WO2018212753A1 - Procédé de gestion d'un environnement de développement d'application sur la base de compétences d'utilisateur - Google Patents

Procédé de gestion d'un environnement de développement d'application sur la base de compétences d'utilisateur Download PDF

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WO2018212753A1
WO2018212753A1 PCT/US2017/032753 US2017032753W WO2018212753A1 WO 2018212753 A1 WO2018212753 A1 WO 2018212753A1 US 2017032753 W US2017032753 W US 2017032753W WO 2018212753 A1 WO2018212753 A1 WO 2018212753A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to application development environments and more specifically, to a method for managing application development environments based on user skills.
  • a subset of candidate information technology services is identified, with a dialog engine, from a plurality of candidate information technology services provided by a plurality of vendors, and based on the first pre-defined semi-structured data, the dialog engine is used to formulate a response that includes a second pre-defined semi -structured data.
  • the response is reverse-parsed into a natural language response using the conversation parser.
  • the natural language response includes a question for the user to assist in further refining the subset of candidate information technology services, and the natural language response is presented to the user via the conversational interface.
  • the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing application development environments based on user skills.
  • the present disclosure describes how a management program manages an application development environment with considering skills of users and a characteristic of application components.
  • the management program provides a user interface based on the skills or roles of a user to gather user input, such as parameters for the application or the environment.
  • the management program determines a system configuration of applications by considering the user inputs and characteristics of application components.
  • aspects of the present disclosure can include a computer system configured to manage user information and application information, where the user information includes login information for multiple users, each of the users associated with roles and skills, where the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types, and each of the one or more component types is associated with one or more skills.
  • Example implementations receive login information indicative of a user from the multiple users and an application selection; determine skills associated with the one or more component types associated with the selected application based on the associations indicated by the application information; determine skills associated with the user from the users indicated by the received login information based on the user information; compare the skills associated with the user to the skills associated with each of the one or more component types; determine a user interface (UI) fields based on the comparisons, where each UI field corresponds to a component type, where in response to a positive comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a first type of UI option, and where in response to a negative comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a second type of UI option.
  • the computer system provides a UI with the UI fields based on the determination.
  • aspects of the present disclosure further include a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to manage user information and application information, where the user information includes login information for multiple users, each of the users associated with roles and skills, where the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types, and each of the one or more component types is associated with one or more skills.
  • Example implementations receive login information indicative of a user from the multiple users and an application selection; determine skills associated with the one or more component types associated with the selected application based on the associations indicated by the application information; determine skills associated with the user from the users indicated by the received login information based on the user information; compare the skills associated with the user to the skills associated with each of the one or more component types; determine a user interface (UI) fields based on the comparisons, where each UI field corresponds to a component type, where in response to a positive comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a first type of UI option, and where in response to a negative comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a second type of UI option.
  • the instructions include providing a UI with the UI fields based on the determination.
  • aspects of the present disclosure can further include a method, which can include managing user information and application information, where the user information includes login information for multiple users, each of the users associated with roles and skills, where the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types, and each of the one or more component types is associated with one or more skills.
  • Example implementations include receiving login information indicative of a user from the multiple users and an application selection; determining skills associated with the one or more component types associated with the selected application based on the associations indicated by the application information; determining skills associated with the user from the users indicated by the received login information based on the user information; comparing the skills associated with the user to the skills associated with each of the one or more component types; determining a user interface (UI) fields based on the comparisons, where each UI field corresponds to a component type, where in response to a positive comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a first type of UI option, and where in response to a negative comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a second type of UI option.
  • the method includes providing a UI with the UI fields based on the determination.
  • the system can include means for managing application development environments based on user skills that includes managing user information and application information, where the user information includes login information for multiple users, each of the users associated with roles and skills, where the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types, and each of the one or more component types is associated with one or more skills.
  • Example implementations include receiving login information indicative of a user from the multiple users and an application selection; determining skills associated with the one or more component types associated with the selected application based on the associations indicated by the application information; determining skills associated with the user from the users indicated by the received login information based on the user information; comparing the skills associated with the user to the skills associated with each of the one or more component types; determining a user interface (UI) fields based on the comparisons, where each UI field corresponds to a component type, where in response to a positive comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a first type of UI option, and where in response to a negative comparison for the component type, the UI fields include a second type of UI option; and providing a UI with the UI fields based on the determination.
  • UI user interface
  • FIG. 1 A illustrates an example of a logical configuration of a system in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. IB illustrates an example of a physical configuration of an Information Technology environment in accordance with an example implementation.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates example configurations of a management server in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates an example of a Skill Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates an example of a User Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates an example of an Application Template Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates an example of a Component Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates an example of a Template Flow Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a Running Environment Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a login graphical user interface (GUI) of a Self- Service Portal in accordance with an example implementation.
  • GUI login graphical user interface
  • FIG. 10 illustrates an example of an application selection GUI of a Self-Service Portal in accordance with an example implementation.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a flowchart of an example User Interface Creation Program in accordance with an example implementation.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of an application development GUI of a Self- Service Portal for a data scientist in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 13 illustrates an example of an application development GUI of a Self- Service Portal for an application developer in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Fig. 14 illustrates an example of a Deployment Rule Table in accordance with an example implementation.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a flowchart of an example Deployment Program for deploying an application in accordance with an example implementation.
