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 K- & V-Matrix

 K- & V-Matrix system

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 Modeling of the K- & V-Matrix

 Product structuring

 K- & V-Matrix - Wiki

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{Problem} 
The K- & V-Matrix is a very structured proposal, that is not able to describe unstructured and declarative K-knowledge. This is explicit the following kinds of knowledge:

In particular text is a kind of knowledge-representation, that can be, next to the structuring form of the K- & V-Matrix, very useful. It is for example possible to describe complex coherences, which cannot be described with the K- & V-Matrix, with the help of text. Frequently the unstructured and describing K-knowledge is available in forms of data files. For the management of these configuration knowlegde the K- & V-Matrix system must be completed by another component, the Wiki. 

{The Wiki Concept}
The strenght of Wiki is a fast collecting, structuring and across-referencing of information in a group of distributed working users. The work of Wiki looks alike the common, collaborative modeling of a webside.
Even if Wiki is not very widespread in the industry, there are some organisations and companies, that use it as a discussion-server of a knowledge-basis (for example Motorola).
The Wiki-concept is based on the following key-functions, who make it easy but effective:

• www-based: the user can watch and change all sides of Wiki with an easy web-browser, an installation of additional software is not required. Also the administration is done via www. Additional software is only required at the server.
• WikiWords: For the adding or changing of contents of a wiki-side the user can use WikiWords. WikiWords are words with two or more capitals. The purpose is: If a WikiWord is not already used, a new wiki-side with the WikiWord as name is created. If the WikiWord is already in use, a hyperlink to the wiki-side with this name is created.

On the basis of this easy key-functions, the usergroups have starting on a single side, a knowledge basis of many linked wiki-sides. Examples are http://zwiki.org.