1. Inter Semester Presentation By Andrew Mepham Development of a Lightweight Stock Movement System

2. Content 1. Project Overview 2. Proposed System 3. System Justification 4. Research and Development to Date 5. Planned Development

3. Stock Selected Project Overview  Developed for the Leek Road Venue – a Student’s Union night club.  Replacing a current system – paper based.  Primary Goal:  To record the movement of valuable stock between locations; such as a primary stock room and the bar: Stock Room Bar or Cupboard Stock Moved Recorded on System

4. Proposed System  Consists of three parts:  Mobile Application for Android Devices.  Desktop Application for Windows.  Web Service to provide data to the above applications.  Mobile Application  Intended for use by the student staff for logging movements.  Desktop Application  Intended for management to administrate the system.  Web Service  Central data source for the two applications, not directly used by LRV Management / Staff.

5. System Justification  Computer based solution can provide many advantages:  Faster logging of movements.  More control over how processes are undertaken.  Incorrect counts can be detected instantly.  Cuts out many tedious, time consuming processes.  Room for expansion – additional useful features can be developed and implemented in the future.  Will not suffer common paper-based issues (such as legibility of users writing / ink running if document placed on a wet surface etc).

6. Research and Development to Date  Research  Programming languages suitable for the development.  Chosen C# for Desktop and Java for Mobile.  Platforms that can implement the selected programming languages.  Chosen Android for Mobile and Windows for Desktop.  Benefits of a web service implementation and selection of a suitable architecture.  Chosen IIS Windows Communication Foundation REST Web Service  Web service code developed using C# and XML.  Suitable database management system.  Chosen Microsoft SQL Server.  Development tools to be used throughout development.  Chosen Eclipse for Android and Visual Studio for Desktop / Web Service.  Mobile device to be used for the Android application.  Chosen the Ainol Novo Fire 7.

7. Research and Development to Date  Development  Analysis and Design  Analysis:  System Requirements  Project Initiation Documentation  Design:  UML  Use Case Diagrams and Descriptions  Activity Diagrams  Class Diagrams (For Mobile and Web Service)  Entity Relationship Diagram  Development  Started Web Service development.  Started Mobile Application development.

8. Planned Development  Adjust Project Plan – does not resemble the current processes being undertaken.  Maintain documentation throughout development.  Primary focus is Mobile Application and Web Service.  Mobile Application functionality close to completion by Week 6 – Second Semester.  Secondary focus will be Desktop Application.  Desktop and Web Service completed by final hand in date.