Wrapping Existing Applications

• Currently each application is wrapped “by hand”

• Users would like to automate the process -- “especially for simple jobs” -- need a Object Wrapping Wizard

• Current XML Task Specification is at level of files

• Will extend XML to include parameters so can automate construction of

  • Web Interfaces to input parameters with defaults etc. and create XML input file for job
  • Library for allow jobs to access parameters

<input>

<inFile Path=“/npac/…./GEM/”

Name=“disloc.output”/>

<source Host=“osprey4.npac.syr.edu”

Path=“/npac.../tmp” Name=“disloc.out”/ >

</input>

<output> <outFile Path=“” Name=“” />

<dest Host=“” Path=“” Name=“” />

</output>

Current Tool for creating Application Descriptor

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