Goals
- Initial open release of Brown Dog
- Highlight what can be done with a Data Transformation Service through an initial suite of transformation tools, a number of sample clients, and sample data allowing a user to quickly try things out
Background and strategic fit
The beta release will:
- Provide the community with a first glimpse of Brown Dog
- Allow the Brown Dog team to increase exposure through presentations and hands on tutorials
- Allow the team to identify bugs through real world usage and harden the service towards a 1.0 release
Assumptions
- Many users will want to try out the system without too much effort
- Will need to support very novice users (easy to use interfaces/samples)
- Some users will begin to regularly use the system, throwing many requests at the service
Requirements
| # | Title | User Story | Effort | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beta Tools | The user will be able to try out one of a number of tools spanning a range of scientific domains and general data usage tasks. Upon signing up for an account the user will be able to explore the tools catalog to see what transformation tools are available as well as what each is capable of doing. These tools will be deployed under the elasticity module so that a user can try the tool via one of a number of possible client interfaces. The user should come away with a sense of the breadth of data currently and potentially supported over time, the flexibility of the system, the potential for contributing tools of their own, and the types of tools that would fit as part of the service. | High | Work in progress | |
| 2 | BDFiddle | The user will explore Brown Dog for the first time through BDFiddle. As a user friendly web interface the user will be able to upload data, try out transformations, and discover alternative ways to utilize Brown Dog within other programming languages. Specifically, the user will be able to:
| Low | Nearly Complete, needs polish and bug testing. | |
| 3 | BDFiddle test files for all tools | ||||
| 4 | Bookmarklet | ||||
| 5 | Command Line Interface | ||||
| 6 | Windows Client | ||||
| 7 | R Library | ||||
| 8 | Python Library | ||||
| 9 | Matlab Library | ||||
| 10 | Documentation | ||||
| 11 | Admin/Support plan |
User interaction and design
Questions
Below is a list of questions to be addressed as a result of this requirements document:
| Question | Outcome |
|---|---|