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Overview
AppDB service overview
Features highlighted
Usability
Quality of information
Information retrieval
Taxonomy
Dissemination of information
Integration
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AppDB Features
Usability
• accessibility
• navigation
• content
Information retrieval
• advanced searching mechanism (rated
search results)
• 'faceted search' mechanism, for search
refinements
dissemination of information
• custom RSS/Atom news feeds
• news e-mail subscription lists
• focused user communication
(messaging, requests, etc)
• special dissemination tool for sending ad-
hoc messages to a group of scientist
• 'follow' button for receiving all the activity
related to a registered SW item
• dissemination features customizable
through user preferences
quality of information
• application tagging, ratting, commenting
• per application contact expertise
information
• application problem and comment abuse
report
taxonomy
• technical classification
• scientific classification
• tags
Integration
Gadget
API
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Integration: API
• Main aim: Third party registries, portals, databases and clients can add or
update content in the AppDB Database.
• Typical use case: The API could used by the grid/cloud developer
environments, for registering new software in the EGI AppDB Database as
part of their development projects.
• Authenticated access: apikey, username, password
• Defining net filters: location of the portal/service making use of the apikey
API doc. with examples and sample use cases is available @ EGI Wiki
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AppDB features story
• +w for SSO; + r API; VO integration; User profile; GUI
• Search; Tags; Feeds; Performance; Browser compatibilities
2011
• Browser’s history; Stat charts; Dissemination tool
• Category taxonomy; +w API
2012
• New look & feel; Releases & community repository
• New sci. classification; Facet search; Google search.
2013
• Social network
• Virtual appliance marketplace, …Dev
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Contact/Assistance
• EGI Requirements Tracker
[http://rt.egi.eu]
• EGI Helpdesk
[http://helpdesk.egi.eu]
• AppDB development team
[appdb-support@iasa.gr]
• EGI User Community Support team
[ucst@egi.eu]
