1. Graphical interface update
for DIM C3D warehouse
from Motif to Qt
SII Internship
deldyc_q, Epitech 2012
08/03/2012 – 09/09/2012

2. Contents SII Mission My role Conclusion DIM
Current Scherzo under Motif
New Scherzo under Qt
Summary of Evolutions
Other actions
My role
Conclusion
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3. SII Created in 1979 Service company: Certified ISO 9001, CMMi 3
9 agencies in France
9 desks in France
Branches over the world
Service company:
4200+ collaborators
Industry, telecoms, transport, energy, finance, public service
Certified ISO 9001, CMMi 3
- Key costumers: Thales, MBDA, etc…
- Norms of validation of development
SII
Mission
My role
Conclusion

4. French textile company
The customer: DIM
French textile company
Socks
Leggings
Women and Men underwear's
Created in 1953
Subsidiary company of American investments found ‘Sun Capital Partners’
Wonderbra
Playtex
SII
Mission
My role
Conclusion

5. Mission switch from Motif to Qt
Current situation of Scherzo:
ERP-like software
Used in the C3D, an automated warehouse at Autun
Based on the old-school Motif framework
Manage everything in the warehouse!
SII
Mission
Scherzo
My role
Conclusion

6. Mission: switch from Motif to Qt
Scherzo architecture:
Client-server based
Clients are placed at strategic positions inside the C3D
Specific client depending on position
Application split in different parts
Main application with menus
Central panel
Capability to use barcode scanner
No modification of the main architecture
New features, no break of old system!
Reconciliation
SII
Mission
Scherzo
My role
Conclusion

7. Mission switch from Motif to Qt
What are the problems with Motif?
Hardly maintainable / customizable
Technologically outdated
number of developer decrease
‘old’ look’n’feel
Multiple limitation of the framework
C/C++ mix
The solution: Switch to a Qt-based version
Large community of developers
Easily customizable
High quantity of built-in tools and features
C++ based
SII
Mission
Scherzo V2
My role
Conclusion

8. Summary of evolution Improvements:
Scherzo V1
Scherzo V2
Advantages / Improvements
Monolithic architecture
Plugin architecture
Capability to deploy some parts
Easier modification
Simpler cycle of development
Communication with Scherzo server
Cleaner behavior (no-freezes while loading)
Developers can focus on important parts of program
Less code repetition
More centralized into main program
Easier to apply global patches
Motif/X11 Qt
Complete C++ development
Well-known framework
Non-dependent to specific version of Linux
Less dependent of licenses
X11 look’n’feel
CSS customizable interface
Easily customizable interface
N/A
Automatic testing feature
Development validation
Better V cycle implantation
Validation of text inputs
Validator system
Very fast integration for each plugins
Pre-made set of validators
Out of date program
Any change done through plugins, potentially developed independently
Potential externalization of development
Lower development cost
No Security
Security by password
Capability to require login / password
Capability to limit user’s access
Improvements:
Users look’n’feel
Easier update
Easier deployment
Better performances
Improved stability
Improved security
Validated by quality department of SII
Improved project stability over time with non-regression testing
Capacity to split work
Plugins
Notion architecturale
Present table! Only important parts
SII
Mission
Scherzo V2
My role
Conclusion

9. Creation of a new radio barcode scanner framework for DIM
Other improvements
Creation of a new radio barcode scanner framework for DIM
Switch from C to C++
Improve capability to add features
Improve evolution capability
SII
Mission
Other improvements
My role
Conclusion

10. Development framework
My role
Analyze
New architecture
Development framework
Formation of the team
Production phase
Periodic release
Analyze project situation
Creation of an architecture
Validated by SII
Creation of a development framework
Evaluation of the workload and lead time
Creation and training of a developer team
Validated by DIM
Initiate the production phase
integrator role
Resolution of Technical Facts( costumer demands)
Proposition and integration of new features
Release to the costumer
Delivery validation
Planning release; workload / resources
SII
Mission
My role
Conclusion

11. Personal improvements
Industrial software creation
Innovative architecture & features
Estimation of workload by resources
Management of DIM requests and deliveries
Team work
Further basic knowledge acquired at Epitech: project and team management.
SII
Mission
My role
Conclusion

12. Situation after the internship
Accepted
UTC
Evolution of job
Developer
Integrator
Work in progress
SCHERZO DIM project

13. Many thanks for your attention! Any questions?