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The Product
The vizbybis2 product consists of two core parts - the client side, a browser-based application, and the server side application of Java™ components. The server side design is suitable for installation in organizations ranging from small companies to mega-corporations. The client side can be the vizbybis2 client side Adobe® Flash® application or the organization’s own mashup.
What does the product do?
The server side application makes Visual Documents, typically by constructing a data request to the database and then rendering an image (i.e. a Super Graphic). The client side application (the Graphical User Interface (the “GUI”)) creates a mashup of the rendered image and the context map. The context map can be Google Maps™ or another context map. Additional context maps will be available in future product releases.
What is the product’s logical architecture?
The vizbybis2 logical architecture is divided into components based upon functionality and where each component is run. The following vizbybis2 logical architecture diagram shows the major components within each layer, and identifies the interfaces that are exposed between the layers.
Key components of the vizbybis2 system:
Client Layer (GUI) – The client layer contains the client components. This includes the HTTP browser (Internet Explorer® 7) and the Adobe® Flash® 9 plug-in application used by the application. This GUI is a mashup, meaning it is responsible for bringing together both the Google Maps™ and the vizbybis² server applications. The product also supports mashups that access the RESTful services directly.
Presentation Layer (RESTful Server) – The presentation layer consists of a RESTful interface to provide access to the vizbybis2 application and associated resources that drive the content shown to the user. This layer is written in Java™ (J2EE™) and runs as a software service. These services provide the entire interface between the business logic, rendering engine, and the outside world. It has no knowledge of the context map used to display its images. It also has no knowledge, except authorization, of who is calling its features.
Business Layer (Server) – The business layer components represent the core of the vizbybis2 system. These components respond to instructions from the RESTful layer and produce Visual Documents. The components also have the knowledge on how to interface to the backend relational database.
Data Layer (Database) – The data layer is used by the business layer. The business layer is responsible for translating the Visual Document requests (from RESTful) into the data requests written in structured query language, SQL.
How does the product actually work?
In the above diagram the client makes an HTTP (web) based request. The RESTful server responds with an XML package. This XML might, for example, be a dataset or a GIF image. In the diagram the mashup effect is shown where the client requests a Google Map™ (or other context map) which responds with the required map.
Where will the product be installed?
The vizbybis2 server application is suitable for implementation within an organization's own environment. The client side Adobe® Flash® application runs on a user’s web browser accessing the RESTful server using HTTP. This use of HTTP enables broad deployment, for example it enables support of a virtual private network (VPN).
How does a user access the product?
A user accesses the client side application using the client GUI or an organization may wish to use its own mashup.
How does the product interface with Google Maps™?
The Google Maps™ interface is held entirely within the client side application and is provided as a mashup.
What does the GUI look like?
Below are examples of the vizbybis2 client side Adobe® Flash® application:
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The GUI functionality includes:
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The GUI functionality includes:
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The GUI functionality includes:
Will vizbybis2 run with other BI tools?
Yes. vizbybis2 has been designed to work with most other BI tools. The RESTful interface allows the vizbybis2 client side application to call other BI tools and for other BI tools that have an open architecture, to call vizbybis2 via the RESTful interface. Alternatively, an organization may wish to combine another BI tool with vizbybis2 as a mashup.
vizbybis2 has been designed to work with:
The vizbybis2 RESTful interface allows it to work with other applications in addition to those listed above.
Which database will vizbybis2 run against?
vizbybis2 connects to a database using JDBC and uses ANSI compliant SQL. As such it is designed to work against SQL databases including: