WikiVirtualData means that wiki content can be treated as data, just as the content of Context pages is treated as configuration data. A number of functions will support the selection of pages or page parts, the selection of data types, the processing and transformation of data and the display of data.

WikiVirtualData means that wiki content can be treated as data, just as the content of Context pages is treated as configuration data. A number of functions will support the selection of pages or page parts, the selection of data types, the processing and transformation of data and the display of results.

Simple example:

Assume that you have a corporate wiki where all the employees have homepages. Most of the homepages contain phone and e-mail entries. Now you want a phone and e-mail list.

Complex example:

You work in a complex organisation that is to be restructured. You need a model for the current structure. Wiki is used to gather the available data. In the end wiki will be a model of the existing oganizational structure. It will also provide the working space to develop and test alternative structures. Wiki will become a modelling tool.

For a discussion see MeatBall:WikiVirtualData.