Ontimize Application Framework
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Ontimize is a declarative framework designed for developing interactive enterprise applications rapidly, utilizing standard technologies like Java and XML. It aims to simplify the use of technology, enhance productivity by allowing application development to occur approximately ten times faster, and ensure improved software quality with a rich user interface. The document outlines its functionality including various features such as forms, tables, user access controls, and integration possibilities, making it a flexible solution for enterprise needs.
Ontimize Application Framework
- 2. Contents Introduction Functional description • Ontimize • Ontimize More • Ontimize ME Technical description Ontimize Plugin www.ontimize.com 2
- 3. Software cycles www.ontimize.com 3
- 4. Software cycles • IT “reinvents” itself every 10 years » Distributed vs Centralized » Interactive vs Accessible » SME vs Software Factory » Rapid Development vs “hand coding” » Personalized vs Standard www.ontimize.com 4
- 5. Next Wave according to SUN (JavaOne 2007) Integrated Rich Clients • Rich user experience • Dynamic content • Desktop application • Not bound to a browser • Full integration with web • Full integration with host • Ability to continue when disconnected • Java Swing + Java FX • Webstart Deployment Other main players too • Microsoft: Silverlight • Adobe: Flex + AIR • Google: Gears www.ontimize.com 5
- 6. Software complexity • It’s very difficult to keep up to date • Commercial or “open-source”, there are just too many technologies to evaluate • General purpose languages (Java, C++, C#) do not offer enough productivity • Programmers are forced to use a combination of languages, libraries and products that do not integrate very well The learning curve grows The quality of software decreases www.ontimize.com 6
- 7. Software complexity - example www.ontimize.com 7
- 8. Development productivity • Hand coding using general purpose languages is not productive and error prone • IDEs are helpful but still require a lot of coding • Frameworks provide a reusable design that increases productivity for a specific domain • “Standard” frameworks (JSF, EJB, Spring,…) and APIs address general issues. These can be combined and built upon to create a higher level “corporate” framework www.ontimize.com 8
- 9. What is Ontimize? • A declarative framework for developing interactive enterprise applications • Based on standards (Java and XML) • Multiplatform Interactive GUI Desktop Mobile Browser* Goal: Simplify the use of technology Result: Develop about 10 times faster * Under development www.ontimize.com 9
- 10. Advantages for your company • No need to develop your own Framework • Increased development productivity • Corporate IT strategy is implicitly introduced • Improved software quality • Simplifies the use of complex technologies • Tested • Evolves (new features available on future and existing applications) Optimize your resources www.ontimize.com 10
- 11. Why Ontimize and not others? • Rich user interface • Internet technology • Covers many needs of enterprise applications • Based on well-known, standard technologies • Designed for software engineers (i.e. Eclipse) • Application definitions are stored in reusable programming language independent XML • Open architecture and access to source code • Flexible and attractive exploitation model www.ontimize.com 11
- 12. The role of Ontimize Applications Integrated and tested functional modules Enterprise application development Framework JFreeReport, JFreeChart, iText, JEP… Weblogic, Websphere, iAS, JBoss, Glassfish Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL www.ontimize.com 12
- 14. Functional Description » Ontimize » Ontimize More » Ontimize ME www.ontimize.com 14
- 15. Ontimize
- 16. Application Structure • General Structure » Window menu » Screen menu » Button bar » Forms » Trees » Status Bar • General features » Look & Feel preferences » Language selection » User customization » Shortcuts configuration www.ontimize.com 16
- 17. Access Control • Login » User / Password » Smartcard (i.e. Digital ID Card) www.ontimize.com 17
- 18. Forms: Containers • Containers are elements used to structure the Form • Ontimize uses a Dynamic Layout Strategy, automatically adjusting the position and the size of all the elements • You can add your own containers seamlessly • Containers » Row » Column » TabPanel » SplitPanel » CardPanel » More than 10 different containers to create any imaginable layout… www.ontimize.com 19
- 19. Forms: Fields • Fields are the elements that show information to the user » Text: Normal, HTML, spell- checker » Date: Calendar » ID codes » Number, calculated, money » Web, e-mail, hyperlink » Selection: combo (drill- down), code/description, list » Image, charts » More than 40 different fields to handle any data type www.ontimize.com 20
- 20. Forms: Fields: Image • Supports common image formats • Allows capturing from TWAIN compatible devices • Photo tools: magic wand, contrast, focus, … • Store in database or file system www.ontimize.com 21
