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1. Group name Contacts 3 test Contact Records 1 Records 0 Add Delete Refresh Figure 22 26 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable List blocks The list blocks menu item opens a dialog window that shows all the blocks available in the currently connected engine see Figure 23 For each block it is displayed its name category keyword and documentation Additionally by selecting an entry in the list the XML definition of the block is shown in the lower part of the dialog window providing the full description of input and output parameters name and type Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Category Keywords Documentation ConsignmentConvert prediction ConsignmentFilter prediction ConsignmentGet prediction CreateTimedValueGroup prediction DuringDayModelReader prediction DuringDayModelWriter prediction prediction DuringDayPredictionConfig prediction DuringDayTraining prediction KMeansARXConfig prediction KMeansARXLearn prediction KMeansARXPredict prediction KMeansARXPredictall prediction PredictionControl prediction lt input id trainedModel type advance duringdaymodel gt lt output id forecast type advance map gt lt type argument type
2. Edit or Remove menu item Figure 54 5 7 Create constant inputs To create a constant input right click on the input port and select in the context menu the Add constant menu item The user is requested to enter the XML definition of the constant type A new constant block will be created on the left side of the input port Figure 55 1 composite2 lt integer VON es 5 outi Figure 55 Constant input block To change the constant block value or type right click on the block and from the context menu select the Edit menu item The user is then able to modify the current XML definition of the constant block 5 8 Create connections To create a connection left click on an output port and keeping the button pressed drag the mouse to the input port of another block a straight black line with an arrow is drawn between the output and input ports Figure 56 55 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Merge2 x amp INPUT INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT Figure 56 Arrow displayed during the creation of a connection When it is possible to create a connection the arrow will snap inside the input port The user can then release the left mouse button and a new connection will be created Figure 57 Merget AO Merge XAO INPUT INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT Figure 57 Connection between input and output ports To delete a c
3. Filter Ream st START STOP READ WRITE DEBUG Save Save amp Close Close The new user is created when you press the save or save amp close buttons The credentials and access rights are stored in the configuration file of the currently connected engine they are not stored locally in the Control Centre 25 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 3 Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Manage notification groups You can create a list of users and manage it as a group using the manage notification groups menu item In the dialog window see Figure 22 you have a list of groups on the left where you can add and remove entries using the buttons below the list box When you select a group on the right it is displayed the list of contacts belonging to that group You can add or remove entries from the contact list using the buttons below the list box on the right There are three types of groups that can be selected from the combo box in the upper part of the dialog window email pager SMS The data is saved when you press the save or save amp close button and the configuration is stored in the currently connected engine it is not stored locally in the Control Centre Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Group type EMAIL Filter Filter
4. Password Password again Domain Distinguished name of Issuer Common name Organization unit Organization Locality State Country Generate Cancel Figure 7 Generate key dialog Manage engine keystores This dialog shows the engine key stores usually located in the engine configuration directory i e a directory named conf under the engine working directory This dialog is only available if the user is logged into the engine The top of the dialog displays the full filename and path of the engine configuration file and the engine version Right below there is a filter field to limit the entries shown in the table to only the ones that match the filter The major space of the dialog is occupied by the table that shows the list of key stores For each key store it is displayed its name its location relative to the engine working directory the date of 12 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable creation and the date of last modification Right under the table there is a text label with the information of the records count At the bottom of the dialog there are the usual buttons to refresh the entire content of the table to create a new key store see Figure 9 to delete an entry from the table and to close the dialog Engine file D LocalEngine co
5. advance string gt lt type argument type advance real gt lt output gt lt output id counter type advance integer gt block description gt Records 206 Refresh Export Figure 23 Shutdown The shutdown menu item can be used to log off from the connected engine and shut it down A dialog will ask the user to confirm the action before proceeding see Figure 24 Are you sure Figure 24 27 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A A Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 1 5 Data sources menu The data sources available in the engine can be defined using the data sources menu there are several items available one for each data source type The data source configuration is stored on the engine so in order to enable the menu you must be connected and successfully logged on to an engine Engine Keystores Flow Administration Data sources 28 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable JDBC This data source can connect to databases using the Java Database Connectivity API JDBC This allows to access databases from different vendors provided that there is a corresponding driver available in the system The data sources currently available in the engine are listed in the dialog window as shown in Figure 25 Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_c
6. file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Driver URL Created Modified Records 0 Tue Apr 30 10 31 20 CEST 2013 Refresh Create Delete Figure 29 33 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To register a new data source you must fill the data in the dialog window show in Figure 30 and detailed below e Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks This should be a unique name to identify and access the data store e Driver here you can choose from a predefined list of most used types of driver OpenJMS IBM WebSphere MQ Apache ActiveMQ of choose the generic type otherwise e URL enter the JMS address used to connect to the driver If you choose a driver type in the combo box this filed is filled with a template URL and you only need to replace the required information host name and port number User the name of the user account in the system Password the password associated to the user Queue manager the name of the queue manager Queue the name of the queue Connection pool size the number of concurrent connections that are kept open to optimize the connection to the messaging service Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Name Driver GENER
7. identify the template you want to add from the list in on the left It may be necessary to open the category to find the desired block Figure 48 Uncategorized 3 amp GetItem E Merge E Reverse Aggregation 0 Arithmetic 0 Classification 0 Combinatorial optimisation 0 Figure 48 Items in the uncategorized category Select a block with the left mouse button and keeping the button pressed drag it into the editor area anywhere inside the white rectangle The mouse cursor will display an arrow with a rectangle where it is possible to drop the block or a not allowed sign otherwise 5 5 Moving blocks To move a block select it pressing the left mouse button on the title of the block e g g1 in Figure 49 Click and keep the left mouse button pressed to move the block around When the block is aligned with others blocks boundaries i e top left right or bottom edges a dotted blue line will be show and the block position will be snapped to align with the nearest edge In Figure 49 the g1 block is aligned with the top edge of r1 block and with the left edge of the r2 block 52 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A A Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable x G a INPUT INPUT in OUTPUT index OUTPUT INPUT result k OUTPUT Figure 49 Moving blocks using alignment guides 5 6 Create a composite block To create
