Therefore every user of OpenGoo has an individual login, and every content object can be assigned to a limited group of users.

Read more about User rights.