- 21. Forms: Fields: Charting • Shown in form or separate window • Line, Bar, Pie and 3D graphs • Multiple series and time series graphs • Print, export, zoom, etc. www.ontimize.com 22
- 22. Forms: Tables 1/2 • Display the information in a table • Lots of default features: » Copy & paste to Excel, Clipboard » Export to Excel, HTML » Printing from the table » Charting from the table » Reporting from the table » Multiple column sorting and filtering • Quick filter • Advanced Filtering • Filtering, sorting and other operations executed in memory to improve performance www.ontimize.com 23
- 23. Forms: Tables 2/2 » Column grouping with aggregate functions: • Sum, average, maximum, minimum » Column visibility, position and width configuration » Store and recover filtering, sorting, grouping and configuration options, in the server » Pivoting feature in OLAP style » Inserting data straight from the table » Pageable table www.ontimize.com 24
- 24. Forms: Tables: User defined charts • Using the data from any table • The user selects x, y and graph type • Temporal series grouping (day, week, month, quarter, year) • Save and recover graph definition www.ontimize.com 25
- 25. Forms: Tables: User defined reports • Using the data from any table • User chooses columns, groupings, totals, etc. • User and corporate template repository • Print, export, zoom, etc. • Support for JFree and Jasper report templates www.ontimize.com 26
- 26. Forms: Templates • Fill in a document with the data from any form • User and corporate template document store • Users can create, update and modify their own templates • Supports » Microsoft Word » PDF » Open Office www.ontimize.com 28
- 27. Forms: Attachments • Attach files to any register on any form • Private/Public • Comments on one or a set of files • Background upload and download • Open file with associated program www.ontimize.com 29
- 28. Forms: Basic interaction • Search » Multiple conditions » Approximate searches » Operators • <, >, <=, >=, <> » Dates, Numbers, Text » Allows configuring the attributes that will appear on a summary table • Queries stored in the server • Insert • Update • Delete www.ontimize.com 30
- 29. Trees • Allows exploring a hierarchic data structure • When a node is selected, details are shown in a form • Only requires defining the desired hierarchy • User configurable sorting www.ontimize.com 31
- 30. Online Help • Contents • Search • Context sensible help • Direct access from forms to sections • Web style navigation, through links • User defined help in the Fields www.ontimize.com 32
- 31. Internationalization • Language (locale) selection • Labels and messages • Adaptive layout • Date, number and money formats • Easy translation • Dynamic • Stored in the database • User configurable translations www.ontimize.com 33
- 32. User permissions and roles • GUI » Menus, trees, forms and fields that a user can access or write • Server » Set of data that a user can access (entities, attributes and registers) » Temporal restrictions » Restrictions on operations • Graphical configuration www.ontimize.com 34
- 34. Map Viewer (GIS): Data • Data types » Raster • Georeferenced images • Maps » Vector • Shapefiles (ESRI) • DXF (Autocad) • Geographic data » Points, lines, multiple lines, polygons • Alphanumeric data » Ontimize www.ontimize.com 36
- 35. Map Viewer (GIS): Features • Most common providers integration » Google Maps » OpenStreet Maps » WMS servers • User tools » Graphical search » Symbol, line and color configuration » Graphical data modification • Geographical tools » Several projections allowed www.ontimize.com 37
- 36. Document Management • JCR Integration (Java Content Repository) • Access control • Document properties • Content & properties based searches • Cache of structure and documents that have been requested or may be needed • Automatic modification detection • Transparent upload & download • Offline support • Drag & Drop • File traceability www.ontimize.com 38
- 37. Diagram Editor • Configurable drawing elements » Org-charts » Processes » Schematics • Access to related forms • Quick-view of associated data • Graphical collaboration over the Internet www.ontimize.com 39
- 38. Workflow • Workflow Engine » Tasks » Decisions » Timers » Concurrency » Synchronization » Triggers » Messages • Visual Editor » Integrated in Ontimize » Contextual • Users can: » See flow diagram / state » Launch tasks from diagram or list www.ontimize.com 41
- 39. Agenda / Planning • View events for multiple resources • Events linked to entities and forms • Different types of events and activities • Include event information in reports • Multi – user tasks management www.ontimize.com 42
- 40. Gantt • Work packages • Linked to entities and forms • Dependencies • Visual editing www.ontimize.com 43
