Installation Instructions

Installation

1. Download the latest KnowledgeWright file from www.amzi.com/download.
2. Unzip the distribution file into a directory. Use a unzip program that restores the full kw4 directory tree (such as Winzip).
3. Test the workshop by double-clicking on kw.bat in the workshop directory. Open the knowledgebase samples/basic/tutorial/shapes.kb. Look at the 'rule_set's. Then try Run/Run and see if it runs.
4. Open the docs/knowledgewright_manual.html document. Read the overview. Read the tutorial.
5. This is a beta of KnowledgeWright, so any and all feedback and critique is greatly appreciated. We'd especially like to know what points are confusing.

Intended Users & Needed Skills

KnowledgeWright is designed to be used by a wide range of computer users. Although some programming experience is very helpful, if you can expertly use spreasheets or databases, you already have many of the concepts needed to build knowledgebases.

If you want to deploy your knowledgebases on the web, you can use our ready-to-run web interface. No programming experience is necessary, but a basic understanding of how HTML and web servers work is required.

If you want to deploy your knowledgebases within another application, you will need solid experience with the programming environment you plan to use (Java, Visual Basic, C++, etc.)