  • user information and application information can be managed for multiple users and components of applications.
  • the user information for multiple users is indicative of associations between each user, login information, roles, and skills.
  • the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types where each of the component types can be associated with one or more skills.
  • Figs. 1A-1B illustrate example configurations of a system in accordance with an example implementation. These examples illustrate how a management program (e.g., Management Program 1200) manages an application development environment by considering skills of users and characteristics of application components.
  • the management program 1200 provides a user interface (e.g., Self-Service Portal 1100) with options to configure a system for an application that allows the user to provide input and interact based on the skills of the user.
  • the Management Program 1200 considers the inputs of users and characteristics of application components in view of the skills and roles of users to provide a system configuration of an application.
  • Fig. 1 A illustrates an example of a logical configuration of a system in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Management server 2000 can include the Management Program 1200, a Self-Service Portal 1100, a Component Repository 1300, and a User Repository 1500.
  • Component Repository 1300 may include component information, as described herein.
  • User Repository 1500 may include user information, where the user information can include login information for multiple users, and each of the users are associated with roles and skills as described in reference to Fig. 4.
  • Application developers may have different skills that include some application developers with limited or no knowledge of the environments or components.
  • an application developer can be a skilled Application Developer Type A 1010-A that develops applications and deploys them onto an Information Technology (IT) environment via the Self-Service Portal 1100.
  • the IT skilled Application Developer Type A 1010-A may be familiar with an IT infrastructure and middleware for an application and therefor capable of specifying component characteristics.
  • IT Skilled Application Developer Type A 1010-A may regularly develop applications using the IT infrastructure and middleware.
  • Application Developer Type B 1010-B may develop applications but does not have IT skills or be familiar enough with the IT infrastructure and middleware to specify component characteristics.
  • Application Developer Type B 1010 may be able to specifying component characteristics for some types of components but unable to specifying component characteristics for other types of components.
  • Self-Service Portal 1100 provides an Application deployment UI based on a type of user, such as an IT Skilled Application Developer Type A 1010-A or an Application Developer Type B 1010-B.
  • application developer 1010 refers to both of an IT skilled Application Developer Type A 1010-A and an unskilled Application Developer Type B 1010-B that may be have less skills or knowledge than Application Developer Type A 1010.
  • Fig. IB illustrates an example of a physical configuration of an IT environment in accordance with an example implementation.
  • IT environment 1000 may include a management server 2000, additional servers 3000, a management network 5000, and a data network 6000.
  • Servers 3000 are connected via the data network 6000.
  • data network 6000 may be a LAN (Local Area Network) but is not limited thereto, and other networks may be utilized according to the desired implementation.
  • Management server 2000 and servers 3000 are connected via management network 5000.
  • Management network 5000 is usually LAN but is not limited thereto, and other networks may be utilized according to the desired implementation.
  • management network 5000 and data network 6000 are separated in this example, they can be a single converged network in accordance with a desired implementation.
  • management server 2000 and servers 3000 are separated, but other implementations may also be utilized according to the desired implementation.
  • any server can host a management program (e.g., Management Program 1200).
  • Fig. 2 illustrates example configurations of the management server 2000 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Management Network Interface 2100 is an interface to connect the management server 2000 to the management network 5000.
  • I/O Input and output
  • Local Disk 2400 contains a UI Creation Program 2410, a Skill Table 2420, a User Table 2430, an Application Template Table 2440, a Component Table 2450, a Template Flow Table 2460, a Deployment Program 2470, and Deployment Rule Table 2480.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 and Deployment Program 2470 are loaded into Memory 2500 and executed by a processor 2200.
  • Processor 2200 can be in the form of a physical processor or central processing unit (CPU) that is configured to execute instructions from memory 2500, or as directly input into the processor 2200.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • the procedure of the UI Creation Program 2410 and Deployment Program 2470 are further described below.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 and Deployment Program 2470 of Fig. 2 may refer to herein interchangeably with Management Program 1200 of Fig. 1A.
  • Skill Table 2420, User Table 2430, Application Template Table 2440, Component Table 2450, Template Flow Table 2460, and Deployment Rule Table 2480 are loaded to Memory 2500 and used by the UI Creation Program 2410 and the Deployment Program 2470, of which further description is provided below.
  • Memory 2500 contains a Running Environment Table 2510, of which further description is provided below.
  • the processor 2200 can be configured to load the UI Creation Program 2410 and the Deployment Program 2470 from Local Disk 2400 and thereby be configured to manage application development environments based on user skills.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 searches for skills that may be needed to configure an application environment, checks if the user has the skills, and generates an adaptable UI with different types of input fields so that the user can configure a component if they have the skills. And if the user does not have the skills to configure a component, the UI is adapted with a type of input field so that the user can describe the environment the component is to be deployed.
