Yes, you can output the topic flow to a png by opening it in VA Designer, then clicking the camera button on the top right corner (then right click > save image after it opens in a new tab):
This is the best, easiest, and (I'm fairly sure) only way to export a topic for documentation/requirement purposes. This exemplifies the importance of having good, clear node naming conventions which is the single best thing you can do: use plain, concise English, avoid abbreviations (unless maxed out character limits), and name all your decision blocks and decision outputs (don't keep the defaults). Personally I avoid special characters in input nodes so that the variable names are short and clean, but decision blocks and other outputs I use special characters (question mark is helpful for decisions) to ensure those are descriptive and clear.
The only other tip I can give you working with customers/topic SME's is to have a live meeting with them and walk them through the entire flow step by step in VA Designer so they can see the wording and specific settings.
Yes, you can output the topic flow to a png by opening it in VA Designer, then clicking the camera button on the top right corner (then right click > save image after it opens in a new tab):
This is the best, easiest, and (I'm fairly sure) only way to export a topic for documentation/requirement purposes. This exemplifies the importance of having good, clear node naming conventions which is the single best thing you can do: use plain, concise English, avoid abbreviations (unless maxed out character limits), and name all your decision blocks and decision outputs (don't keep the defaults). Personally I avoid special characters in input nodes so that the variable names are short and clean, but decision blocks and other outputs I use special characters (question mark is helpful for decisions) to ensure those are descriptive and clear.
The only other tip I can give you working with customers/topic SME's is to have a live meeting with them and walk them through the entire flow step by step in VA Designer so they can see the wording and specific settings.
See, I knew I wasn't going crazy, but it has disappeared. Are you on Vancouver?
I did find that if I go to the topic in sys_cs_topic (Definition field), I can export a blob of the data. This could be helpful, as we could “paste” it back in if we needed to fallback, or even compare two states using a document compare. But would be nice if I could parse this into a helpful report., unless someone out there has already done this.