8. a new composite block click with the right mouse button anywhere in the white area of the flow diagram in the context menu select the Create group menu item A new composite block will be inserted in the position of the right click Figure 50 composite2 INPUT OUTPUT Figure 50 Default new composite blocks Newly created composite blocks have a single input ini and output out1 ports and are empty inside Figure 51 To edit a composite block double click anywhere on the block area except the title the current flow diagram will be replaced with the contents of the composite block 53 D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable INPUT OUTPUT int outi Figure 51 Newly created composite block empty 5 6 1 Navigating using the breadcrumb view To return to the flow diagram you can use the breadcrumb toolbar on the top of the editor window which is also helpful to keep track of the current active composite block you are editing In the breadcrumb toolbar each button from left to right represents a level of composition For example in Figure 52 the composite block composite2 is contained inside the flow diagram flow description 1 The leftmost button always represents the root flow diagram while the rightmost button always represents the current active flow diagram or composite block E flow description 1 amp flow de
9. diagram format described in D3 3 Machine tractable flow descriptor format and with the data structures used by the ADVANCE Flow Engine as described in D5 2 Software Solution and test Results The document provides a guide for the user of the flow modeller interface to complete common tasks required to create and edit flow diagrams The guide is not aimed at a specific user type as the examples are generic and do not deepen into the meaning of what implies creating a block and connections from the ADVANCE Flow Engine point of view The ADVANCE Elicitation Tool is a web based application that allows to edit and share the elicitation tree data in the Galatea model as described in D6 4 Algorithms to extract expert cognitive models decision driver factors and decision classes D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 2 DOWNLOAD The Flow Engine can be downloaded from the project website at the following address http sourceforge net projects advance project You can select to download the latest and most complete version from the main links showed in the page or select a specific version by clicking on Browse All Files and look through the list of archived versions There is a folder named Flow Engine where you can find all the releases sorted by version number and date The name of the file to download is in the format advance full major minor micr
10. of the key store on the server where the certificate is stored Server key alias the name of the alias identifying the certificate that must be used Server key password the password that protects the key store Server key password again enter again the password for verification purposes Client key store the name of the key store on the client application Manage engine configuratio Keystores Datastore Blocks amp Schemas Schedulers Basic authentication port 8 444 Certificate authentication port 8 443 Server keystore DEFAULT 7 Server key alias advance server Server key password again eeeenes Client key store DEFAULT v Server key password eeccece Figure 40 44 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Datastore tab In this tab you can configure the private engine datastore It is possible to have two different types of data stores local or JDBC In the first case the data is written in a XML file on the local file system of the server In the second case the data is backed by a JDBC database For a local data store you need to specify the following fields e URL the path of the XML file where the data is stored e Password the optional password that is used to protect the file content e Password again used to validate the password entered above In the case of a JDBC data store
11. or errors see Figure 15 Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Created Modified Status DEFAULT Tue Oct 11 03 35 44 CEST 2011 by admin Tue Apr 30 10 21 18 CEST 2013 by admin STOPPED Records 1 Tue Apr 30 10 21 38 CEST 2013 a ven com Figure 15 19 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable If the compilation was successfully the compilation results show the list of wires and their type see for example Figure 16 Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine conf flow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Realm DEFAULT Block Q Port Timestamp Tue Apr 30 15 39 38 CEST 2013 Find Next lt compilation result gt wire types lt errors gt Eb J wire type wireid bind1 lt wire types gt i type type advance real Eb J wire type wire id bind2 lt wire type wire id bindi gt Ci type type advance rea lt type type advance real gt lt wire type gt lt wire type wire id bind2 gt lt wire types gt lt compilation result gt Figure 16 20 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 1 4 Administration menu In the administration menu you can find items to manage the engine including listing adding and removing
12. realms users and groups listing blocks and shutting down the engine Engine Keystores Fow A Manage realms Manage users Manage notification groups List blocks Shutdown Manage realms This menu item opens the manage realms window where you can see a list of all the realms present in the engine see Figure 17 You can create a new realm using the create button and entering the realm name when requested When you select a realm from the list it is possible to do the following actions as shown in Figure 18 stat stop upload download compilation results Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Created Modified Status DEFAULT Tue Oct 11 03 35 44 CEST 2011 by admin Tue Apr 30 10 21 18 CEST 2013 by admin STOPPED Records 1 Tue Apr 30 10 24 04 CEST 2013 Refresh Create w Actions Delete Figure 17 21 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable The start and stop actions are used to control the execution of the flow description present in the selected realms The upload download and compilation results actions are equivalent to the corresponding menu item in the flow menu Figure 18 Manage users Use this menu item to open a window where you can manage the users allowed to acces
13. the required fields are e Driver the type of database driver generic MySQL MS SQL Oracle e URL the address of the database server and configuration parameters as specified by JDBC connection The syntax of these URLs depends on the database driver you are using User the name of the user that must be used for the database connection Password the password of the user Password again enter again the password for verification purposes Schema the path to the database schema Pool size the number of concurrent connection that are kept open to optimize the performance and memory usage of the database connections E E File Keystores Listener Datastore Blocks amp Schemas Schedulers Local JDBC I confidatastore xml Password Password again Pool size Figure 41 45 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Blocks amp Schemas tab In this tab you can configure the blocks registry XMLs and the schema directories The first contains the descriptions of the blocks such as the name of the block the description input and output ports and documentation This files is usually auto generated during the compilation of the Java source code blocks implementation To add a new registry press the add button and enter the full path of the XML file The bottom part of the tab is dedica
14. A Projection 0 5 e Self Learning 0 al Simulation 0 Statistics 0 Travel cost matrix interface 0 es User Interface 0 i Bvt amp composite Figure 46 Modeller user interface editing a flow description 5 2 Using the navigator window When a flow description is complex and contains a lot of blocks and connections it is possible it will not be completely visible inside the editor window On the other hand the navigator window always displays the whole flow diagram scaling the image to fit inside the available area this preview is not editable but it is possible to use it to quickly reposition the current editing view in the area of interest The navigator window preview of the flow description show an overlay translucent gray rectangle representing the current viewable area it is possible to move the rectangle with the mouse to reposition the viewable area in the editor window 51 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 5 3 Create a new flow description To create a new flow diagram click on the first icon on the toolbar Figure 47 or select the File menu and the New flow menu item It is also possible to use the keyboard shortcut pressing the control key and the N key ctrl N ien Figure 47 New flow diagram button 5 4 Add a block from template To add a block from a template
