Online Presentation of the REGNET system V1

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Online Presentation of the REGNET system (V1)
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Context

• Standalone system 1 CSC
• Actors
• Standard user from Internet
• Supplier someone which provides material
• Administrator
• Terminals WEB or WAP

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Configuration
Internet
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Scenario 1 standard user
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Scenario 2 supplier (content provider)
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Scenario 3 supplier (external organisation)
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PORTAL
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REGNET Web PortalEntry Point

• The REGNET Portal is the entry point to the
  REGNET infrastructure

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REGNET PortalRegional Entry Points
Regional Portals
Unique access
CIO
CSC
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REGNET Web PortalUsability

• It balances the uniformity of user browsing with
  the transparence respect to the applications
• Internationalization
• WAI
• Friendly and quickly access to the applications

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REGNET Web Portal Usability - Internationalizatio
n

• Portal contents are available in different
  languages
• The choice of a language is automatically
  detected from user browser preferences
• But the user can change the navigation language
  at any time

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REGNET Web Portal Usability - WAI

• Conformance to WAI Guidelines will help to make
  the REGNET Web Portal more accessible to users
  with disabilities and will benefit all users
• REGNET Portal aims at achieve the conformance to
  level Triple-A of the W3C Web Content
  Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, including all
  Priority 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3
  checkpoints defined in the Guidelines.

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Features providedPortal layer

• Language selection
• User Registration
• User Authentication
• User Profile Management
• Portal layout customization

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Features providedApplications layer

• Access to different applications and services
• Online-Shop
• Procurement
• Data Generation
• Search
• E-publishing
• News board
• Forum
• etc

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WAP browsingAvailable functions

• User Authentication
• Overview of available applications
• Simple Search
• Display of wbmp images

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CH DATA MANAGEMENT
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CH Data Management

• Manage one Document Base (Database)
• Main functionalities
• Create Documents ( Lookup-functionality for
  common terms)
• Search for Documents
• Edit Documents
• Delete Documents
• Bulk load of XML Documents
• Export functionalities (Print, process documents
  with XSL stylesheets)

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CH Data ManagementExample Scenario
Inventory
Dokumentation
Use the REGNET Data Entry Tool
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CH Data ManagementExample KVA Data Management

• Screenshot 1 Search Interface
• Search for Astronom within the document-type
  DUBLINCORE
• Screenshot 2 Result Page
• 239 Documents found. Details of 1st record
  displayed.
• Screenshot 3 Edit Record
• Edit the OBJECT section of one record.

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SEARCH RETRIEVAL
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Search Retrieval

• Search all available Document Bases (Databases)
• Main functionalities
• Selection of databases
• Selection of document type
• Define your own Search-Project
• Lookup helps to find common phrases for some
  fields

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Search Retrieval

• Screenshot 1 Search Interface
• 2 Databases are selected (KVA, ONB)
• Document type PLACE is selcected
• The Lookup functionality for Place Country is
  used and A, CH and D are selected.
• A project-name MyNewProject is defined
• 100 Result Records is selected.
• Screenshot 2 Result Page
• 47 Documents found. XML view (with integrated XML
  viewer) of 1st record displayed.

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Search Retrieval JAVA Client

• Web Services provide access to the databases.
• Web Services provide a (programming)-language
  independent way to link components.
• Open for JAVA, .NET, PHP, ASP, ... Clients.
• JAVA Client for multi-site search.
• Acts as model for other regnet components to
  access Cultural Heritage Data.

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ONTOLOGY
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Ontology SOAP implementation

• Essential for the integration of the Ontology
  with all other REGNET modules
• Deployed on Apache SOAP v2.2
• Based on Apache Xindice v1.0 (XMLDB API)
• Developed in Java

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Ontology SOAP implementation
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Ontology SOAP implementation

• Ontology-SOAP methods developed for
• Adding an XML file / Collection to Ontology
• Listing the XML files / Collections of the
  Ontology
• Deleting an XML file / Collection from Ontology
• Retrieving an XML file / Collection from Ontology
• Checking for the existence of a user profile
• Creating unique keys to be used by all REGNET
  modules

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Topic Map Generator Tool

• Tool for the generation of XTM files
• Used for editing topics and associations

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Topic Map Generator Tool

• It is based on the TM4J (Topic Maps for JAVA) and
  the XMLDB API
• Topic Map Generator is integrated with the
  Knowledge Base (native XML DB - Xindice)
• Web-based user friendly interface - similar to
  K42
• Supports concurrent requests
• Tested with the Saints and the Habsburg
  representative REGNET XTM files

