1. iPG2P Steering Committee January 25, 2011

2. CI Development Update Feb 2011 – next release – API function and Job Execution Paves way for user-led analysis authoring Foundational API – IO and DATA Tool Integration Tutorial Creating a new Analysis in the Discovery Environment Tutorial Creating a new Analysis in the Discovery Environment Tutorial

3. The (Current) iPlant Integration Model Programs installed on iPlant Linux nodes Job Execution Framework Job Submission Framework Tool and Analysis Metadata Manager Discovery Environment Analysis 1 Tool A Tool Z Analysis 2 Tool A Tool X JSON: JavaScript Object Notation

4. Programs installed on UA resources Job Execution Framework Job Submission Framework Tool and Analysis Metadata Manager Discovery Environment Analysis 1 Tool A Tool Z Analysis 2 Tool A Tool X Programs installed on TACC Resources Remote RESTful services Remote RESTful services GUI Editors

5. Example: BOWTIE

6. Roadmap Version 1 – Automate the creation of JSON for tool integration – Generate default Analysis for integrated tool – Write the resulting JSON to the screen to submit manually to iPlant

7. Roadmap Version 2 – Adds service that accepts generated JSON for manual review by iPlant staff – Real-time graphical feedback

8. Roadmap Version 3 – Adds ability to assemble existing Analyses (single or multi-step) into workflow with graphical feedback – Support for test runs

9. Version 1.0 All description JSON is hand-written No feedback No automated submission Version 1.2 Graphical editor for tool description Default analysis automatically built JSON written to file for submission to iPlant Version 1.4 JSON automatically submitted for review by iPlant staff Real-time graphical feedback in DE sandbox Version 1.6 Assemble multi-step analyses with graphical feedback Support for test runs of analyses NEAR TERM Tools are hand-deployed via iPlant staff JOBEX handles local execution only MEDIUM TERM Foundation.APPS and Foundation.JOB allow form-based tool upload and execution JOBEX handles remote, virtual, local jobs