3. Processes and the curated index
Capture a runbook as steps, then pin everything into a navigable tree.
After this lesson you can
- Write a procedure with steps, flow edges, and a verification - Curate an index so the book nav reflects the topic's shape
Before you start: Capture your first units
A repeatable task is a procedure: ordered steps (each with a body screen showing what's on screen and a body steps saying what to do), from -> to flow edges that draw the flowchart, and a verification line — how you know it worked.
Units become navigable when an index pins them: each index is a sidebar branch whose related lists the unit ids it owns. Unpinned units stay reachable through links but invisible in the nav.
§ 1Exercise: Capture a runbook
Write the task you do most often in your topic as a procedure with at least two steps and a verification, then pin it (and your earlier units) into an index.
procedure daily_task {
title = "…"
purpose = "…"
step first { n = 1 body steps { p "Do this." } }
step second { n = 2 body steps { p "Then this." } }
first -> second
verification = "How you know it worked."
}
index basics {
name = "Basics"
related = [my_first_idea, daily_task]
}
Expected result
The book nav shows a "Basics" branch containing your units, and the procedure's page opens with a flowchart above the steps.