Speaker
S. Albrand
(LPSC)
Description
The ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI) project provides a set of generic
tools for managing database applications. AMI has a three-tier
architecture with a core that supports a connection to any RDBMS
using JDBC and SQL. The middle layer assumes that the databases have
an AMI compliant self-describing structure. It provides a generic
web interface and a generic command line interface. The top layer
contains application specific features. The principal uses of AMI
are the ATLAS Data Challenge dataset bookkeeping catalogs, and Tag
Collector, a tool for release management.
The first AMI Web service client was introduced in early 2004. It
offers many advantages over earlier clients because:
- Web services permit multi-language and multi-operating system
support
- The user interface is very effectively de-coupled from the
implementation.
Most upgrades can be implemented on the server side; no
redistribution of client software is needed. In 2004 this client
will be used for the ATLAS Data Challenge 2, for the ATLAS
combined test beam offline bookkeeping, and also in the first
prototypes of ARDA compliant analysis interfaces.
Authors
J. Fulachier
(LPSC)
S. Albrand
(LPSC)
