Long-tail of science pilot User story
User Story for 1st phase LToS
Step 1: User Login/Register into Portal
1. The entry page of Portal:
- Basic info about EGI offer
- Info about similar national options for access
- Encouragement to register
- Login and Register option easy visible
2. Login option include local account and authentication through EduGain, X509, ...
3. Registration requirements:
- Required fields: Full name, country, validated email address
- Optional fields: ResearchGate profile, LinkedIn profile, ...
- Acceptance of general Usage Policy
- At this stage account is created instantly (without any verification)
4. Result: Simple account in the portal is created
- Option available for verified user are visible but nonactive
4. Additions:
- User should confirm the APU of LTOS VO
- User should describe in request what he/she will be doing
Step 2: User adds his/her affiliation
1. Information needed:
- Country/NGI
- Related site (optional)
- Institution (including department)
- Address
- Web-page of the institution (with list of Staff)
2. Verified affilaition of the user is required to obtain access to resources
- More than one affilaition might be possible
3. For non-Staff supervisor name, e-mail shoul be added
Step 2.1: Affilaition is verified
1. Operationa Staff is veryfing affilaition added:
- In case of problems/additional information - communication via user e-mail
2. E-mail notification to user about decision taken
3. Included the date for how long the affiliation is valid
Step 3: User requests initial resources/services
1. User has a link to SGs
2. User sees allocation with default (seed reasources):
- Max
- Single form: register in eGRANT
- Special, central pool for EGI-seed resource
- In request: describe what he/she is doing
- Allow for more than one request
Step 4: User is using services
1. Portal display summary of the used rsources or may provide direct link to the view in Accounting Portal
2. Access in blocked when initial allocation is over
- Notification and uncouragement to request full resources request
Step 5: User uses feedback form
1. Interface encourage to write to EGI and express his/her needs
Step 6: User report results supported by EGI
1. User uses form to report result supported by EGI (it is his/her obligation):
- Scientific paper
- Project that is using EGI
- ...
Additions:
- The User Registration Portal needs to generate DNs for new users, and be ready to communicate the list of user DNs to VOMS