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Quantifier Web Portal. Team Ceres http://www.cefns.nau.edu/Academic/Design/D4P/EGR486/CS/09-Projects/Ceres. Noah Hilt (Team Leader, Communicator) Josh Chapman (Facilitator) Steve Koechle (Recorder, Communicator). Client. The International Small Group and Tree Planting program (TIST)
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Team Cereshttp://www.cefns.nau.edu/Academic/Design/D4P/EGR486/CS/09-Projects/Ceres Noah Hilt (Team Leader, Communicator) Josh Chapman (Facilitator) Steve Koechle (Recorder, Communicator)
Client • The International Small Group and Tree Planting program (TIST) • Helps subsistence farmers • Reverse deforestation • Provide a renewable fuel source • Development goal • Empower and equip subsistence farmers to: • Restore their natural environment • Increase soil fertility • Create jobs • Strengthen the local community • Move from famine to surplus
Problem • Current Project Review Site • No searching or filtering of results • All data is public • No per user information • PDAs Used For Data Collection • Form editing program used to upload data • No administration tool for content to be downloaded
Change in Requirements • Download Manager • Not a download manager for web portal • Admin tool for selecting PDA downloads • Loosened Software Requirements • Could upgrade database if necessary • Allowed for non-PHP implementations
Design Methodology • Built Using Yii Framework • PHP framework • Object Oriented • Model View Controller (MVC) • Enforced by Yii framework • Familiar paradigm • Iterative Process • Easy to implement proof of concept • Easy to extend existing implementation
AuthManager • AuthManager allows for Role Based Access Control (RBAC) • Roles are defined • Users are assigned roles • Controller actions are restricted by defined roles
Translation • Gets language preference from browser • If can’t translate use app language • Translations stored in the database • SourceMessage Table (Application Language) • Message Table (Available Translations)
Look and Feel • Look and feel defined by a site-wide CSS file • Single entry point to the web portal which defines the main layout of the portal
TIST Database Component • Encapsulates database access • Method for each query • Methods return single data items or SQL arrays • SQL arrays have columns renamed for usability
Product Demonstration • What you will see • Authentication • User Management • Searching / Filtering Projects • Project View
Challenges Past/Present • Server • Failed to receive a functional machine from NAU • Problem with setting up VMs • Disk Space • Installation Problems • Hardware server constantly crashed • Learning Curve • Database Design • Yii Framework
Conclusion • Implemented solution with the Yii framework in a MVC paradigm • Product is in Beta phase • Ready for user testing • Project on schedule