[aperi-dev] I Want You - To Write an Aperi Report with BIRT!

[Dave Wolfe <dwolfe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, this is your chance to be immortalized
in XML!
Get in on the ground floor of a unique
development opportunity!
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embrace the future!
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than pinball machine repair!
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enemies!

That's right, we are talking about BIRT
and Aperi!

As you might have heard, one of the
key features in the V0.3 release of Aperi is the ad hoc reporting capability.
This capability has two key components:
1) The simplified schema
2) The integrated report designer and
viewer

This capability remains just an unrealized
potential unless we can demonstrate an interesting and useful set of reports.
So, I am looking for volunteers who
are willing to commit to developing one - just one is all I ask - example
report in BIRT for the V0.3 release.

I have multiple motives here:
1) I want to ship as many reports with
the initial release as possible to give it momentum.
2) I want to ensure that we (the Aperi
folk) all develop expertise in writing BIRT reports so we can advise and
educate others.
3) I want to get as many people using
this stuff prior to release to work out the kinks and drive refinement.
4) I really want into tap the expertise
that we have available within our team (or anywhere I can get it for that
matter) to develop some stuff that's really unique and useful.

You can either write an original report
or rewrite an existing Aperi report into BIRT.
Below is a list of suggestions, but
obviously I encourage you to suggest your own ideas.
You guys are the experts. What reports
would be useful to you? The sky (well, the schema) is the limit!

Rank	Table
	Disk Capacity: By Disk
	Port Connections
	Assets                SAN Assets (ALL)
	Assets                SAN Assets (Connected Devices)
	Assets                SAN Assets (Switches)
	Computer Uptime
	Computers
	Storage Subsystems
	Filesystem Capacity: By Filesystem
	Filesystem Used Space: By Filesystem
	Filesystem Free Space: By Filesystem
	LUNs
	LUN to HBA Mapping
	Exports
	Groups, some kind thereof  --  what kind?

Just let me know!
Dave Wolfe/Portland/IBM
(dwolfe@xxxxxxxxxx)
TL: 775-3376 Office: 503-578-3376 Personal: 503-329-3960

GUI Technical Lead, Aperi Open Source Storage Management http://www.eclipse.org/aperi http://www.ibm.com

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