15. AULT Tue Oct 11 03 35 44 CEST 2011 by admin Tue Feb 05 16 30 48 CET 2013 by admin STOPPED Records 1 Tue Apr 30 10 17 29 CEST 2013 Figure 11 16 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Verify The verify menu item is used to validate the flow description present in the realm The verification result will be displayed in a message box see Figure 12 Verification successful Figure 12 If the verification is successful the compilation results will be shown in a separate window as show in Figure 13 Engine MeOLocaEngineicoatiiow_esgine_conhgumi Version 0 16288 Port Timestamp Tue Apr 30 10c1 amp 24 CEST 2013 Fat Next j Prey C Word wrap comp laton tesuil ii lt compilation result gt D errors lt errors gt Go wite tipes lt wire types gt lt wire type wire id bindi gt lt type type advance collection gt lt type argument type ide type variables T gt lt type gt lt wire type gt lt wire type wire id bind2 gt lt type type advance collection gt lt type argument type id S type variable T gt lt type gt lt wire type gt lt wire types gt lt compilation result gt Figure 13 17 Advanced Predictive Analysis Based Decision Support Engine for Logistics ADVANCE Debug Deliverable Using this menu item yaou have access to the blocks and ports debu
16. IC y URL User Password Queue manager Queue Connection pool size Figure 30 34 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Web The Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is designed to enable communications between clients and servers HTTP works as a request response protocol between a client and server The engine submits an HTTP request to the server and the server returns a response that is made available as a data source The dialog window show in Figure 31 lists all the Web dat a sources configured in the engine and you can add new ones by pressing the create button Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name t2 t1 hitpvit2 Mon Oct 10 10 00 13 CEST 2011 by admin en Oct 10 10 00 13 CEST 2011 by admin http vit4 Mon Oct 10 07 59 24 CEST 2011 by admin Mon Oct 10 07 59 24 CEST 2011 by admin index test URL Created Modified http index hu Sun Oct 09 23 25 31 CEST 2011 by admin fan Oct 10 06 59 04 CEST 2011 by admin lhitp itest Mon Oct 10 05 57 45 CEST 2011 by admin Mon Oct 10 08 59 47 CEST 2011 by admin C Records 4 Tue Apr 30 10 31 50 CEST 2013 Figure 31 35 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support E
17. ML tree section and Node values editor see Figure 64 and Figure 65 60 D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable When users access the edit file page via a large screen likely to be a desktop monitor this sections are divided by the separator a vertical grey line that could be clicked to expand the Node values editor see Figure 64 and Figure 65 XML Tree Section This section displays the full XML tree of the file previously selected on the file list page Node by node starting from the root users can navigate deeply the entire xml tree Each node consists of a small square button and the label of node e As with a dropdown menu clicking the small square button the user can open the relative node and see all of its children or close it if it s already opened e Clicking on the node s label users will activate the node value editor for this node Node values editor This section allows the editing of the selected node s values It could consist of 2 main contents depending on the type of the selected node a variable number of slider see Figure 64 or a graph see Figure 65 e Sliders will appear when a non leaf node is selected in number of one for every children of the selected node Every slider consists of a horizontal bar on the right side and a box reporting the normalized value that is currently selected on the slider and the text of the corresponding node
18. Project no 257398 SEVENTH I FRAMEWORK Co funded by the European Union AD VANCE Project tite Advanced predictive analysis based decision support engine for logistics Start date of project 01 10 2010 Duration 36 months End date of project 30 09 2013 7 FP topic addressed Challenge 4 Digital libraries and content ICT 2009 4 3 Intelligent Information Management Objective Small or medium scale focused research project STREP D5 3 User manual D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable TABLE OF CONTENTS Table Of COMENS sc ca art teen aaa elec ene eee areca 2 1 Executive SUMMAIY rasectereceterensgecoricstmncnesd sense onetedonesaianetactmicrecsienanmieteacrnptamtednesencneicamncs 3 2 ONO EG lassottecntersiaerentenserad a te tencetiepieeeseesia ss 4 2 1 Required software ess 96 stint icles deg eset tie ape cde ete sia 4 Se WASTANAUON vecarestinsietth ietoness wera sects entsa a A EREE E EREEREER AENEA EREE 4 4 Control Cente i ia ane cease eai aia S EErEE aai RAE Eaa aAa eiaa 5 4 1 Main Menu esc hen Secetsendiint pecwecetcucatsie toceatinnecnaddneastataceactatsneeviatadeasnaadmeaxtatacenstansieatiatnes 6 4 1 1 Engine MNCs sccactcntintietnguetentnnci atmo nadie eiedsac Sewiadertieteeiendec aes 6 4 1 2 Keystores MACAU c2incich cena wipes des oti neice andes oie ew oe 10 41 3 FIOWmMENU eee ener ee eee eee re eee ee 16 4 1 4 Administration Menu circeis
19. areas that will be filled when a flow diagram is created or opened To create a new flow diagram click on the first icon on the toolbar or select the File menu and the New flow menu item It is also possible to use the keyboard shortcut pressing the control key and the N key ctrl N 49 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 5 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable File Edit View Navigate Tools Window Help GasTa oe i Block Pal li Operations tree WZ Uncategorized 3 i Aggregation 0 Arithmetic 0 Classification 0 Combinatorial optimisation 0 E Data filtering 0 8 Data generation 0 E Data normalizing 0 EA Data transformations 0 Ld optimisation 0 FF Projection 0 En 5 Self Learning 0 i al Simulation 0 Fs Statistics 0 H amp Travel cost matrix interface 0 i az User Interface 0 ee AEE H E i E E3 E3 i H F E Figure 45 Modeller user interface without any opened document When a document is opened Figure 46 at the centre you will find the main editor area where the flow diagram will be edited At the right side there is the navigator window where a miniature of the flow diagram will be displayed and it will always show the complete flow diagram allowing navigating documents that don t fit into the editor window To get more working space it is possible to hi
20. ation Data sources Manage local keystores Manage engine keystores Manage local keystores This dialog is used to manage local key stores On the top you have a table listing the key store name location i e the path to the file date of creation and date of last modification You can use the filter field to limit the visualization only to the entries that match the filter text At the bottom of the table there the records count i e the number of entries On the bottom of the dialog you can find a list of buttons to refresh the entire table to create a new key store for further details see Figure 5 and the following paragraph delete an entry from the table this only removes it from the records list but does t delete the file Name Location Created Modified Records 0 Refresh Create Delete Figure 4 Manage local keystores dialog A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable The Create button will open the Keystore details dialog show in Figure 5 You must load a keystore in the Java KeyStore file format You can use the keytool program included in the Java Software Development Kit to create a new key store in this format please refer to the official documentation for more information it can be accessed online at http docs oracle com javase 6 docs technotes tools solaris keytool h