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Topic Map Generator Tool

• The tool supports
• Add, Edit and Delete topics
• Add, Edit and Delete associations
• New/Open/Save XTM from the Knowledge Base
• New/Open/Save XTM from disk
• Multiple scope elements for one occurrence
• Multiple occurences for one topic
• Multiple basenames and scopes for one topic
• Multiple instances of a topic

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E-SHOP
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E-SHOP

• Main Component of the Portal
• Part of the E-Business Subsystem
• Sub-part of the Product Catalogue
• Each Cultural Service Center will maintain its
  own e-shop
• The e-shops will interact with each other
• Standard functionalities are provided by the
  REGNET e-shop

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Functionalities of E-SHOP

• Search facility of the E-SHOP
• Free Search
• Name of the product / description etc.
• Category of the product (The user is able to
  select from the predefined different categories)
• Specify the supplier.
• The user is able to provide a price range for the
  search.
• Search through the different categories.

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Functionalities (2)

• Shopping Cart (Basket)
• Add an item to the shopping cart
• Remove item from the shopping cart
• View item Details (all information regarding the
  product)
• Move item to wish list
• Change the quantity of a product
• Calculate the total amount of the order
• Check out mechanism - Payment

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Functionalities (3)

• Wish List
• Move to basket. A product may be transferred from
  the wish list to the basket
• Update the wish list
• View wish list, the client may access and manage
  his wish list
• Delete from wish list
• Request item details

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Functionalities (4)

• Order
• View order history
• Review order before the final transaction
• Cancel order
• Request users info from the users profile
• Register user
• E-Payment

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Functionalities (5)

• User Profile
• Register user to the system
• Update relevant fields

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Entrance to e-shop
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E-Shop Search Results
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Basket
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WISH LIST
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My Profile
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Order History
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Details of a specific old order
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Check Out Procedure
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Select Payment Method
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Auction
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AUCTION SYSTEM

• Added Value Service
• Part of the E-Business Subsystem
• Stand alone application
• Each Cultural Service Center will maintain its
  own auction system
• Standard functionalities will be provided by the
  REGNET auction system

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Functionalities of Auction

• Registration to the auction system
• Edit user information
• Bidding on items
• By bidding, you are stating that you are ready
  and willing to purchase that item for your bid
  amount, plus any shipping charges disclosed in
  the listing
• If you are outbid, or your bid does not meet the
  seller's reserve price, you are under no
  obligation to buy
• in all other cases, you are entering a contract
  with the seller to buy the item, and to deliver
  payment within the time period specified

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Functionalities of Auction (2)

• Sellers
• Take permission from the auction administrator
• Once you list an item, you are entering into a
  contract with the high bidder
• You are obligated to sell your item at the high
  bid price, with the only exception being reserve
  price auctions
• Also, you cannot sell that item to anybody until
  the end of the auction you started

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Functionalities of Auction (3)

• Overtime
• Normally, an auction closes at the scheduled time
  as displayed within the listing
• However, if there are successful bids entered
  within the last 5 minutes of the closing time,
  then the auction will go into overtime
• The auction is extended until there are no
  further bids for a continuous 5 minutes
• The overtime lasts for 20 more minutes.
• It is possible for an auction to be extended
  continuously

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Functionalities of Auction (4)

• Reserve Bids
• The reserve price is the lowest price at which a
  seller is willing to sell an item
• The reserve price is never disclosed to bidders
• A seller might specify a reserve price if he/she
  is unsure of the real value of his/her item and
  would like to reserve the right to refuse to sell
  the item if the market value is below a certain
  price

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Functionalities of Auction (5)

• Bid Status
• status of all your bids
• A page will list your bids for all lots, and tell
  you whether it is a winning bid or a non-winning
  bid
• Search
• search open lots by category name, lot name, lot
  summary, lot description, open time, and close
  time.

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Functionalities of Auction (6)

• Future Auctions
• It is possible to enter auctions that will start
  in the future.
• Completion of auction
• Send notifications to high bidder seller
• Both the buyer and seller are expected to contact
  each other via email, within 3 days after the end
  of the auction
• We recommend that you speak over the phone before
  sending payment, or before shipping merchandise

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Functionalities of Auction (7)

• Completion of auction
• Once contact has begun, the payment arrangements,
  shipping arrangements, and expected dates should
  be settled upon. 
• The goal is to complete the transaction within 10
  days of auction closing.   This may vary a
  little, depending on payment type, how long to
  wait to clear, when seller can get the item to
  carrier, etc.  
• Basically, the specific dates should be worked
  out between the buyer and seller, and each party
  should follow through with their part of the
  schedule. 

