Package: vs.org
vs.orgUsing vs.org almost any organization including its institutions, departments
and employees may be represented within a Plone site. Even complex
organizational structures can be made accessible and displayed, structered by
business area, specialization and region.Featuresvs.org offers the following content types:InstitutionTelephone numbersAn institution can hold an arbitrary number of telephone numbers. The
vocabulary for descriptions can be assigned such that common declarationstelephone,faxandmobilecan be used, as well asreception,wardand others.  Each number may be marked asexternally visible. This
way it is possible to administer internal numbers in vs.org, even if the page
for the institution is published.AddressAny number of addresses may be assigned to an institution. Provide details of
street address, P.O. box, a delivery address and others.  The first address
given is used to generate a map using Google maps services. If the automatic
mapping is not precise enough you may provide geo coordinates.  With the
generated map you may also display directions in RichText. An optional
photograph or image of the institution is also helpful.Business areaAny institution may show its business area.  Editors may administer the
business area vocabulary.EmployeesEmployees of an institution are referenced from entries in an employee folder.
The order of employees is freely assignable.DepartmentA department can hold an arbitrary number of telephone numbers, described by
custom vocabulary. Each number may be marked asexternally visible.Building section / floor / room no.Departments are always part of an institution, so have no address of their own.
Instead you provide building section, floor or room number details.SpecializationAny department may be assigned a specialization.EmployeeAny employee can be described usingPositionSalutationTitle (academic or other)FirstnameSurnameTelephone numbersEmailURLPortraitNotesAgain, any number of telephone number is possible. Each may carry arbitrarily
assigned vocabulary for description.  For each employee a business card in
vcard format is generated that can be imported into address books and contacts.ViewsThe institution homepage view makes specific institutions, departments
accessible using their business areas, specializations and regions.PortletsInstitution portletThis portlet shows name and image of the institution, the addresses linking to
Google maps, the telephone numbers and employees.Department portletVery similar to the institution portlet, showing building section, floor and
room number instead of an address.Similar institutions, similar departmentsShown in the context of an institution, this portlet provides other
institutions sharing the same business area. In the same way, a portlet shows
other departments having the same specialization.Employee searchSearching for employees is using the employee’s surnames. This search can be
adapted to specific institutions.Use casesWebsites of organizations having a complex organizational structure.Intranets and extranets that are used by employees and/or partner organizations
who need to find contact information quickly.ReferencesImmanuel Diakonie GroupRequirementsPlone 4.3Products.ATVocabularyManagerProducts.DataGridFieldProducts.MasterSelectWidgetpycountryRequirementstested with Plone 4.3.Xuse vs.org 1.0.X for Plone 4.0-4.2 compatibilityLicencevs.orgis published under the GNU Public Licence V 2 (GPL 2)AuthorsAndreas Junginfo@zopyx.comwww.zopyx.comVeit Schielekontakt@veit-schiele.dewww.veit-schiele.deCarsten Raddatzcarsten.raddatz@veit-schiele.deCreditsAnne Wather (Original author)Changelog1.1.0 (2013/06/03)Plone 4.3 compatibility1.0.9 (2012/03/30)using keepReferencesOnCopy=1 for all reference fields1.0.8 (2012/01/27)loading Products.CMFCore.permissions.zcml explictely1.0.7 (2011/11/23)DisplayName() method of the Employee class got a new parameter
‘showPosition’1.0.6 (2011/10/20)setting employee’s image reference to language neutral1.0.5 (2011/10/20)proper indexing hook for SearchableText for IEmployee1.0.4 (2011/10/20)support one-digit country codes in phone number validation checks1.0.3 (2011/07/05)fixed renaming issue (renaming an Employee caused the parent
EmployeeFolder being renamed)1.0.2 (2011/07/04)ISE related bugfixes and minor fine-tuning1.0.1 (2011/05/11)initial release