The Euclid RTP11'13 SE Management Tool

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The Euclid RTP11.13 SE Management Tool Dr. Keith
Ford
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• SEDE Overview
• SE Management Tool
• SEMT Demonstration

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RATIONALE FOR SEDE

• Framework for SE Development
• Open standard
• Scaleable
• Configurable (supports both COTS and Custom
  tools)
• Supports collaborative working
• Promote reuse of SE assets

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SEDE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Repository
Knowledge Base
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SEDE IMPLEMENTATION
Repository Node
Repository Software
Repository Entries
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• SEDE Overview
• SE Management Tool
• SEMT Demonstration

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SEMT GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• The SE Management tool is an overarching tool
  that provides functionality for
• Access control e.g. security functions for
  allowing people to use the SEDE
• Specifying and viewing information associated
  with an SE project
• Browse, search and display contents of repository
  entries
• Configuration management
• Integrating and launching SE and COTS tools
• Providing guidance through the process steps
• Transfer files between the repository and local
  file system

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SEMT IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

• SEMT shall
• Be platform independent
• Be configurable without modification to SEMT code
• Process
• SE Tools
• Enable integration of SE Tools without
  modification to a tools code

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REPOSITORY ENTRIES
Repository
ProjectInfoEntry
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REQUIREMENTS FOR INTEGRATING SE TOOLS

• The SEMT shall
• minimise the amount of data transmitted between
  the SEMT and a SE Tool
• be able to start tools and exchange the necessary
  data on all major operating systems
• pass information about which repository entries
  should be used as the tools inputs and outputs
• not have any knowledge of the specific data
  models that are defined for the repository entries

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SE TOOLS INTERFACES
SE Management Tool
Repository
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SEMT GUI
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MENUS

• File New, Open, Create, Save, Delete, Projects,
  Exit
• Project Project Properties, Edit Project
  Properties, Create Snapshot, Restore Snapshot,
  Insert Entry, Remove entry
• View Process, Overlays, Checklist, Project Tree
• Utilities Configure Tools, Repository
  Maintenance, Search,
  Data Distribution,
  Asset Characterisation
• Help SEMT, Repository, SEDEP, About

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PROCESS

• Configurable for different processes
• Progress bars show completion of activities
• SE tools launched by clicking on activity -
  Option for selecting tool - Ability to
  select input/outputs
• Menu for displaying
  - Activity help information
  - Activity checklist

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PROJECT TREE

• Displays entries associated with project
• Tree configured by Project Administrator
  (entries copied or referenced)
• Entries categorised according to process step
• Entries colour coded
• Displays entry properties
• Contents can be displayed in browser
• Separate tree for storing other data

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Summary

• SE Development Environment
• Introduces efficient working practices in
  consortia by providing a common shared data
  environment
• Promotes re-use by having a repository to share
  data and information
• Provides a configurable tool suite
• SE Management Tool
• Provides facilities for managing the data and
  information generated by SE projects
• Provides a novel approach to integrating new and
  existing tools into a common development
  environment
• Provides the basis for an open standard
• SEDE concept will be evaluated in UK SICSEI study

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• QUESTIONS ?
• keith.ford_at_thales-tts.com