Overview
The Data Info code is used to define the data provided by a web application, its grouping in a navigation tree and the linking between different web applications. All the data, grouping and linking information is stored in the glastgen database.
The code provides a set of classes to read/update the database and a set of beans to easily access this data in a JSP environment. The beans are added to each of the application's sessions via a filter that is meant to be added to the application. The filter also adds additional functionality for saving/loading information via xml files. Finally we provide a set of tag files containing forms to view/edit the data, grouping and linking information. These tag files can be easily embedded in web applications.
Database Overview
The following set of database tables are used by the Data Info code.
Applications
Column Name |
Description |
|---|---|
APPID |
The primary key. |
APPLICATION |
The name of the application. |
SHORTNAME |
A short name for the application; meant to be used in linking. |
URL |
The URL of the application without the context. To be used in linking. |
PAGE |
The page where the plots are. Also for linking. |