TUF23: TRIM User Forum
2010
Changing the Economics of IM
Ravinesh Lal
HP TRIM Web Client Project Lead
Software Engineer
(Thanks to Helen Barnes)
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client
Under the Hood
Note: This is a technical presentation and will
cover paradigms such as:
• JSON and
• RESTful Web Services.
HP TRIM Web Client
Agenda
– What is it ?
– Installation
– Configuration
– Design Goals
– Browser Support
– Architecture Overview
– Tips and Tricks
– Customization Demo
– Q&A
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client – What is it?
A zero-footprint web client
– No installation for clients
•
Browser based
•
Rich user interface
– Ease of deployment
•
Install it on a web server
•
Central place for updates
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client – What is it?
Installation
– TRIM Workgroup needs to be installed and configured
– Runs on web sever
• IIS
6 – (largest market)
• IIS
7 – (Easy to configure, performance better)
• IIS
7.5 – (Latest)
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client – What is it? (Cont.)
Installation
– As a virtual Directory - Default
– As a Web Site
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HP TRIM Web Client – What is it?
Configuration
– Web.config file
•
Located under the root Installation folder in a subfolder called Web Client
– Settings
TRIM Property
Config Key
Example
Dataset ID
HPTRIMDatabaseID
45
Workgroup Server
HPTRIMWorkgroupServerName
localhost
WebServerWorkPath
HPTRIMWebServerWorkPath
c:\HP
TRIM\Server
Path
SiteRoot (Not a
property)
HPTRIMSiteRoot
\HPTRIMWebClie
nt
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HP TRIM Web Client – Why is it so?
Design Goals
– Common look and feel to the desktop client
•
User Preference when customizing columns and view pane
– Seamless Integration with the desktop client
•
Adding record properties at runtime (no need to generate templates)
•
Customize records at runtime (adding/removing fields)
– Localisation – Language Support
•
Implemented as a language.js HTTP Handler (System.Web.IHttpHandler)
− English (International)
− English (United States)
− Dutch
− French
− German
− Spanish
− Italian
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client – Why is it so? (Cont.)
Design Goals
– DOD 501 Version 3 Certification
•
Proven web server (IIS) – (largest Market penetration)
•
Security
•
Performance
•
Logging (W3C)
– SharePoint Web UI Controls
•
A set of consistent web controls
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client
Browser Compatibility
– IE 7.0
– IE 8.0
– Firefox 3.0+
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HP TRIM Web Client
Architecture Overview
• Controls + Web Service = Web Client
• Built Using ASP. Net Application
• Platform running under IIS 6 & 7
• Session Management
• Authentication
• Logging
ASP. Net
Platform
Client
Controls
WCF
Web Service
(Restful)
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client - Architecture Overview(Cont.)
System Architecure Diagram
• Build using ExtJS Framework
AJAX
Request
• JavaScript
WCF Web
Client Controls
ExtJS
Framework
Service
• CSS(RESTful)
(Cascading Style
Sheets)
JSON/XML
Java Script
Response
• Highly Modular Component
Cascading
Style Sheets
ASP. Net
Platform
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client
Tips and Tricks – Replacing the Debug JavaScript file for Diagnostics
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client
Tips and Tricks – Changing the Banner
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client
Tips and Tricks – Server Handler
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HP TRIM Web Client
Demo
– Start HP TRIM Web Client
1.
Add/Remove fields
2. Add/Remove fields dynamically using the view pane
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client
Wrap-up
– What is it ?
• Zero-foot
print web client
– Installation
• Installs
using a standalone MSI
– Configuration
• Make
changes to the web.config file
– Design Goals
• One-to-one
• Common
• DOD
mapping between the desktop and the web client
need for web controls
501 Version 3 requirement
TRIM User Forum 2010
HP TRIM Web Client (Cont.)
Wrap-up
– Browser Support
• IE
7, IE 8, FF 3.0+
– Architecture Overview
• Controls
• Runs
+ WCF Web Service = Web Client
on the ASP.Net Platform
– Tips and Tricks
• Change
the production javascript file with the debug
• Change
the banner
• Server
Handler to see detailed information about the server
– Customization Demo
• How
Type
to dynamically add/remove fields and properties of a Record
TRIM User Forum 2010
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