  • the processor 2200 is configured to run the UI Creation Program 2410 to create a UI based the skills of a user with a list of options for available components based on Running Environment Table 2510 as described in reference to Fig. 11.
  • the Deployment Program 2470 can use the input from the different types of input fields of the UI to determine a system configuration for an application development environment.
  • the processor 2200 receives user information (e.g., login information) and application information (e.g., a selected application) that can be used to determine skills associated with the user and characteristics of application components and compares the user skill information with skills associated with each component type as described herein.
  • user information e.g., login information
  • application information e.g., a selected application
  • the user information can be based on information received from the user, for example login information, as described in reference to Fig. 9, and include information from tables, for example, Skill Table 2420 described in reference to Fig. 3 and User Table 2430 described in reference to Fig. 4.
  • the processor 2200 can identify one or more skills 2432 associated with the user based on a user identifier (e.g., user name 2431) or role of the user (e.g., role 2433).
  • the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types, and each of the one or more component types is associated with one or more skills using the Application Template Table 2440 of Fig. 5, Template Flow Table 2460 of Fig. 7, Component Table 2450 of Fig. 6, and Skill Table 2420 of Fig. 3.
  • a selected application can be received via an application selection GUI 1100-B, as described in reference to Fig. 10, and used to determine information from tables, for example, Skill Table 2420 described in reference to Fig. 3, as well as, Application Template Table 2440 of Fig. 5, Component Table 2450 of Fig. 6, and Template Flow Table of Fig. 7.
  • the processor 2200 can identify component types (e.g., Component Table 2450 Fig.
  • the processor 2200 provides a UI to the user with the fields associated with each component type.
  • a field in the UI can be created for each component type associated with an application based on a template (e.g., Template Flow Table 2460 of Fig. 7) with different types of options based on the user skills.
  • the options presented for each field type of the UI is based at least on a comparison of the skill associated with the user to skills associated with each component type.
  • the field can be generated with a first type of UI options that allow a skilled user to specify component parameters, for example, as described in reference to Fig. 13, and a second type of UI options that prompts an unskilled user to specify environment parameters or characteristics, for example, as described in reference to Fig. 12.
  • Example UI implementations include combinations of various types of UI options based on the user information and the associations indicated by the application information for the skills associated with each type of component.
  • the processor 2200 can determine if the user skills are compatible with the skills for the types of components that are available to be configured.
  • the UI can present UI fields of a first type of UI option.
  • the first type of UI option allows the skilled user to specify component parameters, for example, a database component, a messaging software component, a web server component, a programming language component, network component, an ETL Tool component, or an analytics platform component as shown in Fig. 13.
  • component parameters for example, a database component, a messaging software component, a web server component, a programming language component, network component, an ETL Tool component, or an analytics platform component as shown in Fig. 13.
  • a user with skills that match the skills for configuring a webserver is presented with UI fields of the first type of UI option that allows the skilled user to specify the webserver is to deploy based on a WS enterprise parameter.
  • the UI can present UI fields of a second type of UI option.
  • the second type of UI option allows an unskilled user to specify environment parameters, for example, a data type, data amount, a number of users of an application, an accessibility of the application, an ETL Tool, or an analytics platform as described in reference to Fig. 12.
  • environment parameters for example, a data type, data amount, a number of users of an application, an accessibility of the application, an ETL Tool, or an analytics platform as described in reference to Fig. 12.
  • environment parameters for example, a data type, data amount, a number of users of an application, an accessibility of the application, an ETL Tool, or an analytics platform as described in reference to Fig. 12.
  • a user without skills to match the skills for configuring a webserver is presented with UI fields of the second type of UI option that allows the unskilled user to input a number of users and public accessibility environment parameters that Deployment Program 2470 uses to determine a configuration for the webserver.
  • the processor 2200 provides the UI with the type of field options based on the skills associated with the user compared to the skills associated with the application information, and the processor 2200 can determine components to deploy based on the information input into each field of the UI.
  • the input provided by skilled users and/or unskilled users via the UI fields can be used the Management Program 1200 to determine the characteristics or configurations of component applications to deploy as described in reference to Figs. 14 and 15.
  • the processor 2200 is configured to run the Deployment Program 2470 to determine the characteristics of component applications to deploy as described in reference to Figs. 14 and 15.
  • the processor 2200 receives user input from multiple UI fields that have options based on the skills associated with the user. In response to user input from a UI field of the first type of UI option, the processor 2200 determines components using the component parameters, and in response to user input from a UI field of the second type of UI option, and the processor 2200 can determine a compatible component based on received environment parameters and the Deployment Rule Table 2480 as described in reference to Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates an example of a Skill Table 2420 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Column 2421 shows names of skills.
  • Column 2422 shows types of skills.
  • Column 2423 shows roles that correspond to the skill.
  • Each row 242 A, 242B, 242C, 242D, 242E, 242F, 242G, 242H, 2421, 242J shows user skills.
  • row 242A shows a skill which is named R that is categorized as an Analytic Programing Language.
  • Skill Table 2420 maps skill R to a User Role "Data Engineer."
