Hi Lauren, Lewis, Lauren, I’m wondering if we could take some of your questions and turn them into an online poll? The results of which could be added to the wiki page Lewis referenced. This might help get some diverse feedback.
In any case though, I’ve done some skin work for OODT’s OPSUI, and I’ve thought a little bit about some of your questions: >> *1. Who are the main users of OODT?* >> Currently, this tends to be developers of data-systems and data-pipelines. In other words, people with some programming experience who want to store files, search for them, and process them into further refined files automatically. >> *2. What functions do users need to access most?* Hmm.. my opinion is data-search by file metadata or product type metadata is #1 (i.e. OODT file manager). Data processing (i.e. OODT workflow manager/resource manager) is a close second. >> >> *3. What are the biggest challenges users currently face when using OODT?* * Coordination and control of the various components of OODT. Right now, command-line is the de facto way to control an OODT installation. OPSUI helps monitor files and processing, but it provides read-only data and could use some usability upgrades. * Documentation. In some cases, there’s far too much information scattered about, in other cases, there’s too little. * Website. We need an easier to understand website that’s more user-targetted. There was some work done last year on trying to improve OODT’s website (http://oodt.staging.apache.org/) but its still a work-in-progress. Rishi On Apr 20, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Lewis John Mcgibbney <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lauren, > There was recently a poll of sorts which was posted on to the OODT wiki. > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OODT/OODT+Community+Survey > I don't know how well it was populated, but maybe this could help you. It > might also be an opportunity to make a push on getting this populated. > You should also look at the existing material on the wiki > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/dosearchsite.action?queryString=opsui > hth > Lewis > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Lauren Wong <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Everybody! >> >> My name is Lauren Wong and I am a UX Designer from Phoenix currently >> working on some ideas for designing skins for OODT. Excited to learn more >> about OODT while at JPL, but am hoping I can get some more information via >> the listserv. >> >> I have a few questions regarding the usability of the OPS UI: >> >> *1. Who are the main users of OODT?* >> >> *2. What functions do users need to access most?* >> >> *3. What are the biggest challenges users currently face when using OODT?* >> >> Looking forward to your answers. Thank you! >> >> >> >> laurenawong.com I 520.444.5038 >> Let's connect on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenawong>, >> Twitter >> <https://twitter.com/Lawongsta>, Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/lawong12>, and Google+ >> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114272803136500349407/posts> >> > > > > -- > *Lewis* --- Rishi Verma NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology
