atom2 – a ”web database” with topic maps roots

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AToM2

AionTOpicMapsengine

web database with topic maps roots

Pavel Gardavskypavel.gardavsky@aion.cz

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Goals for next few minutes?

Why AToM?

Application model

Examples

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What is AToM2?

AionTOpicMapsengine

ApplicationTOpicMapsengine

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Why AToM2?

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AToM2 history , 1st drop AION characteristics: building document

retrieval systems for endusers last millennium

◦ encyclopedias books, CD/DVD, WWW

this millennium◦ "digital law"

Legal information systems

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AToM2 history , 2nd drop what we needed?

◦ satisfy increasing requirements of our customers encyclopedias: more semantic functionality "digital law": transformation LIS --> LKS

life situation in cunjuction with legislation

which requirements?◦ connection to real life processes◦ performance◦ security

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AToM2 history , 3rd drop 2006

◦ first Topic Maps fascination 2007

◦ testing all the great Topic Maps solutions 2008

◦ AToM1 based on standards 2009

◦ first complete rewrite AToM2◦ tons of buds elimination

2010◦ stable alpha version, first projects

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AToM2 data model root frame is

called AToM

topic maps are spaces

space can be a standolone topic map, but it can also communicate with another spaces

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AToM2 compliances with TMDM/TMCL

What is the same or very similar?

topic map = space classes = topic types occurances = properties associations, roles names scope = folder

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AToM2 enhancements properties equipment

◦ text ◦ code◦ alias◦ group tree◦ select◦ image

association differences

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AToM2 property text embedded powerful XHTML editor user css, code validation, tables … and

more

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AToM2 property grouptree

embedded hierarchy property◦ for taxonomies, facets …

tuned up for maximal performance

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AToM2 property image with upload, download, dynamic resize convenient in many cases

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AToM2 association enhancement sort, rate could be

embedded propertiesof any association

under testing is universal associations equipment

in the same way as adding properties to classes

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AToM2 architecture

Ontology designerSpace editorSchema editorFolder editor

Data editor

Minibrowser

AQL Search

User application (typically web portal)

UAP User/Application/permission

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Security – Users, Application tree, Persmission

Typical solution

• User managment

• Role managment

• Roles Users assignment

• Application tree

• Roles Application tree nodes assignment

• „matrix“ graphical interface

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Technology background server side

◦ SQL Server 2008 ◦ web server IIS 7◦ WCF, RIA communication platform

client side◦ .NET Framework 4 ◦ Silverlight client ◦ of course browser

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Examples

www.atom2.czor after presentation …

Try it yourself

basic instructions at the same place

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AToM2 credo?

Don’t panic from all this possibilities!

(mentioned at each page )

Thank you.