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December 4, 2014
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Difference between RoboHelp and FrameMaker

  • December 4, 2014
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Hello All,

Can someone provide technical and functional difference between RoboHelp and Framemaker tool.

Client want to move out from RoboHelp and need to implement the Content Management System like Documentum for more re usability and better end user experience.

Any one have comparison of things between these 2 tools.

Things can be achieved by RoboHelp cannot be achieved by FrameMaker?

Thanks in advance!

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Community Expert
December 4, 2014

Slight bit of apples to oranges comparison here – FM is designed for authoring long-form complexly linked documents like books (it originated from the publishing world). RH is designed for authoring short topics for help system output. Starting with FM11, more of the help output publishing that lives inside RH has been integrated into FM (functionality formerly achieved by using the Technical Communication Suite). FM still produces superior PDFs than RH. FM is also more complicated to learn and author in.

It really depends on what the client wants to achieve – are they needing PDFs still? Are they publishing a particular form of help output?

MVK_DCTM
MVK_DCTMAuthor
Participating Frequently
December 4, 2014

Thank you for response and sorry for such question.. still new to authoring tool and learning.

Please check below .. at present we are facing following challenges.

  • Recently begun to experiment with structured component content authoring to facilitate the reuse and re-purposing of content to maintain consistency across all delivery points, however, current desktop authoring tool (RoboHelp) is not robust enough nor is it integrated with the Wells Fargo ECM Knowledge Management platform for content management, delivery, governance and record management needs.
  • Lack of formal operational control framework and structured content templates limit ability to enforce content governance, standards and consistency.
  • Lack of robust metadata capabilities severely limit delivery options, security and search functionality.
  • Lack of robust workflow impedes rapid review, approvals and audits of changes or updates to regulated work content such as process, policies and procedures.

Planning to use FrameMaker with CMS Integration will help here ?

Or do you suggest any better tool from Adobe / out Adobe ?

Requirement is like below.

  • A solution that supports the creation and management of modular or component-based content to enable content reuse and mix/match aggregation of content components
  • Support for snippet management and includes within component content
  • Support for multiple common output formats from a single content source
  • Support for adaptive user interfaces across multiple delivery target end states including mobile platforms, portals, applications, etc.
  • Support for rich metadata capabilities to enable robust search and dynamic content delivery by various target attributes and business rules
  • Robust workflow solution to support multiple review, comment and approvals for pre-published content

Thanks in advance!

MVK_DCTM
MVK_DCTMAuthor
Participating Frequently
December 4, 2014

Or any better toll from Adobe FrameMaker. suggestion ? or any specific tool of Adobe only to achieve the requirements given above.