21. connection to the database Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Name Driver GENERIC v URL User Password Connection pool size Save ji Save amp Close Close Figure 26 30 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable SOAP The Simple Object Access Protocol SOAP facilitates interoperability among a wide range of programs and platforms making existing applications accessible to a broader range of users SOAP combines the proven Web technology of HTTP with the flexibility and extensibility of XML With a SOAP data source the engine can connect with an external or legacy system The dialog window show in Figure 27 lists all the SOAP data sources configured in the engine and you can add new ones by pressing the create button Manage SOAP channels Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Endpoint Created Modified Records 0 Tue Apr 30 10 30 56 CEST 2013 Refresh Create Delete Close Figure 27 31 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To create a new SOAP data source you need to enter the data show in Figure 28 and describ
22. de the navigator window into the right side using the first icon button 1 in the Navigator Window title bar or maximise the editor window clicking on the last icon button 5 in the editor area Button Description 1 E Minimize window to the right sliding area 2 Er Minimize window to the left sliding area Scroll opened document tabs if there are more than can be i fitted in the viewable area 4 List of opened documents quick jump to the corresponding g tab 5 5 Maximize window and minimize all other windows 50 D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 5 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 6 Restore window after it has been maximized Table 1 buttons to control the windows aspect the look may be different depending on the user s operating system displayed buttons are for Windows Vista or higher Advance Flow Editor 201104080000 ofS halemS File Edit View Navigate Tools Window Help EdT B SE Block Pal flow descripti E fow description 1 _ i Navigator Window D Y Uncategorized 3 flow description 1 a E Aggregation 0 i Arithmetic 0 E aA Classification 0 E a Combinatorial optimisation 0 E G Data filtering 0 Ey A Data generation 0 H i Data normalizing 0 ie E H E Ey H Data transformations 0 i 7 W Optimisation 0 integer F
23. e user1 and password 1234 Advance Elicitation Tool eyunyon Username Password pm Copyright 7012 Advance Tech Transfer m S r l Figure 62 Login page 58 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 6 2 File lists page File list Selected File Advance Elicitation Tool Choose a file ah aml Download button Edit button View button Delete button Upload button ST uml ST axm sT ami ST 4am ST Saml Download Delete Capg 2075 eben Tackaziamy Taed Matem ELL Figure 63 File list page This page displays a list of all XML files stored into the tool Users can select a single file clicking on its name in the list When a file is selected its name becomes bold and green underlined At the bottom of the page is displayed a list of buttons that provides all the actions that can be performed on the selected file A green button corresponds to an available feature otherwise a gray button indicate a feature that isn t available see Figure 63 6 3 Download file To download a file users have to select a file and click the Download button see Figure 63 Depending on the user browser settings when the download will start automatically and the user should be asked for the download destination or for a choice between downloadin
24. ed below e Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks This should be a unique name to identify and access the data store e Endpoint a URL that identifies the location on the HTTP service where the Web services listener is listening for incoming requests Target object URI the resource address of the service you want to use Namespace URI the namespace that qualify the XML elements in the message Method name the name of the target object s method that should be called Encrypted channel here you can specify if the communication is encrypted If enabled you must also select the keystore alias and password to use Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Name Endpoint Target object URI Namespace URI Method name r C Encrypted channel Keystore Manage keystores Alias Password Figure 28 32 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable JMS The Java Message Service JMS is a Java API that allows applications to create send receive and read messages With a JMS data source the engine can connect with an external system written in Java The dialog window show in Figure 29 lists all the JMS data sources configured in the engine and you can add new ones by pressing the create button Engine
25. erity Debug Last compilation result Download If you are logged into an engine you can download any flow description that has been present or uploaded inside a realm When you select the download menu entry a dialog will open that shows a list of realms currently available in the connected engine see Figure 10 From that list you can select the desired realm and press the Download button a file chooser will be opened to select the desired destination for the XML file containing the flow description Engine file D LocalEngine contifiow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Fitter Name _ Creates Moaea i Stats DEFAULT Tue Oct 11 03 35 44 CEST 2011 by admin _ Tue Feb 05 18 30 48 CET 2013 by admin STOPPED Records 1 Tue Apr 30 10 16 40 CEST 2013 Refresh Figure 10 15 A D IA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Upload You can upload flow descriptions to the engine using the upload menu item You can select the destination realm in the dialog that will open see Figure 11 select the desired realm in the list and the press the upload button A file chooser dialog will be presented to you to browse and select the source flow description XML file Li Upload Flos E Engine file D LocalEngine contifiow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Creates Mle Status DEF
26. es A FTP data source uses this protocol to read and write the file content The dialog window show in Figure 33 lists all the FTP data sources configured in the engine and you can add new ones by pressing the create button Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name URL Created Modified Records 0 Tue Apr 30 10 32 17 CEST 2013 arme oi Figure 33 37 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To register a new data source you must fill the data in the dialog window show in Figure 34 and detailed below e Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks This should be a unique name to identify and access the data store Protocol the type of connection to create FTP FTPS or SFTP Address enter the address used to connect to the server Directory the name of the directory on the server Authentication indicates the authentication scheme that should be used to access the requested entity o None no authentication required to connect to the server o Via password this option requires a username and password o Via certificate this option requires a valid certificate specified by alias name key store and key password Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Na
27. essanninetekGercenenetnctenesieghinessnorelosunpesieniectarenanpednemsaionets 22 4 1 5 Data Sources MC sg sceniyccczacneecszeiigesaacpecacgess easeaaeaceetigueseatutaceesionaseeietacee 29 4 2 Manage engine configuration WiINdOW 2 ceceeeee eee eeeeecneeeee eter eeeeeecneeeeeteeereneee 44 4 3 Getting SIANEG orc rencrenaseccncnetienemeasions Snutecenaictiensndacrenerentiexeneneconeretatmetthnrenmmntionsezarad 49 5 Flow 120 2 gee ee ne eee ene ee ere ene ene ee ee eer 50 5 1 Overview of the user interface isi ciupeteicidciiasecunetdneiapesabasengresotunerenanidulansanmcd aussie 50 5 2 USING the navigator WINDOW vxiassieccietervinvartsurocontsaiwrareraseteiesstwrordeenntedsraimventsaewedaeetnes 52 5 3 Create a new flow description soso ccicretsicciessesecnctanesandiesatenceetandneransiavcheneeonpesimianmiants 53 5 4 Add a block from 16Mplate i 0 ccccecccsceaccsssccsteesesavccadecnsiseseseseasadsebsesddenversdeaveeenes 53 5 5 Moving EGS secnennnnsa EN ESEE 53 5 6 Create a composite DIOCK nice nenieunwie aia aeie teenie 54 5 6 1 Navigating using the breadcrumb VieW ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeteeeeeeaaees 55 5 6 2 Create input and output ports for a composite DIOCK seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 55 5 7 Create constant iNputs xecevecesensscdcben etc tzonevisssdcnsentsenavcnssecheesdecesnassadacsiatadenexaadeaiveeties 56 5 8 Create connections ae eee ee ee ern ee ee 56 5 9 Delete MOGI S aris estore