  • Skill Table 2420 is created by Deployment Program 2470 or an administrator, but it is not limited to thereto.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates an example of a User Table 2430 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Column 2431 shows names of users (e.g., user identifier).
  • Column 2432 shows skills of the user.
  • Column 2433 shows roles to categorize the users (e.g., a role of a user).
  • Each row 243 A, 243B, 243C, 243D shows user information.
  • row 243A shows that Userl has skills to handle R, AS l and Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) Tool, and Userl role category of Data Scientist.
  • User Table 2430 can be created by UI Creation Program 2410, Deployment Program 2470, or an administrator, but it is not limited to thereto.
  • User Table 2430 manages the user information for multiple users and associated roles and skill of each user.
  • the user information of User Table 2430 includes login information that can indicate a user using the Management Program 1200 (e.g., GUI 1100-A of Fig. 9).
  • Management Program 1200 can receive user login information indicative of a user to determine skills associated with the user from the multiple users indicated by the received login information based on the user information of User Table 2430.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates an example of an Application Template Table 2440 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Column 2441 shows template IDs for an Application Template.
  • Column 2442 shows types of application.
  • Column 2443 shows an industry type which the application can be used.
  • Each row 244A, 244B shows application information.
  • row 244A shows that Application Template 01 is categorized to an Asset Management type of application and the application can be used in a Gas Engine industry.
  • the Application Template Table 2440 can be created in advance manually, for example, by an administrator to manage application information that is indicative of associations between applications, industry types, and one or more template IDs.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can use the Application Template Table 2440 to select a template for an application based on the associations indicated by application information.
  • the Application Template Table 2440 can be used with the received application selection to identify a template ID for the selected application.
  • the Application Template Table 2440 includes application information that is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types and one or more component types associated with one or more skills in view of the Template Flow Table 2460 of Fig. 7, Component Table 2450 of Fig. 6, and Skill Table 2420 of Fig. 3.
  • the application information of Application Template Table 2440 is used by the UI Creation Program 2410 to indicate relationships between applications and component types as described in reference to Fig. 11.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates an example of a Component Table 2450 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Column 2451 shows identifications of components.
  • Column 2452 shows a type of component.
  • Each row 245A, 245B, 245C, 245D, 245E, 245F, 245G, 245H, 2451 shows the component information.
  • row 245A shows that component identifier 01 is categorized to a relational database (RDB) type of component.
  • RDB relational database
  • the Component Table 2450 can be created in advance manually, for example, by an administrator.
  • Component Table 2450 can be used to manage application information that is indicative of associations between component types and component IDs.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates an example of a Template Flow Table 2460 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Column 2461 shows identifications of an application template (e.g., template ID).
  • Column 2462 shows identifications of a component (e.g., component ID) which is included in the application template.
  • Column 2463 shows data source components which provide data to the component identified in column 2462.
  • Column 2464 shows data target components for which the component identified in column 2462 sends the data.
  • Each row 246 A, 246B, 246C, 246D shows a flow of each application template. For example, from row 246 A to row 246D shows a flow of application template 01 where Component 05 sends data to Component 04. In row 246B Component 04 sends data to Component 02. In row 246C, Component 02 sends data to Component 01. In row 246D, Component 01 sends data to Component 06. Each component processes the data and sends the data to a next component.
  • Template Flow Table 2460 can be used to manage application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types using Component Table 2450 and Template Table 2440.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates an example of a Running Environment Table 2510 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • the Running Environment Table 2510 can be created in the memory 2500 by UI Creation Program 2410 or Deployment Program 2470.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 or Deployment Program 2470 obtains the data for Running Environment Table 2510 from the servers 3000.
  • This table can be created in Local Disk 2400 of Fig. 1 in advance, for example, by an administrator, but it is not limited to thereto.
  • Column 2511 shows identifications of the servers.
  • Column 2512 shows identifications of the components which the corresponding servers in column 2511 can run.
  • Column 2513 shows usage of CPUs of the servers.
  • Column 2514 shows usage of memory resources of the server.
  • Each row 251 A, 25 IB, 251C, 25 ID shows a configuration of the server which the component can run.
  • row 251 A shows a configuration of the server 01 that has components 01, 02, 03, 04.
  • the CPU usage of the server 01 is 50% and the memory usage of the server 01 is 50%.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates an example of a login GUI 1100-A of a Self-Service Portal (e.g., Self-Service Portal 1100 of Fig. 1) in accordance with an example implementation.
  • the login GUI is used by the application developer 1010 to login to the application.
  • the application developer 1010 inputs a user name 1110-A, a password 1120-A, and selects and/or inputs a role 1130-A. If a Login button 1140-A is clicked, the Self-Service Portal 1100 passes the data (e.g., the user name, password, and role) to the UI Creation Program 2410.
  • data e.g., the user name, password, and role
  • Fig. 10 illustrates an example of an application selection GUI 1100-B of a Self- Service Portal (e.g., Self-Service Portal 1100 of Fig. 1) in accordance with an example implementation.
  • the application selection GUI 1 100-B is used by the application developer 1010 to select an application to deploy.
