Basic HTML version of Foils prepared October 24 99

Foil 29 Simple Web Portal (submit a single job)

From Full Description of WebFlow and Friends for Education and Science Portals NCSA Portal/Metadata Meeting -- October 22-23 99. by Geoffrey C. Fox, Tom Haupt


Application Descriptor (XML)
WebFlow Service:
XML Parser
Client (Java Applet)
Select Application
Select Host
Select, Edit, Upload Input Files
Submit
View Results
WebFlow Service:
File Services
WebFlow Service:
Job Service
Back-End Compute Server
Middle Tier (User Context)
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1. Generate Application Front End from XML specification
2. Use WebFlow to move files between hosts 3. Generate Task Descr. 4. Use Task Descriptor and XML Appl. Descr. to generate RSL 5. Submit job through GRAM (+GASS). Save job info in the
User Context. Poll status of the job 6. Move output files back to the client and launch visualizer



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