1. Eclipse Process Framework Plugin example: documents & maps generation
Régis Coqueret
Executive Architect
Unisys Global Managed Services / Portfolio Solutions / Technology Office
EPF Webinar, Nov 14, 2013

2. Bodies of Knowledge at Unisys The case for EPF/RMC
Unisys Service Delivery Framework
« Disciplines »: Sales, Program Management, Project Management, Requirements Management, Testing, SOA Governance, Project & Software Configuration Management, Six Sigma Lean, Organizational Change Management, Knowledge Mining and Abstraction, etc
« Competencies »: Business Transformation, Process Transformation, Infrastructure, IT Outsourcing, Systems Integration, Solutions Development, Composite Applications Development, Package Implementation, SOA design
Unisys RUP, a.k.a. URUP
Cross business unit proposal construction and assessment methodology
GPS Body of Knowledge: Product Launch processes and templates

3. The EPF Composer Approach
Standardize representation and manage libraries of reusable Method Content
Develop and manage Processes for performing projects
Process for Custom Application Development with J2EE
Process assets patterns
Content on agile
development
JUnit user guidance
Standard or reference processes
Content on
managing iterative development
Content on J2EE
Process for Embedded System Development
Enactable project
plan templates
Configuration mgmt
guidelines
Corporate guidelines
on compliance
Guidance on
serialized java beans
Process for SOA Governance
Configure a cohesive process framework
customized for my project needs
Create project plan templates for
Enactment of process in the context of my project

4. Define, Communicate, Deploy, Enact, Improve
Phases, Iterations, Activities
Roles, Tasks, Work Products
MS Word
MS Project
Adobe PDF
HTML
WIKI
© 2008 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

5. Unisys GMS Portfolio Solutions (GPS) Content Development and Management System
Channels
SharePoint repository of MS Office artifacts
EPF/RMC published web site online (latest release; read only)
Offline package (MSI; embedded httpd)
EPF Wiki (multiple releases; read/write)
Report templates for Product Architecture Documents, Offerings Conceptual Architecture diagrams, etc
Team development platform for
collaborative model content development
publication
Supported by a skilled Content Development Team

6. Body of Knowledge Content Examples
Static portfolio decomposition
Process and Guidelines

7. Portfolio Model Content Management Big picture
Intranet
Web Site
Solution
Architects
click ‘Send Feedback’
Solution
Architects
Complete OffLine
GMS Portfolio
Model Content development
create
downloadable
package
MSI
Wiki - revision history, revision marks, audit trail, notification
publish
web
pages
QA/Staging
Production
load
pages
Offering
Team
Content Development
Team
Export structure and content
XML (MindMaps), Excel, CSV, JPEG, etc
EPF
RMC
Read Only or Read/Write
documents
export
documents
Programmatic
Access
Offering
Team
MS Word
PDF
SubVersioN (SVN) repository
Offering
Team
Solution
Architects
send document update
Wiki update triggers automated
EPF: Eclipse Process Framework tool RMC: Rational Method Composer tool
authors
readers

8. Portfolio Model Content Management Big picture
Intranet
Web Site
Solution
Architects
click ‘Send Feedback’
Solution
Architects
Complete OffLine
GMS Portfolio
Model Content development
create
downloadable
package
MSI
Wiki - revision history, revision marks, audit trail, notification
publish
web
pages
QA/Staging
Production
load
pages
Offering
Team
Content Development
Team
Export structure and content
XML (MindMaps), Excel, CSV, JPEG, etc
EPF
RMC
Read Only or Read/Write
documents
export
documents
Programmatic
Access
Offering
Team
MS Word
PDF
SubVersioN (SVN) repository
Offering
Team
Solution
Architects
send document update
Wiki update triggers automated
EPF: Eclipse Process Framework tool RMC: Rational Method Composer tool
authors
readers