  • the application developer 1010 selects and/or inputs an application 1110-B which the application developer 1010 wants to deploy and an industry 1120-B in which to use the application.
  • the Self- Service Portal 1100 passes the data (e.g., the application name and industry type) to the UI Creation Program 2410.
  • the selected application can be used with the managed application information to identify one or more component types associated with the selected application based on the associations indicated by the application information, and a template for the application as described in references to Figs. 5-7.
  • Fig. 11 illustrates a flowchart of an example UI Creation Program 10000 (e.g., UI Creation Program 2410 of Fig. 2) in accordance with an example implementation.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 creates a UI to deploy an application.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 provides a UI that can include lists of options for components for a user having the skills of the components.
  • the UI includes a special input area for a user having no skills of the components.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 receives a request to provide a UI for an application deployment from the Self-Service Portal 1100.
  • Parameters such as login information indicative of a user (e.g., login information, user name, password, and/or role) shown in Fig. 9 and target application information (e.g., a selected application, application name, and/or industry) shown in Fig. 10, are passed to UI Creation Program 2410.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 uses managed user information and application information to
  • user information and application information can be managed for multiple users and components of applications.
  • the user information for multiple users is indicative of associations between each user, login information, roles, and skills.
  • the application information is indicative of associations between applications and one or more component types where each of the component types can be associated with one or more skills.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 judges if the user has the skills that correspond to the target application or not. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 10040. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 10070. In order to determine if the user is missing skills compatible with the target application, the UI Creation Program 2410 determines skills associated with the user and skills associated with the selected application.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can use the receive login information indicative of a user (e.g., User Name 1110-A or Role 1130-A of Fig. 10) with the user information for multiple users from User Table 2430 of Fig. 4 that indicates of associations between each user, login information, roles, and skills. For example, when Userl is input into as the User Name 1110-A via the login GUI 1100-A, the UI Creation Program 2410 can check the user identifier 2431 for Userl in User Table 243 to identify R, AS l, and ETL Tool as skills 2432 associated with Userl .
  • a user e.g., User Name 1110-A or Role 1130-A of Fig. 10
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can check the user identifier 2431 for Userl in User Table 243 to identify R, AS l, and ETL Tool as skills 2432 associated with Userl .
  • the login information may include a role of the user or the user identifier 2431 may not be associated with any skills (e.g., User3 243C, User4 243D, new user, etc.).
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can use the role 2433 of the user (e.g., role 2433 of Fig. 4, role 1130-A of Fig. 9) with the Skill Table 2420 of Fig. 3 to identify one or more skills 2421 assigned to the role 2423 of the user.
  • the skills from column 2421 can be associated with the user (e.g., User3) based on the data scientist role in column 2423 matching the role of the user (e.g., role 2433 of Fig. 4).
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 determines skills associated with one or more component types based on the associations indicated by the application information. Using the information from the Application Template Table 2440 of Fig. 5, Template Flow Table 2460 of Fig. 7, Component Table 2450 of Fig. 6, and Skill Table 2420 of Fig. 3, the UI Creation Program 2410 searches for skills associated with the application information received from step 10020.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 uses the Application Template Table 2440 of Fig. 5 to select a template for the application based on the associations indicated by the application information. Based on the selected template, the UI Creation Program 2410 determines a template ID 2441 assigned to the application information. For example, the user can select an Asset Management application at 1110-B via the application selection GUI 1100-B and the UI Creation Program 2410 determines "01" as the template ID 2441 in row 244A for Asset Management in column 2442.
  • template ID 2441 can be further determined based on the Industry Type 2443 of the received application information.
  • Asset Management application may be associated with another template ID 2441 "03" for the Manufacturing industry type in row 244C of column 2443 (not shown).
  • a user can select an application and industry type for the UI Creation Program 2410 selects a template and determines a template ID based on the managed application information.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 uses the template IDs in column 2461 of the Template Flow Table 2460 of Fig. 7 to identify one or more component IDs 2462 (e.g., component identifiers) for the selected application.
  • component IDs 2462 e.g., component identifiers
  • template ID "01" for the selected "Asset Management" application specifies component identifiers 05, 04, 02, 01, in column 2462 of Template Flow Table 2460.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 uses the component IDs 2451 from the Component Table 2450 of Fig. 6 to determine a component type 2452.
  • Component Table 2450 shows component ID 05 in column 2451 of row 245E specifies component type as a Messaging Software in column 2452; ETL Tool component type for component ID 04 in row 245D; Analytics Software component type for component ID 02 in row 245B; and RDB component type for component ID 01 in row 245 A.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 uses the Skill Table 2420 of Fig. 3 identify skills 2421 that are compatible with the component type 2422.
  • Skill Table 2420 shows component type Messaging Software in column 2422 of row 2421 specifies skill MS_text in column 2421; DI skill for ETL Tool component type in row 242H; AS l skill for Analytics Software component type in row 242B; and Tier4 skill for RDB component type in row 242E;
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 associates the identified skills for each component type of the selected application.
  • skills MS text, DI, AS l and Tier 4 are associated with the corresponding component type Messaging Software, ETL Tool, Analytics Software, RDB, and Dashboard for the selected Asset Management application.
