Re: [epf-dev] EPF API Questions

[Kelvin Low <lowk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rajesh,

It's hard for me to provide you with
the right architectural guidance since process instantiation
is not part of the EPF vision and
goals, at least not for the 1.0 release.

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Rajesh Jain <rjain15@xxxxxxxxx>

09/06/2006 10:34 AM

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Hi Kelvin

Thanx for the Architecture Overview.  This gives me a good starting
point. 

I am building a Editor to create a WBS (instance of a process) and not
a Process. The process is composed in the Process Composer, which I can
then initialize to create a WBS.

Now, based on the Architecture Overview diagram, say I want to use the
RichTextEditor and the RichText. I believe they are not tied to UMA, so
I should be able to use them. The UMA metamodel in not my base model for
the WBS. I export the Process to MPP and use that as my base model. So
I am creating my own stack for Authoring/Editing, but would like to use
the EPF framework where ever possible. 

Another option was to have my Metamodel extend from MethodElement (or the
base classes of UMA) so I can using the browsing/authoring capabilities
on the EPF framework. 

At this point I am looking for some architectural guidance, what is the
best way to go about. 

I believe the goal of EPF project is to focus on the Process composition,
I had seen a earlier email on the list regarding this subject, are there
any plans to create a WBS Editor (aka MS Project Plan) in EPF.

regards
Rajesh

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From: Kelvin Low <lowk@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [epf-dev] EPF API Questions


Hi Rajesh, 

I just posted the "EPF Composer Architecture Overview" over weekend.
It should give you the "big" picture.

As for your questions, it really depends on what you want to achieve. What
does your new model provides? Is it an extension of the UMA processes?
Do you want your "new" process editors to look and behave like
the Process editors in EPF Composer? 


Regards, 
Kelvin 

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Subject	[epf-dev] EPF API Questions

I am trying to create a Editor for WBS and my questions are related to
the EPF APIs. 

EPF API/Model, as I understand (very little :) have a UMA model. The base
Element is a MethodElement. 
So I have another Model to support a WBS, should I be using the MethodElement
as a base Class.
Similarly the AbstractBaseFormEditor and MethodElementEditor form the base
classes for the Editors. Should I be extending from that. 

I am basically not getting the big picture of the API's/Framework to start
extending it and creating my own Editors. 
The API's are very rich, but I believe lack of a Developers Guide to extend
it is leaving me swim in murky waters... Any suggestions are welcome .

regards
Rajesh. 
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