28. eystore Browse Filter Type Records 0 Generate W import Export Delete Refresh Save Save amp Close Close Figure 6 Keystore details dialog showing keys 11 D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 5 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable The generate key dialog allows the user to create a new RSA or DSA key In the top part of the dialog you must enter some information for the key a name to identify the key the algorithm to use it can be either RSA or DSA but the DSA key is generally preferred because it is more secure the password to protect the key the password confirmation i e you must enter the password again to confirm it and the domain parameters The bottom part of the dialog show the certificate attributes requiring to fill in the certificate issuer owner s common name CN the name of the organizational unit to which the certificate issuer owner belongs ON the organization to which the certificate issuer owner belongs O the certificate issuer owner s locality T the certificate issuer owner s state of residence ST the certificate issuer owner s country of residence C The issuer field identifies the entity that has signed and issued the certificate The subject field identifies the entity associated with the public key stored in the subject public key field Algorithm Key lenath
29. g and opening the file 6 4 Edit file File editing provides users the capability to modify and store the values of the selected file s nodes To edit file values an user has to select a file from the list click the Edit file button see Figure 63 and then they will be redirected on the edit file page see figure 3 and figure 4 59 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based Decision Support Engine for Logistics 6 5 Edit file page shane eiin vert node tesinode tast noda test nodet test node7 DASE mome Deliverable XML Tree Section Square button Node s label Node values editor O Sliders Handler Boxes Save button Separator Figure 64 Edit file page with slider into node values editor XML Tree E aleran of membership grades for ADVANCE a eave economy palets at hub E aieh roura for toi Collection kbrries enough tor econceny enough resources for tomeerow LEGEND XML Tree Section Square button Node s label Node values editor Graph Save button Zoom out button Zoom 100 button Zoom in button Separator Figure 65 Edit file page with graph into node values editor Through this page users can navigate into the XML tree click a node to select it and edit its values on the editor This capability are provided from 2 sections X
30. g window shown in Figure 14 From this window you can add watches to look in the values that are update in the table that fill the main part of the window For each watched value the table show the realm it lives in the block it belongs to the port name the time stamp of the last update and the last value To add a new watch you must use the upper part of the window first selecting the realm from the list presented by the combo box after the realm has been selected the block list is retrieved and presented in the second combo box You can select a block and then you can either watch the block pressing the watch button on the side of the block name or watch a port using the third combo box filled with the port names pressing the watch button on the side of the port name Version 0 16 288 Block DuringDayPrediction1 DuringDayPrediction Port consignments lt advance consignment Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Row limit 1 024 w Actions Realm Block Port Timestamp Value Figure 14 18 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Last compilation result This menu item gives you access to the last compilation results You can select the desired realm from the window that will open and then press the view button to see the compilation results and
31. how in Figure 36 and detailed below e Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks This should be a unique name to identify and access the data store e Directory the path to the resource that must be accessed Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Figure 36 40 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Email Electronic mail most commonly referred to as email is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients The email data store can be used to send or receive messages The dialog window show in Figure 37 lists all the email data sources configured in the engine and you can add new ones by pressing the create button Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Send Receive Created NONE NONE _ Fri Oct 28 09 34 47 CEST 2011 by admin Fri Oct 28 09 34 47 CEST 2011 by admin Records 1 Tue Apr 30 10 33 32 CEST 2013 Figure 37 41 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To register a new data source you must fill the data in the dialog window show in Figure 38 and detailed below Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks Th
32. ialog presents a list of recently used credentials and you can add a new one or delete an existing one If you select and item from the list the information is filled in the bottom part of the dialog where you can enter the actual login data used to connect to the remote engine If you don t select any entry from the top list or it is the first time you connect to a remote engine you must fill the data required by the form In the address filed you must specify the URL of the engine for example https 127 0 0 1 if the engine runs on the same machine the symbolical localhost name can also be used In the Server verification keystore field you can select a key store where the key associated to the server is stored see Manage engine keystores for more information Alternatively you can directly select the server certificate in the corresponding named field to do so you can use the Browse button that opens a standard file open dialog to select a cer file anywhere on the file system of your PC The bottom part of the dialog is reserved to the authentication method selection password or certificate and to input the corresponding information for password authentication methods you must enter your user name and password for certicate authentication mode you must first select a key store from the list see Manage local keystores menu item or use the Manage keystore button on the right of the combo bo
33. ine Control Center JAR will open the application main window shown in Figure 1 You can execute your task using the menu items detailed later in this chapter You can use the Engine menu to run or connect to a Flow Engine the Keystores menu to manage your secure key files the Flow menu to manage the flow descriptors the Administrator to perform administrative tasks the Data sources menu to manage local and remote data sources ol Center v0 16 288 Engine Keystores Flow Administration Data sources Figure 1 Advance Flow Engine Control Center main window D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based A A A Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 1 Main menu 4 1 1 Engine menu Engine Keystores Flow Administration Data sources New Open Login embedded Login remote New Selecting the New menu item will prompt for a working directory i e the root directory of the Flow Engine Once the working directory has been selected the Manage engine configuration window will be opened to allow the user to edit the configuration see section 4 2 The engine settings will be saved in the flow_engine_config xml file under the conf subdirectory inside the working directory Open The Open menu item will ask the file name of the Flow Engine XML configuration file to load and then prompt for a working directory i e the root directory of the Flow Engine O
34. is should be a unique name to identify and access the data store Sender the email address of the sender Folder the name of the folder Send via choose if send by SMTP or SMTPS or disable sending messages by selecting NONE Send address the address of the server to use for sending messages Receive via choose the protocol used to retrieve the messages POP or IMAP or disable receiving email by selecting NONE Receive address the address of the server to use to retrieve the messages Authentication indicates the authentication method used to connect to the server o None no authentication required to connect to the server o Via password this option requires a username and password o Via certificate this option requires a valid certificate specified by alias name key store and key password Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 2388 Name Sender Folder Send via Send address Receive via Receive address None Via password Username Password Via certificate Keystore test Iz Manage keystores Key alias Key password save Save amp Close Close Figure 38 42 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 3 Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 2 Manage engine configuration window The engine configu