9. Portfolio Model Content Management Big picture
Intranet
Web Site
Solution
Architects
click ‘Send Feedback’
Solution
Architects
Complete OffLine
GMS Portfolio
Model Content development
create
downloadable
package
MSI
Wiki - revision history, revision marks, audit trail, notification
publish
web
pages
QA/Staging
Production
load
pages
Offering
Team
Content Development
Team
Export structure and content
XML (MindMaps), Excel, CSV, JPEG, etc
EPF
RMC
Read Only or Read/Write
documents
export
documents
Programmatic
Access
Offering
Team
MS Word
PDF
SubVersioN (SVN) repository
Offering
Team
Solution
Architects
send document update
Wiki update triggers automated
EPF: Eclipse Process Framework tool RMC: Rational Method Composer tool
authors
readers

10. Portfolio Model Content Management Big picture
Intranet
Web Site
Solution
Architects
click ‘Send Feedback’
Solution
Architects
Complete OffLine
GMS Portfolio
Model Content development
create
downloadable
package
MSI
Wiki - revision history, revision marks, audit trail, notification
publish
web
pages
QA/Staging
Production
load
pages
Offering
Team
Content Development
Team
Export structure and content
XML (MindMaps), Excel, CSV, JPEG, etc
EPF
RMC
Read Only or Read/Write
documents
export
documents
Programmatic
Access
Offering
Team
MS Word
PDF
SubVersioN (SVN) repository
Offering
Team
Solution
Architects
send document update
Wiki update triggers automated
EPF: Eclipse Process Framework tool RMC: Rational Method Composer tool
authors
readers

11. Portfolio Model Content Management Big picture
Intranet
Web Site
Solution
Architects
click ‘Send Feedback’
Solution
Architects
Complete OffLine
GMS Portfolio
Model Content development
create
downloadable
package
MSI
Wiki - revision history, revision marks, audit trail, notification
publish
web
pages
QA/Staging
Production
load
pages
Offering
Team
Content Development
Team
Export structure and content
XML (MindMaps), Excel, CSV, JPEG, etc
EPF
RMC
Read Only or Read/Write
documents
export
documents
Programmatic
Access
Offering
Team
MS Word
PDF
SubVersioN (SVN) repository
Offering
Team
Solution
Architects
send document update
Wiki update triggers automated
EPF: Eclipse Process Framework tool RMC: Rational Method Composer tool
authors
readers

12. Body of Knowledge Content Very simple questions
Where are my documents now?
Editorial and review cycle
Are documents not required anymore?
If documents are created, are they by-products or finished goods?
How to review the content
When do I know I’m finished with the review?
If the master copy of the content is online, can I have it as a document too?

13. Communicate the content in various forms & shapes Documents
HTML document
Structure consisting of Custom Categories and Guidances

14. Communicate the content in various forms & shapes Maps
Structure consisting of Custom Categories and Guidances
Mind Manager or FreeMind map

15. Communicate the content in various forms & shapes Diagrams
Structure consisting of Custom Categories and Guidances
JPEG, with automatic layout

16. model href: link to site model href: link to anchor
Communicate the content in various forms & shapes Documents, Mind Maps, Diagrams
Documents: general purpose extraction
Shows Presentation Names and Main Descriptions
Generation filtered by Configuration, incl. variability
Spawns Configuration publication (folder name = configuration presentation name)
Can choose to point to published web site, or to internal anchor (if available)
ToC is optional
Header numbering optional
Can resize images to 600 px width
Copy & Paste into MS Word will use target styles
publish
web
pages
Preferences
img src
model href: link to site
EPF
model href: underline
export
documents
HTML
model href: link to anchor
copy & paste
MS Word

17. Communicate the content in various forms & shapes Documents, Mind Maps, Diagrams
Mind Maps : general purpose extraction
Supports Mind Manager and FreeMind XML formats
Multiple occurrences of the same model element can be shown as
Links
Copies of the same
Preferences

18. Communicate the content in various forms & shapes Documents, Mind Maps, Diagrams
Diagrams: domain specific extraction
Relies on specific naming convention for elements’ names (e.g. <prefix>_<restofname>)
Generates ATT Graphviz format (
Each node has a model href to the original model element
Preferences

19. Other implementations Export, Import
Publish Capability Pattern as process description document
Restructure content to publish it with a specific template (domain specific)
Export as Excel
Import Excel rows as Guidance elements (exp. on 1000s)

20. Eclipse Process Framework
Plugin example: documents & maps generation