  • the skills associated with the user are compared to the skills associated with each of the one or more component types for the selected application. If there are no skills missing, the process 10000 proceeds to step 10070. If the user is missing a skill associated with a component type for the selected application, the process 10000 proceeds to determine which component types have a positive comparison (e.g., the user is skilled for that component) and which component types have a negative comparison (e.g., the user is unskilled for that component). Based on whether there is a positive or negative comparison, the UI Creation Program 2410 can select a different type of UI field for the component type to allow the user to deploy the application development environment.
  • a positive comparison e.g., the user is skilled for that component
  • a negative comparison e.g., the user is unskilled for that component
  • step 10070 to generate a list of parameters comprising component parameters related to available components of the corresponding component type based on the Running Environment Table 2510 as further described in reference to Fig. 13.
  • a positive comparison of the skills associated with the user and the skills associated with the component type indicates that the user has the skills to specify component parameters for configuring that component of the application development environment.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 provides a type of input field for the component type to allow the user to configure or specify component parameters as further described in reference to Fig. 13.
  • the process 10000 proceeds to add a type of input field for the component type that allow the user to provide input regarding the environment or general requirements (e.g., environment parameters) for the component type as further described in reference to Fig. 12.
  • a negative comparison of the skills associated with the user and the skills associated with the component type indicates that the user does not have the skills to specify component parameters for configuring that component of the application development environment.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 provides a type of input field or fields that prompts the unskilled user to specify environment parameters that are used by the Deployment Program 2470 to determine the components to be deployed in view of deployment rules as further described in reference to Figs. 14 and 15.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 uses Component Table 2450 to determine component types Database or Messaging software, Webserver, ETL Tool, and Analytics Software. As described, the component types are determined from component IDs of the Template Flow Table 2460 using the template ID from the in Application Template Table 2440 that match the application information from step 10020.
  • the process 10000 proceeds to steps 10040, 10050, 10055, 10060, and if the user does not have the skills of that component type, then proceeds to correspond steps 10090, 10100, 10110, 10120 and adds an input area (e.g., UI fields) to gather environment parameters, (e.g., a data type, data amount, a number of users of an application, an accessibility of the application, an ETL Tool, or an analytics platform, etc.) as an input item.
  • the process proceeds to the next component type using the Template Flow Table 2460.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 judges if the user does not have the skills of Database or Messaging software. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 10090. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 10050.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 adds data type and the amount to the UI as an input item and the process proceeds to 10050.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 judges if the user does not have the skills of Web Server. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 10100. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 10055. At 10100, UI Creation Program 2410 adds a number of users and accessibility to the UI as an input item and the process proceeds to 10055.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 judges if the user doesn't have the skills of ETL tool. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 10110. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 10060. At 10110, UI Creation Program 2410 adds a programing language to the UI as an input item and the process proceeds to 10060.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 judges if the user doesn't have the skills of Analytic software. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 10120. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 10070. At 10120, UI Creation Program 2410 adds an analytic program language to the UI as an input item and the process proceeds to 10070.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 adds the components which this program judged that they are available and/or usable for the users in step 10030 to options that will be listed in the UI.
  • Running Environment Table 2510 of Fig. 8 shows in row 25 IB that server ID 02 has available CPU usage in column 2513, available memory usage in column 2514, supports component ID 01, 02, 03, 04, no server is available that supports all the components. Accordingly, server ID 03 of row 251C and server ID 02 of row 25 IB in the Running Environment Table 2510 shows that components are available to execute the selected application.
  • UI Creation Program 2410 quits the UI Creation process.
  • database, messaging software, web server, ETL tool and Analytic software are shown as skill examples.
  • the skills can be based on what is in Skill Table 2420, but it is not limited thereto, and other implementations may be utilized according to the desired implementation.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can add the available components with type RDB, by checking Running Environment Table 2510, to an options list in a UI at step 10070.
  • Fig. 12 illustrates an example of an application development GUI 1100-C of a Self-Service Portal (e.g., Self-Service Portal 1100 of Fig. 1) for a data scientist in accordance with an example implementation.
  • the application development GUI 1100-C is used when application developer 1010 deploys an application. This GUI is created by UI Creation Program 2410.
  • the application development GUI 1100-C illustrates a typical example where a role of a user is a data scientist.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 specifies components by checking a component ID of column 2462 mapped to a template ID of column 2461 which this program receives from the Template Flow Table 2460. And the UI Creation Program 2410 judges if a type of a component from column 2452 included in the specified template does not match a skill in the User Skills column 2432 that is mapped to the User Name in column 2431 of a user who executes this program, or if a type of a component from column 2452 included in the specified template does not match a Skill Type in column 2422 mapped to a Skill in column 2421 of a skill of the user who executes this program.