35. l used to access the engine When an item is selected from the list the corresponding information is filled in the bottom part of the dialog This information included the Path that is the location of the flow engine XML configuration file the Working directory and the user name Logging into an embedded engine does not require any password 6 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based A A Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable When the user is successfully logged in the flow engine the main window is updated to display the information on the current connected engine path the engine version and the user name see Figure 44 z z Path Timest mp User D LocalEngine conf flow_engine_conf xml ue Dec 10 16 16 10 CEST 2012 admin X Advance Localengine Tue Jul 24 16 10 12 CEST 2012 admin New Delete Path D LocalEngine conf flow_engine_conf xml_ Browse Working directory D LocalEngine User admin Login Close Figure 2 Local login dialog Login remote Remote login is the right way to connect to a deployed flow engine but it is not limited to connecting to production servers This menu item can be used to log into any running instance of the flow engine on the same PC or on any server provided you enter the right address to reach it Selecting the menu item opens the Remote login dialog shown in Figure 3 The d
36. me Protocol FTP Address Directory Authentication None Via password Username Password Via certificate Key alias Key password sve Figure 34 38 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Local The local data store allows access the local file system on the server computer i e on the computer running the engine Any file can be read and written provided that the user and the server has access rights for the requested resource The dialog window show in Figure 35 lists all the local data sources configured in the engine and you can add new ones by pressing the create button Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Name URL model bin d model bin Wed Jul 25 12 27 36 CEST 2012 by admin Wed Jul 25 12 27 36 CEST 2012 by admin Wed Oct 12 20 25 00 CEST 2011 by admin Wed Oct 12 20 25 02 CEST 2011 by admin attributes xml d aitributes xml Wed Jul 25 17 00 21 CEST 2012 by admin Wed Jul 25 17 00 21 CEST 2012 by admin Records 3 Tue Apr 30 10 33 03 CEST 2013 C Figure 35 39 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To register a new data source you must fill the data in the dialog window s
37. nce this selection has been done the Manage engine configuration window will be opened see section 4 2 with the values loaded from the selected file The user is then able to modify the configuration and save it The engine settings will be saved in the same file opened at the beginning Run in process You can use this menu item to run an instance of the Flow Engine in the same process of the Control Center The user is asked to select a valid the engine configuration file created for example using the New menu and a working directory Please note that the working directory must contain the block registry xml file Running an instance of the Flow Engine does not automatically log in the user To perform any action on the engine you still need to login using the login remote menu item and entering localhost or 127 0 0 1 as the engine address Login embedded The login embedded menu item allows to log into an embedded instance of the flow engine The engine runs in the same process as the Control Center similarly to the Run in process action but the user is also logged into the engine As show in Figure 2 selecting this menu item will open a Local login dialog containing a list of recent login credentials used and the date and time of the last login Using the New and Delete button you can customize this list After a successfully login an entry is automatically added containing the credentia
38. nfifiow_engine_config xml Version 0 14 223 Filter Name Location Created Modified confiks jks Thu Oct 20 07 42 02 CEST 2011 by admin Thu Oct 20 07 42 02 CEST 2011 by admin C Figure 8 Manage engine keystores dialog 13 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To create a new engine key store click on the Create button the Keystore details dialog shown in the following figure is opened This dialog being associated with a running instance of the engine show at the top the usual information about the engine configuration file and version At the top you can enter the name password and location of the key store Just above the table there is the filter field to limit the displayed entries to the ones that match the filter text The table shows the list of keys contained in the store and for each of them it reports the type RSA or DSA name and date of creation Engine file D LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 14 223 Name Password Location Filter Records 0 Save IL Save amp Close _ Close Figure 9 Keystore details dialog for engine keystores 14 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 1 3 Flow menu Engine Keystores F Administration Data sources W
39. ngine for Logistics Deliverable To register a new data source you must fill the data in the dialog window show in Figure 32 and detailed below e Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks This should be a unique name to identify and access the data store e URL enter the address used to connect to the server e Authentication indicates the authentication scheme that should be used to access the requested entity In the HTTP request it will be added the corresponding Authorization header o None no authentication required to get the resource o Via password this option corresponds to the DIGEST authentication type and requires a username and password o Via certificate this option corresponds to the CLIENT CERT authentication type and requires a valid certificate specified by alias name key store and key password Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 Name URL Authentication None Via password Username Password Via certificate Keystore test M Manage keystores Key alias Key password Save Save amp Close Close Figure 32 36 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP is a standard network protocol used to transfer fil
40. o zip where advance full means that the archive contains the complete distribution of the Flow Engine including the Flow Editor too 2 1 Required software The Flow Engine is a Java program so you need the Java Runtime Environment installed on your PC in order to use the software You can download it from http www java com and click on the Free Java Download button The Java software supports Windows Mac OS X Linux and Solaris Mac OS X version supports only the 64 bit while for the other operating system is available both the 32 bit and the 64 bit release The web page automatically select the right version for you based on the Browser information so you will only need 3 INSTALLATION If Java Software is not already installed on the PC install the Java Runtime Environment according to the instructions included with the installer package you have downloaded in 2 1 Required software Unpack the binary distribution into a convenient location so that the distribution resides in its own directory conventionally named advance full version For the purposes of the remainder of this document the symbolic name SADV_ENGINE_HOME is used to refer to the full pathname of the release directory that is the directory where Flow Engine has been installed A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 CONTROL CENTER Double clicking on the Advance Flow Eng
41. onfig xml Version 0 16 288 Filter Name Driver URL Created Modil t2 com mysql jdbc Driver jdbc mysql Hhost port 3306 database Tue Oct 11 17 01 43 CEST 2011 by admin Tue com mysql jdbc Driver jdbe mysql 172 16 1 48 3306 adb Wed Jul 25 12 18 41 CEST 2012 by admin Wed oracle jdbc driver OracleDriver jjdbc oracle thin host port 1521 sid Tue Oct 11 17 00 35 CEST 2011 by admin Ill Records 3 Tue Apr 30 10 30 30 CEST 2013 Figure 25 29 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To register a new data source you can use the create button and fill the data in the dialog window show in Figure 26 e Name the name of the data store used to reference it from the blocks This should be an unique name to identify and access the data store e Driver here you can choose from a predefined list of common types of driver Oracle MS SQL MySQL of choose the generic type otherwise e URL enter the JDBC address used to connect to the driver If you choose a driver type in the combo box this filed is filled with a template URL and you only need to replace the required information host name port number database name e User the name of the user account in the database system e Password the password associated to the user e Connection pool size the number of concurrent connections that are kept open to optimize the
