We've now created our test data centre services for EP2DC Use Case 1.

We've created two endpoints:
(1) SOAP
(2) TEST-POX (Plain Old XML)

Next step is to get EPrints to talk to this!
 
 
Here's our second use-case for automagically retrieving data used in an  EPrints publication from a remote data centre.

UC TITLE   
UC 02-accessing test data via EPrints

CONTEXT   
Accessing test data associated with a publication retrieved from EPrints.

BRIEF UC   
A publication is retrieved from EPrints that has associated test data stored at a remote data centre.  A request is issued to the owner of the data to allow access.  This request is approved, and the data set is made available as an URL to the data set at the data centre.  On accessing the data centre, the user is authenticated, and the data made available.

FULLY DRESSED UC
Scope    
EPrints data inject module.

Level    
User goal.

Primary Actor   
Scientist-interested in the test data associated with a publication that is relevant to their own work.

Stakeholders     
- Analyst-needs access to data.
- Data reuser-interested to access the data in anticipation of using the data in a different context.
 - Funder-needs to be able to audit the work performed.
 - Time-any delay conserving the data has a direct impact on data quality.
- Machine-machine operating system and application suite determines data format.

Preconditions     
A publication is retrieved from EPrints that has associated test data stored at a remote data centre.

Postconditions    
The data set is made available after a demand and authorization process.

Main Success Scenario
1. Scientist navigates to EPrints article that has corresponding data sets.
2. Scientist clicks a control (link, multi-select list, etc) to request access to data.
3. The owner of the data authorises data access.
4. An URL is made available to the external facility where the data is located.
5. The scientist navigates from EPrints to the target URL, is authenticated at the data centre, and retrieves the data.

Extensions
2a. Data access is unrestricted and approval is not required.
3a. The owner of the data refuses access.
5a. Data set at external facility cannot be located.