VT Science Gateway Primer/appdb
Project output - AppDB recommendations
Recommendations on how to improve the data structure of the EGI Application Database and the EGI website to better support science gateway developers are recoded in this wiki page.
1. Within the Science Gateways category we need two subcategories concerning the type of the gateway:
a. SG framework (Generic DCI gateway framework)
b. SG instance (Application-specific science gateway)
2. In both subcategories we need two subcategories concerning the status of the gateway:
a. Production level (available for external users)
b. Prototype level (tested by a selected set of users)
3. In both subcategories we need science subcategories like chemistry, biotechnology, earth, astrophysics, etc.
Use cases:
a. I think a typical scientist would like to searh the data base in the following way:
"I am interested in an Application-specific science gateway that is in production in the area of astrophysics. Using the subcategories she can quickly to the right set of gateways containg only a small number of gateways that all satisfies her requirements."
b. A biotechnology gateway developer would like to see if there is any generic gateway framework that is in production and from which she can build a SG instance.