AIM – CeTARS Web Service Interface: Course Master Schedule and Other Possibilities November 2008

AIM – CeTARSWeb Service Interface:

Course Master Schedule and Other Possibilities

November 2008

Focus of Discussion/Demo• Background and overview of current CMS

Web service interface• Demo of initial CeTARS and AIM sides of

interface• Discussion of “where to from here” on

CMS and other potential Web service interfaces

The Original Issue• Many AIM users have traditionally

developed Course Master Schedule (CMS) data in conjunction with their AIM-based curricula

• CMS data then had to be manually re-keyed into CeTARS both at initial curriculum development and at revisions

Jim Ferrall

What about those (e.g., subs) who use Allocation of Instructional Time (AOIT) but NOT CMS functions in AIM? How did ATRC with Steve's help get their AOIT data into CMS for prep and CeTARS input?

Background of Automated Interface

• CeTARS and AIM technical teams worked together in FY03 to define data interchange requirements and develop batch mode for data exchange

• CeTARS move to Web service vs. batch import made that interface obsolete

• At Jun 07 FRB meeting, ATRC requested adaptation of AIM CMS output to interface with existing CeTARS Web service API

Process Overview

ATRC

CeTARS

SLC

CNATT

OtherUsers . . .

FedSun(Orlando)

CMS Web Service(PKI-based

authentication)

CMS Data

Web Service Msgs

Implementation Issues• Automate process of getting AOIT data into CMS

within AIM - resolved

• Collect all AIM user input data on FedSun and run CMS Web service to CeTARS from there vs. having to establish authenticated connection from every AIM user site to CeTARS production server - resolved

• PKI-based authentication between FedSun server and CeTARS - resolved

• Current interface supports single CMS per CIN – do we need to support CDP-level CMS data in AIM for input to CeTARS? - open

Jim Ferrall

If a user activity doesn't use AOIT but creates data directly in CMS, is there any impact on usability of the current CeTARS Web service interface from AIM via Fedsun?

Demonstration of Interface Process

[screen captures in Backup Slides or live/Captivate demo?]

Where to from here?• Other potential Web service data interfaces from

AIM to CeTARS:– Test items and test data (ACR xxxxx)

– Others ????

• Mechanism to explore interface issues in detail and develop detailed functional, cost, and technical data for possible implementation – recommend establishing a standing CeTARS-AIM interface working group

• CeTARS relationship to future Enterprise Data Environment (EDE)?

Proposed IPT• Functional Leads:

– Denise Green

– Melinda O’Brien

• Technical Leads:– Paul Graf (AIM)

– Mark Brockway (CeTARS)

• Business process:– Brief kickoff splinter meeting in Orlando this week

– Periodic Web meetings / demos as coordinated by Functional and Technical leads

Points of Contact• Ron Zinnato, AIM SSO, NAWCTSD Orlando,

[email protected], 407-380-4667• Melinda O’Brien, AEGIS Training and Readiness

Center (ATRC), [email protected], 540-653-6833

• Paul Graf, AIM Team, [email protected], 443-276-4106

mailto:[email protected]



Backup Slides

AIM AOIT Viewing/Editing Procedures

AIM AOIT

AIM CMS Viewing/Editing Procedures

AIM CMS

AIM CMS Output to CeTARS

AIM Course Selection for CMS Output

AIM CMS Exporting to CeTARS

AIM CMS Exported to CeTARS

Error When Course Already Exists in CeTARS

Error When There is a CDP Conflict with CeTARS

CeTARS Navigation to CMS

Query of CIN/CDP

Course Master Schedule version imported

Location of Events Validation Table for Topic Title imported from AIM

Completed CMS Entry in CeTARS

Documents

AIM – CeTARS Web Service Interface: Course Master Schedule and Other Possibilities November 2008