Creating Applications with Drupal

Who We Are Ben Benone Director of Applications, BioRAFT Inc Project Manager/Planner [email_address] Chris Porter Chief Technical Officer, BioRAFT Inc Technical Lead for BioRAFT Development staff & main system architect. [email_address]

Ben Benone

Director of Applications, BioRAFT Inc

Project Manager/Planner

[email_address]

Chris Porter

Chief Technical Officer, BioRAFT Inc

Technical Lead for BioRAFT Development staff & main system architect.

[email_address]

BioRAFT, Inc Small company based out of New Hampshire, USA 4 years old Using Drupal for >2 years (started on 4.6) Specialize in providing tools for use in laboratory research, mainly at universities. Utilize Drupal as a platform for all of our application development.

Small company based out of New Hampshire, USA

4 years old

Using Drupal for >2 years (started on 4.6)

Specialize in providing tools for use in laboratory research, mainly at universities.

Utilize Drupal as a platform for all of our application development.

What We Will Cover Application Groundwork User Authentication / Profile Management Organic Groups / Group Management Showcase #1: BioRAFT RMS Data Tracking Tracking Data Related to Groups and Users Access Controls Data Reporting Showcase #2: BioRAFT Radioactive Isotope Manager Advanced Modifications (Discussions and Code Display)

Application Groundwork

User Authentication / Profile Management

Organic Groups / Group Management

Showcase #1: BioRAFT RMS

Data Tracking

Tracking Data Related to Groups and Users

Access Controls

Data Reporting

Showcase #2: BioRAFT Radioactive Isotope Manager

Advanced Modifications (Discussions and Code Display)

Common Application Needs Authentication Utilize an Existing Authentication System User Management Track Profile Info Track Activity Track Assets, etc Group Management Organize Users Track Group Information Track Group Activities, Assets, etc

Authentication

Utilize an Existing Authentication System

User Management

Track Profile Info

Track Activity

Track Assets, etc

Group Management

Organize Users

Track Group Information

Track Group Activities, Assets, etc

Authentication Options Drupal Authentication External LDAP, Active Directory, WebServer Pass Through POP, OpenID, etc

Drupal Authentication

External

LDAP, Active Directory, WebServer

Pass Through

POP, OpenID, etc

User Management Profile Module Store extended profile information LDAP Module Retrieve Profile Information Update on login Utilize usernode Module Allows for categorization with taxonomy terms Attach any node (files, notes, etc) with Node Relativity Show lists of users and allow filtering/searching with views

Profile Module

Store extended profile information

LDAP Module

Retrieve Profile Information

Update on login

Utilize usernode Module

Allows for categorization with taxonomy terms

Attach any node (files, notes, etc) with Node Relativity

Show lists of users and allow filtering/searching with views

Group Management Organic Groups Allows you to create an organizational infrastructure Cluster users into functional groups. Allows users to manage their groups. Assign content to belong to the group. OG Roles Apply permissions based on each group a user is a member of.

Organic Groups

Allows you to create an organizational infrastructure

Cluster users into functional groups.

Allows users to manage their groups.

Assign content to belong to the group.

OG Roles

Apply permissions based on each group a user is a member of.

Show Case #1: BioRAFT Researcher Management System

Data Tracking & Reporting Assign content to a group/user Organic Groups Node Relationships Generate Reports Views

Assign content to a group/user

Organic Groups

Node Relationships

Generate Reports

Views

Tiered Access Control Organic Groups Taxonomy Access Drupal Roles Individual Groups Oversight Personnel Site Admins Example

Data Tracking & Reporting Assign content to a group/user Organic Groups Node Relationships Generate Reports Views

Assign content to a group/user

Organic Groups

Node Relationships

Generate Reports

Views

Show Case #2: BioRAFT Radioisotope Management System

Advanced Modifications Friendly Name conf_url_rewrite Multisite Workflow Others?

Friendly Name

conf_url_rewrite

Multisite

Workflow

Others?

Any Questions?? Thank You

Problem: You can’t do it with views out of the box! How do you show all licenses for a given isotope? Isotopes Authorized Labs Isotopes Allowed Radioactive License University Isotopes

Problem: You can’t do it with views out of the box!

How do you show all licenses for a given isotope?