7E: Portal

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There is a list of topics here that are important but not yet covered in the stories and tasks for this iteration. Please add comments or any others that you think are missing.

Task	Description	Owner
1	Single step (instant) query - Query and Workflow created and saved in MySpace	Pat
1.1	GUI design	Pat
1.2	Query - programatic build and save in MySpace	Pat
1.3	Workflow - programatic build	Pat
1.4	Submit to JES	Pat
1.5	Display Results	Pat
2	Example operations (Quick Links)	Pat
2.1	Create and save queries and workflows	Pat
2.2	Execute jobs - show results	Pat
3	Help System	Anita
3.1	Dependency details for above
4	Facelift	Kona / Jeff
4.1	Replace top level menu bar with button / links (rationalize choices available as well)	Kona / Jeff
4.2	Redesign "home" page	Kona / Pat
4.3	Remove logoff page (replace with login page)	John
4.4	[[#FaceliftLogin][Slight redesign of Login page	Kona (design) / John (develop)]]
4.5	moved to task 8.1
4.6	Ensure sufficient Help "hooks" are available on all pages	All
5	Resource browser (and micro-browser)	Phil / Roy?
5.1	Tasks / tools and catalog micro-browser; plus Resource browser page GUI designs	Phil
5.2	XSP design	Phil
5.3	Stylesheets	Phil
5.4	Registry action	Phil
6	Moved to task 8.2
7	Workflow editor supports new workflow extensions	Phil
7.1	Display workflow in iFrame	Phil
7.2	Stylesheets	Phil
7.3	Stylesheets	Phil
7.4	XSP	Phil
7.5	Cocoon actions	Phil
7.6	Copy and paste	Phil
7.7	Single button update for parameters	Phil
8.0	MySpace Explorer Changes and Support	Peter / Jeff
8.1	Tidy up MySpace Explorer Page	Peter
8.2	Size and Date info displayed by MySpace browser	Jeff
8.3	Performance Enhancement	Peter

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Task Details

Task	7E.1.1
Description	GUI design - Single step (instant) query
Details	From query editor page a user can create a simple query and submit it, the results being displayed when returned.
Owner	Pat
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Astronomer + WorkFlow developer review
Bugzilla	707
Delivery date	05/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Started

Task	7E.1.2
Description	Query - programatic build and save in MySpace
Details	The query must be built and saved as a file in MySpace. File name must be auto-generated. Possibly saved in a special folder.
Owner	Pat
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Query can be created and saved in MySpace. Examination of resulting file in query editor would validate what has happened.
Bugzilla	708
Delivery date	19/11/04
Dependencies	7E.1.1
Status	Not started

Task	7E.1.3
Description	WorkFlow - programatic build
Details	A single-step workflow must be built with correct query tool and parameters; and saved in MySpace.
Owner	Pat
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Validation by opening workflow in the workflow editor.
Bugzilla	709
Delivery date	26/11/04
Dependencies	7E.1.2
Status	Not started

Task	7E.1.4
Description	Submit to JES
Details	Submission to JES
Owner	Pat
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Examination of job in the Job Monitor. And correct finishing of job.
Bugzilla	710
Delivery date	29/11/04
Dependencies	7E.1.3
Status	Not started

Task	7E.1.5
Description	Display Results after job finishes correctly
Details	Display results to screen
Owner	Pat
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Examination of results.
Bugzilla	711
Delivery date	03/12/04
Dependencies	7E.1.4
Status	Not started

Task	7E.2.1
Description	Create and save queries and workflows
Details
Owner	Pat
Priority	Low
Acceptance criteria
Bugzilla
Delivery date	10/12/04
Dependencies	1.2, 1.3
Status	Not started

Task	7E.2.2
Description	Execute jobs - show results
Details
Owner	Pat
Priority	Low
Acceptance criteria
Bugzilla
Delivery date	31/12/04
Dependencies	1.4, 1.5
Status	Not started

Task	7E.3.1
Description	Help dependency details
Details	Overall Help from navigation bar (FAQ, Cookbook, Glossary etc) + in context help on every page.
Owner	Anita
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Peer review
Bugzilla	748
Delivery date	31/12/04
Dependencies	On each page being stable in development. This will be when the following bugzilla numbers are signed off: Login (734). Home (735). Query Editor (733). Workflow Editor (736). MySpace Explorer (738). Registry Browser (739). Job Monitor (737).
Status	Not started