42. onnection select it with a left mouse click and press the delete key The user is requested to confirm the action The selected state of a connection can be determined because the line will show small rectangles at each corner Figure 58 Merge1 XAO Merge2 INPUT INPUT x 4 OUTPUT OUTPUT out Figure 58 Selected connection 5 9 Delete blocks To delete a block right click on the block title for simple and composite blocks or inside the block for constant blocks and from the context menu select the Delete block menu item It is also possible to delete multiple blocks at the same time using the area selection and then right clicking and choosing the Delete selection menu item To do an area selection press the left mouse button in the white area and drag the mouse in order to draw a rectangle containing the blocks the selected blocks will be highlighted 5 10 Save the flow description To save a flow description press the Save all button in the toolbar Figure 59 or select the File menu and the then Save all menu item 56 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable ey Figure 59 Save all toolbar button Please note that pressing the save all action saves all the opened documents it is currently not possible to save a single document 5 11 Open a flow description To open a saved flow description p
43. ose a file from your hard disk and click Ok to upload it Scegli file ST6 xml Upload Figure 66 Upload file box To upload a file users have to select a file and click the Upload button see Figure 63 When upload button is clicked a dialog box will appear The dialog box allows users to choose a file from their hard disk and clicking the Ok button send the file to the server to store it If the upload is successful the file will be stored and always available in the file list otherwise a dialog box with the error message will appear See Figure 66 Rules for validation e Every tag must have name equal to node e Every tag must have a code attribute as id e Every tag must have a label attribute e Every children tag must have a ri attribute if not present it will be added on validation with value equal to 0 e Every leaf tag tag without children must also have a question tag amp a value mg tag 6 7 Delete a file To delete a file users have to select a file from the list and click the Delete button see Figure 63 If the process ends successfully the file name will disappear from the file list otherwise a dialog box with the error message will appear 62 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 6 8 View File This page provides users an overview on the XML tree of the file selected in the file list The o
44. ration window is used to edit the XML configuration file From the file menu it is possible to create a new file open an existing one save the changes The data is separated in five categories each contained in a dedicated tab keystores listener datasotre blocks amp schemas and schedulers Keystores tab In the keystores tab you can add and remove key stores i e repository of security certificates used for authenticating into the engine or for establishing secure connections To add a new key store press the add button and enter the required data name location and password To create a key store you can use the keytool utility program deployed with the Java Development Kit Keystores Listener Datastore Blocks amp Schemas Schedulers Name Location DEFAULT confikeystore Records 1 Add Remove Figure 39 43 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Listener tab The administration of the engine is possible using a connection The configuration of such connection is specified in the listener tab Basic authentication port the port where an administrative tool can connect using the basic authentication method i e username and password Certificate authentication port the port where an administrative tool can connect using a certificate for authenticating its identity Server keystore the name
45. ress the Open button in the toolbar Figure 60 or select the File menu and then the Open flow menu item It is also possible to use the ctrl O keyboard shortcut Figure 60 Open flow toolbar button A list of available flow description is presented in a dialog box Figure 61 The user can select the document to open by selecting it in the list and then pressing the Open button or double clicking the document name in the list flow description 2 xml flow description 3 xml flow description 4 xml flow description 5 xml flow description 6 xml Figure 61 Open flow diagram dialog 57 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 5 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 6 ADVANCE ELICITATION TOOL The ADVANCE Elicitation Tool is a web based tool that allows user to manage a list XML files in the Galatea format The administration features include the possibility to upload download edit view or delete an XML file Every feature can be executed via a user friendly web based interface which is accessible either from mobile or desktop devices 6 1 Accessing the Advance Elicitation Tool To access the tool users have to connect to http advance et ttsnetwork net and insert a correct username and password see Figure 62 If credentials are verified they will be directed to a file list page see Figure 63 The default installation has an account with usernam
46. s the engine see Figure 19 You can select a user from the list and remove it using the delete button or you can create a new user using the create button Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 2838 Filter E Name Email Created Modified admin admin advance logistics eu Sun Oct 09 19 19 35 CEST 2011 by setup Fri Oct21 12 47 13 CEST 2011 by admin Records 1 Tue Apr 30 10 27 01 CEST 2013 Refresh Create Delete Close Figure 19 22 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable To create a new user a dialog is presented that must be filled with the required data There are three sections to complete in order to finish the procedure The first section is about general user information see Figure 20 here you can enable or disable the account enter the name of the user email address pager number mobile number for SMS messages preferred date and time format preferred number format with thousand and decimal separator login method password or certificate _ Enabled Name E mail Pager SMS Date format Date and time format Number format aane v Thousand separator Decimal separator Login authentication Via password Password Via certificate Keystore v Manage keys
47. s on the left side The horizontal bar allows users to set the relative influence value of its corresponding node moving an handler along the bar The left side box allows users to edit the label of the same node by clicking on the text contained To store the changes made to the node the user must click the save button on the bottom part of the editor e A Cartesian graph will appear when a leaf node is selected It displays values on 2 axes Every point in the graph corresponds to an mg value membership grade of the selected node Every point can be moved around the graph it must have an x value between the values of the previous and the next node and a y value between O and 1 At least one point on the graph must have a y axis value equal to 1 otherwise changes will not be saved and an error message will be displayed To add a point the user can double click with the mouse on the graph to remove a point the user can point it with the mouse cursor and right click it At the bottom of the editor users can find 4 buttons 3 of them are tools for the exploration of the graph Save Store the modifications done on the graph Zoom out Decrease the zoom on the graph Zoom 100 Restore the initial Zoom on the graph Zoom in Increase the zoom on the graph 61 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 6 6 Upload File Choose a file Upload a file l Cho
48. scription 1 gt Figure 52 Breadcrumb view A more complex example is in Figure 53 where the flow diagram contains a composite block named composite1 which in turn contains a composite block named composite2 containing a block named composite3 containing a block named composite4 To jump anywhere in the composite blocks hierarchy just click on the corresponding button the rightmost button is disabled as it represents the currently active block flow description 1 gt composite1 gt composite2 gt composite3 gt Figure 53 Complex breadcrumb view 5 6 2 Create input and output ports for a composite block To create a new input or output port for a composite block open the corresponding composite block double clicking on it if it is not already the active block and then right click in the INPUT or OUTPUT rectangle In the context menu select the Add INPUT or Add OUTPUT menu item The user is then requested to enter an ID for the input output it must be unique i e not already used to identify an input or output and the XML definition of the port data type 54 D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable INPUT Edit Remove Add INPUT Figure 54 Context menu for composite block input ports To edit or remove an existing port right click on its name and in the context menu select the