  • This GUI 1100-C created by the UI Creation Program 2410 provides UI fields that include types of UI options for unskilled users to input or select environment parameters.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can generate a list of environment parameters for the input field based on the information from Running Environment Table 2510. For example in response to step 10040 of the process 10000 determining the skills associated with the user do not match the skills associated with Database or Messaging software, the UI Creation Program 2410 at step 10090 added an input field 1110-C for Data Type to allow the user input key value data and 1120-C for Data Amount to allow the user to select from a list of options for per day, per week, per hour.
  • the user selects and/or inputs a data type 1110-C, a data amount 1120-C, a number of users 1130-C, an accessibility 1140-C (e.g., where the application can be accessed from), an ETL Tool 1150-C (e.g., the software to process extract, transform and load data), and an analytic platform 1155-C which includes Analytic Programing Language and Data Analytic Software in Skill Table 2420.
  • the options for the data type 1110-C and the data amount 1120-C are related to a selection of Database component, Messaging software component, and Database location.
  • the options for the number of users 1130-C is related to memory configuration of the components.
  • the options for accessibility 1140-C is related to network configuration of the application. If an OK button 1160-C is clicked, Self-Service Portal passes selected data to deployment program 2470. If a cancel button 1170-C is clicked, Management Program 1200 cancels the application deployment process.
  • Fig. 13 illustrates an example of an application development GUI 1100-D of a Self-Service Portal (e.g., Self-Service Portal 1100 of Fig. 1) for an application developer in accordance with an example implementation.
  • This GUI is used when application developer 1010 deploys an application.
  • This GUI is created by UI Creation Program 2410.
  • the application development GUI 1100-D illustrates a typical example where a role of a user is an application developer.
  • GUI 1100-D created by the UI Creation Program 2410 provides UI fields that include types of UI options for skilled users to input component parameters.
  • the UI Creation Program 2410 can generate a list of component parameters for the input field based on the information from Running Environment Table 2510. For example, in response to step 10040 of the process 10000 determining the skills associated with the user match the skills associated with Database or Messaging software, the UI Creation Program 2410 at step 10070 added an input field 1110-D for Database to allow the user to input component parameters related to available components (e.g., Tier4, SQL, ... , etc.). In an example where a specified template includes a RDB type component and a user has a skill of Tier4 with type RDB, the UI Creation Program 2410 can add the available components with type RDB, by checking Running Environment Table 2510, to an options list in a UI at step 10070 of process 10000.
  • available components e.g., Tier4, SQL, ... , etc.
  • the user selects and/or inputs a Database 1110-D, a Messaging Software 1120-D, a Web Server 1130-D, a Programing language 1140-D, Network 1145-D (e.g., a network configuration of the application), an ETL Tool 1150-D, and an Analytic Platform 1155-D.
  • a selection for the ETL Tool 1150-D and Analytic Platform 1155-D do not have to be specified.
  • the development environment for a specified programing language may provide a selection for the ETL Tool 1150-D and Analytic Platform 1155-D.
  • an OK button 1160-D is clicked, self-service portal passes data to deployment program 2470.
  • a cancel button 1170-D is clicked, management program 1200 cancels the application deployment process.
  • Fig. 14 illustrates an example of a Deployment Rule Table 2480 in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Column 2481 shows an input item for an application deployment GUI 1100-C.
  • Column 2482 shows a value of an input item for the application deployment GUI 1100-C.
  • Column 2483 shows programing languages which the user who runs an application deployment can handle.
  • Column 2484 shows a result component which the Deployment Program 2470 deploys.
  • Column 2485 shows a result configuration for the Deployment Program 2470.
  • the result component in column 2484 and the result configuration in column 2485 are determined by an input item in column 2481, values in column 2482, and programing languages in column 2483.
  • Each row 248A, 248B, 248C, 248D, 248E, 248F, 248G shows a determination rule of a component and/or a configuration.
  • row 248A shows that when "key value data" is input as the data type, and if the programing language which the user who deploy the application can handle is Language l (e.g., JavaTM), then the deployment program 2470 determines that deployed component as database is Opensource.
  • Language l e.g., JavaTM
  • Fig. 15 illustrates a flowchart of an example Deployment Program 11000 (e.g., Deployment Program 2470 of Fig. 2) for deploying an application in accordance with an example implementation.
  • Deployment Program 2470 determines the components to be deployed and the configuration to which the components are deployed based on the user inputs, the user information, and the Deployment Rule Table 2480.
  • the Deployment Program 2470 deploys the components.
  • the Deployment Program 2470 receives input for the UI fields generated by the UI Creation Program 2410 (e.g., GUI 1100-C of Fig. 12 and GUI 1100-D of Fig. 13). As described in reference to Figs. 11-13, the UI fields can include different types of options based on the user skill to allow user to deploy an application environment. In response to input from a UI field with UI options to input component parameters, the Deployment Program 2470 configures the components based on received component parameters. In response to input from a UI field with UI options to input or select environment parameters, the Deployment Program 2470 determine components that satisfy the environment parameters, and configures the components based on one or more deployment rules as described in reference to Fig. 14.
  • the UI fields can include different types of options based on the user skill to allow user to deploy an application environment.
  • the Deployment Program 2470 configures the components based on received component parameters.
  • the Deployment Program 2470 determine components that satisfy the environment parameters, and configures
  • the flow begins at 11010.