- 42. Ontimize ME • Ontimize for Mobility Solutions • Focused on the GUI and the connectivity • Online / offline support » Standalone applications • 100% compliant to Ontimize • Open and scalable » Based on XML and Java ME » Allows inserting custom components www.ontimize.com 45
- 43. Ontimize ME: Architecture • Easy deployment and update • Ontimize synchronization » Over-the-air (OTA) • Stand alone persistence » CAB files » MSI (ActiveSync) • Ontimize communication » PRC (Palm) www.ontimize.com 46
- 44. Ontimize ME: Stack www.ontimize.com 47
- 46. Ontimize Eclipse Plugin • Eclipse plugin to automate and speed up Ontimize Application development » Increases productivity & efficiently » Reduces the number of errors » Visual development and edition » Handles the databinding automatically • Automates the XML and configuration files generation • Contains documentation, videos and other information useful for the developer www.ontimize.com 49
- 47. Ontimize Eclipse Plugin • Wizards to perform the most usual tasks » Data providers mapping » Application screens design » Application deployment • Ontimize SDK » A complete eclipse with the Ontimize plugin ready to use www.ontimize.com 50
- 49. Declarative approach • Ontimize allows you to define what application you wish to have: » Client (Graphical User Interface) » Server (Data Entities) • Without having to worry about how to implement it in a program • Basic logic (presentation and business) is included • Advanced logic is programmed •This allows implementing many user requirements without programming Rapid Prototyping www.ontimize.com 52
- 50. XML as a declarative language • In Ontimize declarations are expressed in XML • This has many advantages: » Widely used standard » Programming language independent » Hierarchical » Extensible (tags) » Many tools available (editors, verifiers, etc) » Can be transformed (XSLT), making the effort reusable www.ontimize.com 53
- 51. General Architecture www.ontimize.com 54
- 52. Ontimize Client 1/3 • Reads an XML file that describes general parameters and references files that describe: » Menu and button bar » Trees » Forms » Presentation logic classes (event listeners) » Report formats (JFreeReport) » Language labels (bundles) • XML tags are mapped to Ontimize classes or custom classes www.ontimize.com 55
- 53. Ontimize Client 2/3 • Using these files, the Ontimize Client: » Creates supporting data structures » Instantiates classes when needed (late binding) » Manages form loading, state and cache » Manages dynamic component layout » Provides basic presentation logic » Manages custom presentation logic classes » Manages communications with the server » Manages user authentication » Implements presentation security policies www.ontimize.com 56
- 54. Ontimize Client 3/3 • Basic Presentation Logic: » Login » Invoke forms from the menu or button bar » Trees: populate, invoke form, update inserts,.. » Forms: • Field format validation • Data manipulation (CRUD: create, read, update and delete) • Master-detail: multiple, deferred insert,… • Cache: forms, data, … » Tables (grids): populate, refresh, filter,… » Drill-down from tables and components » User preferences, internationalization, … » Interaction with local devices » Reports, graphs, attachments, documents,… www.ontimize.com 57
- 55. Ontimize Server Architecture 1/2 www.ontimize.com 58
- 56. Ontimize Server Architecture 2/2 Presentation Business Logic www.ontimize.com 59
- 57. Ontimize Server 1/3 • Acts mainly as a presentation server and provides some facilities for the business/persistence layers • Provides a “front controller” that receives client requests and dispatches them to EJB 3.0 Stateless Session Beans (SSB) or POJOs that implement business logic • SSB that provide the basic business logic required by the Ontimize Client and automatic binding to JPA entities or JDBC are included (optional) • Developers can extend these or create their own SSB to provide specific business logic www.ontimize.com 60
- 58. Ontimize Server 2/3 • Security » Support for single sign-on (LDAP, Kerberos,…) » Container security defined using standard annotations » Business logic security can be defined in XML: attributes, domains (rows), conditions, time constraints • Communications designed for the Internet » Latency: remote calls are minimized, encapsulating data in a single object per request » Bandwidth: dynamic data compression » Encryption (SSL) & tunneling (HTTP or HTTPS) www.ontimize.com 61
- 59. Ontimize Server 3/3 • Basic Business Logic: » User authentication & session management » Data Manipulation (CRUD) » Collecting data from multiple related entities » User access log » Transparent access to local and remote databases » Secure and efficient communications » Image, file and report repositories www.ontimize.com 62
- 60. Open & Programmable • Using Java, a developer can: » Include custom components » Implement custom presentation logic » Implement custom business logic » Interact with devices and other systems • High level (Ontimize API) and low level (Swing, JDBC, etc.) programming supported www.ontimize.com 63
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