49. spinors exwnmintinncrseasnndeainieecvaiecenctenstandnaeiencumiennicnepeeercimiataioreebine 57 5 10 Save the flow description ssssssesseessesenrrrrterssertttrrnrnrssrrrnrtnnnnssertnnnrnnnnnserennne 57 Sl Op maflow description ives cerca E E EEE S 58 6 Advance Elicitation TOO sisirin e aE E ieee 59 6 1 Accessing the Advance Elicitation Tool sesseeeesseeserrrnersrerrrrrrsserrrrrrrnnerssereet 59 6 2 File lists AOS eccesces ates miacotoreceamcenmicocereiecens seasecsroneteceitiereneniemnieremcientuecnaice 60 6 3 Download TNS aes ceca ceds ateericereccdaanleeet cererandiee tiie cenordecee Via neecidtden la aencidndinviademe 60 64 HI NG eee ea ee ee ee 60 6 5 Edit tle pageran a A erent EEA AA REE A NEE A E EE 61 6 60 Upload File csciccsceccstinstsanusssenniaethusscunete reianelanessainoresuntiaxesauedonsienpiuxenunadonumereiunceunalde 63 eRe ESIC Atilgan ee e EEE E bec E E E 63 6 8 VIEW Fil Greenie eraeeicteiaaieioeaticeae eg nneiie ened mien 64 D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document provides the user documentation for the ADVANCE Control Centre Flow Editor and Elicitation Tool The ADVANCE Control Centre is included in the Engine binary distribution and it is used to perform administrative tasks and to deploy execute and debug flows The ADVANCE Flow Editor is a visual flow diagram editor able to deal with the flow
50. ted to the list of directory that will be searched in order to find XML with the type definition For example a type name advance string will be resolved searching for a file named string xsd inside the specified directories To add a new entry press the add button and enter the full path of the directory containing the XSD files Keystores Listener Datastore Blocks amp Schemas Schedulers Block registry file schemas block registry xml Records 1 Add Delete Schema directory schemas Records 1 Add Delete Figure 42 46 A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable Schedulers tab The last tab can be used to tweak the scheduler settings There are three type of schedulers CPI I O and Sequential For each you can specify the following setting e Number of processors core to used it can be either all All cores or a fixed number Fixed core number e Thread priority it can either be an enumeration constant Priority level choosen between IDLE VERY LOW LOW NORMAL ABOVE_NORMAL HIGH VERY_HIGH or a percentage value Priority CPU scheduler All cores Fixed core number Priority level NORMAL v Priority 50 VO scheduler All cores Fixed core number 4 024 Priority level Priority 50 Sequential sched
51. tml Once a valid key store is selected and loaded the dialog will present its information as show in Figure 6 Password Browse Records 0 Save Save amp Close Close Figure 5 Empty Keystore details dialog for local keystores 10 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable If there is a key store loaded the dialog will show some additional controls at the top and just below the records count under the table The controls on the top are a combo box that lists all the available key stores and allows to directly go to a different one without closing the dialog and four button to navigate the list of key stores forwards and backwards Below this controls there is a label that show the date of creation and the date of the last modification Under the table there is a Generate button to create e new key see Figure 7 and the following paragraph a button menu to import and export the certificate or the private key a delete button to remove the selected key from the key store At the very bottom of the dialog there are buttons to refresh the entire table to save the modified key store to save and close the dialog and to close the dialog discharging any modification KRI Created fae epee i bpa CET eo bel Modified Tes fam H T CF Se es ee Name ks1 Password Location D LocalEngine_1 confik
52. tores Key alias Figure 20 23 A D VA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable The second section is about user s rights see Figure 21 i e the action he she is allowed to execute from the administrative interface For each of the available right it is possible to pacify if the user is granted or not by selection the corresponding check box in the list Right LIST_USERS CREATE_USER MODIFY_USER DELETE_USER LIST_REALMS CREATE_REALI MODIFY_REALM DELETE_REALM LIST_KEYSTORES CREATE_KEYSTORE J DELETE_KEYSTORE MODIFY_KEYSTORE LIST_KEYS DELETE_KEY EXPORT_CERTIFICATE EXPORT_PRIVATE_KEY IMPORT_CERTIFICATE IMPORT_PRIVATE_KEY GENERATE_KEY LIST_NOTIFICATION_GROUPS MODIFY_NOTIFICATION_GROUPS LIST JDBC DATA SOURCES ODEODODE i a DODDDOOODOODODDHDE Figure 21 24 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable The last section is where you can specify the list of realms that the user is allowed to access foe arch realm you can explicitly allow listing starting stopping reading i e downloading writing i e uploading debugging i e watching blocks and or variables Engine file D Data advance flow editor ws LocalEngine confiflow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 288 i General Rights i Realms
53. uler Allcores Fixed core number 1 Figure 43 47 A D iA N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 3 Getting started From the Engine menu select the login embedded item Engine file D LocalEngine confifiow_engine_config xml Version 0 16 2338 User admin lt admin advance logistics eu gt AD VANCE Figure 44 Main window with a logged user 48 D V N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 7 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 5 FLOW MODELLER This chapter describes the modeller user interface and shows how to complete the most common tasks required to create and edit flow descriptions Create a new flow description Add a block from template Moving blocks Create a composite block Create constant inputs Create connections Delete blocks Save the flow description Open a flow description The first section will introduce the common user interface elements such as dealing with windows locating commands in the toolbar or menu and using keyboard shortcuts 5 1 Overview of the user interface Launching the application the Flow Editor you will be presented with the interface shown in Figure 45 At the left side there is the blocks templates grouped into categories for each category the number in parenthesis is the count of blocks contained in that category At the centre and on the right there are two empty
54. verview displays every node as a green box with its label inside and connected to its parent and children if it has Since this page is a view only page users can t edit the nodes label or their positions in the tree see Figure 67 LEGEND Node Connections File ST 3 xml Figure 67 View file page 63
55. x to add a new key store if you don t have any already defined After selecting a valid key store you must specify the key alias i e how the key is named inside the key store and the key password Finally you can click on the Login button to connect to the flow engine If the process is successful the credentials used are saved to the list of recently used addresses or the information of the last login is update in case the credentials were already present in A D SaN N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based g Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable the list and the main window is updated to display the information on the current connected engine path the engine version and the user name see Figure 44 Address User Date hitps 127 0 0 1 https engine advance org New Delete Address Server verification keystore Server certeate me 1 Authentication Via password Username Password Via certificate _ Key alias Key password Figure 3 Remote login dialog Exit The exit menu closes the Control Center application If the user is logged into any engine this automatically means the user is logged off If the case of in process running instances they are closed as well D N C E Advanced Predictive Analysis Based 5 A fa Decision Support Engine for Logistics Deliverable 4 1 2 Keystores menu Engine Flow Administr

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