Feature Request: Enhance OSCAL Document Management with User-Friendly UI

[grasmarcussanti129]

Summary

It would be beneficial to enhance the document management capabilities of Compliance Trestle by introducing a user-friendly graphical interface (UI) for managing OSCAL documents instead of relying solely on command-line operations.

Motivation

While the current command-line tools are powerful, a significant number of potential users may find interacting with OSCAL documents daunting. A graphical interface would lower the barrier to entry, making it easier for new users and non-technical stakeholders to engage with the platform.

Proposed Solution

1. User Interface Design: Create a web-based UI that allows users to view, edit, and manipulate OSCAL documents.
2. CRUD Operations: Implement features for creating, reading, updating, and deleting OSCAL documents through the UI.
3. Visual Feedback: Provide visual feedback on schema compliance as users make changes to the documents.
4. User Authentication: Consider implementing user authentication to manage different levels of access for various stakeholders.

Benefits

• Increased Engagement: A UI can encourage more users to participate in OSCAL document management.
• Improved Usability: By making the tool more accessible, you allow broader input into the compliance processes.
• Reduced Errors: A visual interface can help prevent schema violations or other errors by providing validations interactively.

Additional Thoughts

This feature could be implemented as an extension or a separate module within the existing Compliance Trestle ecosystem.

Looking forward to feedback from the community!

[degenaro]

@grasmarcussanti129 Thanks for this proposal. We can add this issue to be discussed at the next Global Community meeting which will be Tue Oct 7 at 11:00 AM ET. Alternatively or additionally this could be discussed at the next APAC friendly Community meeting on Thu Oct. 9. See calendar. If you'd like to discuss, please add to Agenda yourself or let me know and I can add it.

OSCAL Compass currently provides Agile Authoring. In essence, employing GitHub for:
- lifecycle management through repo PR's (CRUD)
- automated support for Markdown representation of OSCAL documents (visual feedback)
- access management through repo access rights (user authentication)

That said, the presumption is that the end-user embraces GitHub as the user interface. This may be a stretch for some, and an improved user experience though a well designed UI may be beneficial to many.