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Entrance
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Current Lots
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Specific Lot
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Future Lots
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Search for Lots
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Search Results
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Registration
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Registered Users
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Register new item for auction
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Profile
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Your selling items
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Your Bids
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Auction Administrator
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General Functionalities
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Manage Items
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Manage Users
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New Category
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PCM B2B Scenario
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Product Catalogue Management B2B scenario

• Added Value Service
• Part of the E-Business Subsystem
• Each Cultural Service Center will maintain its
  own PCM system
• Standard functionalities will be provided by the
  REGNET PCM B2B system

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Basic Infrastructure

• The B2B system is based on the ebxml standard.
• It is supported by the PCM subsystem.
• Store all products and services to the PCM
• Common warehouse for all suppliers (content or
  services)

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Basic Infrastructure (2)

• All products and/or services are stored in the
  E-Business subsystem.
• There are specific web forms that support the
  interaction of the user with the system.

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Implementation of scenario (1)

• A supplier has to become member of the CSC in
  order to store the products/services.
• The supplier is requesting from the administrator
  the creation of an empty electronic catalogue
• Product Catalogue
• Service Catalogue

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Implementation of scenario (2)

• The supplier has to provide information regarding
  the warehouse and the items or services stored.
• An interested company is able to search the
  E-Business system in order to find a service or
  products.
• In order to express his interest for potential
  collaboration the client has to subscribe himself
  in the system.

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Implementation of scenario (3)

• The client prints the form with his interests and
  he contact the supplier in order to fulfil the
  transaction.
• It is of primary importance the private
  communication between the interested parties in
  order to realise the contract.

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Added Value Services

• The PCM is the basis for the management of all
  products that are stored in the REGNET system.
• The PCM provides the opportunity to the supplier
  to present a product in the e-shop.
• During the insertion / update of a product the
  supplier can decide if the product will be
  presented in the e-shop and to undertake the
  required procedure (photo, etc...).

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Entrance to PCM
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Index of PCM
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Actions for product in a Catalogue
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Update information for a product
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Insert new warehouse
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Profile
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Insert Service
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B2B Scenario
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Search results
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Contract
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PROCUREMENT
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Understanding e-procurement

• E-procurement uses Internet Intranet
  technologies to automate the process of procuring
  indirect products and services.

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External links are important too
Bankers
Requests for payment
Instructions to pay
Procurement card transactions
Money
Requests for information, Orders
Supplier
Catalogue updates, availability information
Buyer
Shipping status
Instructions to ship
Logistics
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Supplier

• Subscribe
• must be validated by administrator
• Manage his showcase
• Add new product
• departement, category, reference, name,
  description, picture, offers
• Modifiy existing product

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Buyer (1/2)

• Must be registrated at the portal level
• Manage his basket
• Update quantity of an already selected item
• Remove items
• Validate basket
• emails are sent to the suppliers

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Buyer (2/2)

• Navigate into the catalogues
• Showcase, departement, category
• Descriptions, department, category, reference,
  supplier, prices (offers), quantity, add to cart.
• Add a quantity to the basket price is calculated
  according to offers

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PUBLISHER
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Electronic Publisher - Overview

• Task leader SR
• Effort
• T2.2 5 PM of SR, 3 PM of SI
• T3.3 3 PM of SR
• Results
• REGNET System v1.0 and v2.0 contribution
• D2 and D5 contribution
• Evaluation of integration possibilities of 3rd
  party tools

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Electronic Publisher Prototype - Search (1/5)
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Electronic Publisher Prototype - Resultset (2/5)
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Electronic Publisher Prototype - Storyboard (3/5)
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Electronic Publisher Prototype - Storyboard (4/5)
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Electronic Publisher Prototype - Presentation
(4/5)
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Electronic Publisher - 3rd Party Integration
Macromedia Authorware
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Electronic Publisher - 3rd Party Integration
Macromedia Authorware
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Electronic Publisher - 3rd Party Integration
Macromedia Authorware
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Electronic Publisher - Features

• Web-based definition of publication prototypes
• XML based publishing structure for exchange of
  information
• Relies on widely accepted standards
• Online presentation of publications using
  Web-Browsers, PDF viewers and a SMIL player
• Download of presentation for CD-ROM production

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Electronic Publisher - external tool integration

• Evaluation of integration possibilities for
  Macromedia Authorware
• Definition and re-use of publishing workflows
• Integration possibilities of primary data of
  content providers (images, audio , etc.)
• Reuse of meta-data of objects
• Exchange of publishing information

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