Novel-It Docs

09 Research and Notes

Research database and general notes

The research and notes module provides a structured repository for reference material gathered during the writing process. Research notes are scoped to a novel and are accessible from the left sidebar below World Building.

Source URLs and links to external references may be embedded directly in the markdown description field using standard markdown link syntax.

FEAT-0901 Research note list board

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0001 - Entity list board

Description

The research note list board displays all research notes belonging to the current novel. As research notes have no subordinate entities of their own, the board displays research note cards only, with no parent summary section.

FEAT-0902 Add research note

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0004 - Add entity

Description

In addition to the properties inherited from the base entity, research notes have the following properties:

  • Research note title (overrides base entity Name)
  • Type — user-definable category (e.g. Historical, Scientific, Cultural, Legal, Medical)

FEAT-0903 Edit research note

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0002 - Edit entity

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0904 Archive research note

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0005 - Archive entity

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0905 Unarchive research note

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0003 - Archived entity list board

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0906 Delete research note

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0006 - Delete entity

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0907 Duplicate research note

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0007 - Duplicate entity

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0908 Research note relationships

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0010 - Entity relationships

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0909 Research note relocation

StatusDraft
Phase4
ExtendsFEAT-0011 - Cross-novel relocation

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0910 Research note sharing

StatusDraft
Phase4
ExtendsFEAT-0009 - Entity sharing

Description

No research note-specific extensions to the base behaviour.