Task	7E.4.1
Description	Replace top level menu bar with button / links (rationalize choices available as well)
Details	Implement recommendations for Portal changes (Kona / facelift meetings etc)
Owner	Kona / Jeff
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Astronomer review
Bugzilla	716
Delivery date	19/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.4.2
Description	Redesign "home" page
Detail	Links to Example Operations. Display of latest jobs on RHS of page
Owner	Pat / Kona
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Appearance of links. Successful display of job status.
Bugzilla	717
Delivery date	26/12/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.4.3
Description	Remove logoff page
Details	When logging off, a user is returned to logon page
Owner	John
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Successful return to logon page + subsequent successful logon
Bugzilla	718
Delivery date	19/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Done (by Kona et al, not by me)

Task	7E.4.4
Description	Slight redesign of Login page
Details	Center entry fields. Provide help tags. Community choice as a dropdown. Ensure registration works.
Owner	John
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Astronomer review. Successful login. Successful registration. Friendly display of error situations.
Bugzilla	719
Delivery date	26/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started [Community choice - Not Started]

Task	7E.4.5
Description	Tidy up MySpace explorer page
Details	has been moved to task 8.1

Task	7E.4.6
Description	Help "hooks" on all pages
Details	Ensure sufficient Help "hooks" are available on all pages
Owner	Jeff/Kona but see Bugzilla numbers for individuals responsible for each page
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Astronomer review
Bugzilla	733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739
Delivery date	06/12/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.5.1
Description	Tasks / tools and catalog micro-browser; plus Resource browser page GUI designs
Details	User friendly layouts of the various resource browsers
Owner	Phil
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Astronomer review.
Bugzilla	720
Delivery date	22/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.5.2
Description	XSP design
Details	Production of the XSP for the resource browsers.
Owner	Phil
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Peer validation of resulting XML
Bugzilla	721
Delivery date	26/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.5.3
Description	Stylesheets
Details	Production of stylesheets, one for each browser.
Owner	Phil
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	A basic display of browsers possible
Bugzilla	722
Delivery date	03/12/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.5.4
Description	Cocoon Actions
Details	Java code for registry interaction.
Owner	Phil
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Actions pass unit tests. Browsers fully functioning.
Bugzilla	723
Delivery date	10/12/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.6
Description	Size and Date for each file displayed by MySpace browser
Details	has been moved to task 8.3

Task	7E.7.1
Description	Workflow displayed in iFrame
Details	Re-write monitor and manager stylesheets plus sitemap to accept iFrames.
Owner	Phil
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Successfully display workflow in iFrame
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Finished

Task	7E.7.2
Description	Stylesheets
Details	Re-write monitor/manager/map stylesheets to include new extensions
Owner	Phil
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Display new workflow extensions
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	7E.7.1
Status	Finished

Task	7E.7.3
Description	Stylesheets
Details	Write stylesheets for each of new extensions (x13)
Owner	Phil
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Display new workflow extensions
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	7E.7.2
Status	Finished

Task	7E.7.4
Description	XSP
Details	Re-write main xsp's to handle new workflow extensions
Owner	Phil
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Peer review of resulting xml
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	7E.7.3
Status	Finished

Task	7E.7.5
Description	Cocoon Actions
Details	Java code for workflow interaction.
Owner	Phil
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Actions pass unit tests. Browsers fully functioning.
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	7E.7.4
Status	Finished

Task	7E.7.6
Description	Copy and Paste
Details	Add functionality to copy and paste steps
Owner	Phil
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Successfully copy and paste step and associated tool and it's parameters
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	7E.7.5
Status	Finished

Task	7E.7.7
Description	Single button update for parameters
Details	Changes to style sheet, cocoon action and helper classes
Owner	Phil
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Successfully update all parameters for a task with a single button click. Actions pass unit tests. Browsers fully functioning.
Delivery date	29/10/04
Dependencies	7E.7.5
Status	Finished

Task	7E.8.1
Description	Tidy up MySpace explorer page
Details	Change endpoint is removed. Rethink upload layout. See Kona's mockup for tree structure.
Owner	Peter
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Peer review
Bugzilla	was 724. Reorganizing.
Delivery date	26/11/04
Dependencies	None
Status	Not started

Task	7E.8.2
Description	Size and Date info displayed by MySpace browser
Details	As above
Owner	Jeff
Priority	Medium
Acceptance criteria	Size and date information shown in MySpace Explorer
Bugzilla	725
Delivery date	03/12/04
Dependencies	7C1.3
Status	Not started

Task	7E.8.3
Description	Performance Enhancement
Details	Currently Browser is retrieving all of MySpace
Owner	Peter
Priority	High
Acceptance criteria	Refresh response for moderate number of files (say 30) in a lightly loaded system should be seconds
Bugzilla	For some reason this was done under 724
Delivery date	03/12/04
Dependencies	7C1.3
Status	Finished

-- JeffLusted - 17 Nov 2004