Status Report for 12/27/2006 -- 01/10/2007

Progress

1. Finish the 5^th version of one-step multiple-lab installation (based on requirements of Dr. Mcmullen) and showed a demo

(1) Requirements

Implement a one-step installation process with the following parameters provided by the user

• endpoint of web service (e.g. http://156.56.94.164/cgi-bin/CIMAWebServices/TESTWS.cgi)
• short lab name (e.g. RLAB)
• lab name for display (e.g. "Rick Lab")
• url of laboverview(e.g. http://diffraction.chem.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/test1-cgi/overview4)
• url of lababout(e.g. http://www.iumsc.indiana.edu/aboutIUMSC/index.html)

(2) Design & implement

Based on the 4^th version, the 5^th version can add any lab data into CIMA portal at any time with lab parameters shown above. The whole installation is divided into two parts: base part which includes a framework of CIMA portal without any lab data and lab part which includes lab data. The main idea of the installation process is if it is the 1^st time installation, we will install both base part and the lab part for a specific lab, otherwise just install the lab part for a specific lab.

(a) Set environnent variables

(b) If ANT is not installed, install ANT ; otherwise go to step (c)

(c) Create build.properties for the lab from the lab parameters provided by the user;

(d) If it is the 1^st time installation, install base part first, otherwise go to step (e) to install the lab part for a specific lab.

· Unpack and install Ant and Tomcat and Gridsphere

· Build IFrame portlet

· Copy cima portlets

· Build guest user layout screen

(e) Lab part

· Create build.properties for the lab

· Create cima.properties for the lab

· Get SampleDataInfo for the lab

· Deploying 3 portlets ( cimadminprj, XRaySampleData, and showmysamples ) for the lab

· Construct xml paragraph for the lab in GuestUserLayout.xml

· Construct xml paragraph for the lab in portlet.xml

(f) Start up Tomcat

2. Finish some improves based on demo of the 5^th version and submit the latest version

(1) Get SampleDataInfo for each lab

(2) Solve the conflicts with the one-step installation process and Hao Yin’s portlets

(3) Uniform the naming in GuestUserLayout.xml and portlet.xml so that it is easy for a general target to operate

Discussion

1. Add “delete lab” option for the build process

2. CIMA CVS/SVN

Future work

1. The issues described in Discussion section

2. Fix bugs in the installation process

3. Submit a user guide and a package of the one-step process to Kia

4. Write document for installation instructions, a description of how the software directory structure is laid out and a description of the build system, etc.

5. Contact Daphne for a press release