  • the Deployment Program 2470 receives a request for deploying an application from the Self-Service Portal 1100.
  • Parameters such as the data type 1110-C, data amount 1120-C, number of users 1130-C, accessibility 1140-C, ETL Tool 1150-C, and/or an analytic platform 1155-C, shown in Fig. 12 are passed to Deployment Program 2470.
  • Deployment Program 2470 judges if a target component specified by an application developer exists or not. For example, the Deployment Program 2470 can determine if a skilled user provides component parameters (e.g., MS text for Messaging Software 1120-D of Fig. 13). If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 11060. At 11060, Deployment Program 2470 adds a specified component to a component list which will be deployed and proceeds to step 11040. If Deployment Program 2470 determines a target component was not specified or does not exist, then the process proceeds to step 11040. For example, the Deployment Program 2470 determines an unskilled user identifies environment parameters rather than specifying a component or component parameter (e.g., 100 for Number of Users 1130-C of Fig. 12).
  • component parameters e.g., MS text for Messaging Software 1120-D of Fig. 13
  • Deployment Program 2470 judges if a data type and the amount specified by an application developer exists or not. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 11070. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 11050. At 11070, Deployment Program 2470 specifies the component which is a database type, its scale and its location where the component is deployed based on a data type, the amount and Deployment Rule Table 2480. After step 11070, then the process proceeds to step 11050.
  • Deployment Program 2470 judges if a number of users or an accessibility of the application specified by an application developer exists or not. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 11080. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 11081.
  • Deployment Program 2470 specifies the component which is a web server type, its scale and the network configuration which is applied to the component based on a number of users, the accessibility and Deployment Rule Table 2480.
  • row 248E of the Deployment Rule Table 2480 in Fig. 14 shows that based on a number of users 100, the result component in column 2484 can be any available and the results configuration in column 2458 is a public network zone.
  • Deployment Program 2470 judges if a programing language specified by an application developer exists or not. If the result is Yes, then the process proceeds to step 11082. If the result is No, then the process proceeds to step 11100. At 11082, Deployment Program 2470 specifies the development environment for a specified programing environment. After step 11082, then the process proceeds to step 11100.
  • Deployment Program 2470 shows the system which will be deployed and deploys.
  • Deployment Program 2470 quits the deployment process.
  • a database, a web server, and an analytic program are shown as component examples.
  • the component can include further examples as described in reference to the Component Table 2450, but it is not limited to thereto, and other implementations may be utilized according to the desired implementation.
  • Deployment Program 2470 deploys the components, but deployment Program 2470 can just display the system parameters that are configurable to be deployed.
  • a management program manages the application development environment by considering skills of users and characteristics of components of applications. Management program provides a user interface which users can input based on skills and role of users, and provides a system configuration of application based on inputs of users and a characteristic of application components.
  • Example implementations may also relate to an apparatus for performing the operations herein.
  • This apparatus may be specially constructed for the required purposes, or it may include one or more general-purpose computers selectively activated or reconfigured by one or more computer programs.
  • Such computer programs may be stored in a computer readable medium, such as a computer-readable storage medium or a computer-readable signal medium.
  • a computer-readable storage medium may involve tangible mediums such as, but not limited to optical disks, magnetic disks, read-only memories, random access memories, solid state devices and drives, or any other types of tangible or non-transitory media suitable for storing electronic information.
  • a computer readable signal medium may include mediums such as carrier waves.
  • the algorithms and displays presented herein are not inherently related to any particular computer or other apparatus.
  • Computer programs can involve pure software implementations that involve instructions that perform the operations of the desired implementation.
  • the operations described above can be performed by hardware, software, or some combination of software and hardware.
  • Various aspects of the example implementations may be implemented using circuits and logic devices (hardware), while other aspects may be implemented using instructions stored on a machine-readable medium (software), which if executed by a processor, would cause the processor to perform a method to carry out implementations of the present application.
  • some example implementations of the present application may be performed solely in hardware, whereas other example implementations may be performed solely in software.
  • the various functions described can be performed in a single unit, or can be spread across a number of components in any number of ways.
  • the methods may be executed by a processor, such as a general purpose computer, based on instructions stored on a computer-readable medium. If desired, the instructions can be stored on the medium in a compressed and/or encrypted format.

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Des exemples de mises en oeuvre décrits dans la présente invention concernent des systèmes et des procédés de gestion d'environnements de développement d'applications sur la base des compétences de l'utilisateur. Des modes de réalisation donnés à titre d'exemple comprennent un processeur configuré pour recevoir des compétences associées au ou aux types de composants associés à l'application sélectionnée; déterminer des compétences associées à l'utilisateur; comparer les compétences associées à l'utilisateur aux compétences associées à chacun du ou des types de composant; déterminer une interface utilisateur (UI) sur la base des comparaisons, chaque champ d'UI correspondant à un type de composant, et en réponse à la comparaison pour le type de composant, les champs d'UI comprennent différents types d'options d'UI; et fournir une UI aux champs d'UI sur la base de la détermination.
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