Anywhere Architecture

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Anywhere7.5.1Architecture Overview

Ana Biazetti, STSM, Smarter Infrastructure ArchitectureJan 2015

IBM Software Group | Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure 2014 IBM Corporation

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Agenda Anywhere Architecture Deployment Architecture Anywhere Platform Capabilities and Advantages Anywhere Configuration and Customization Summary



High Level Architecture

ExistingApplications

App. Authoring

MobileDevice

Maximo TRIRIGA

Metadata

Anywhere

App

Hybrid Executables

(apk, ipa )

Others

data

Application

Artifacts

Creates Builds

Design-time

Run-time



Architectural Principles Portable must run on multiple device OSs Mobile First User Experience Take advantage of Mobility features on device

GPS and location bases services Email, notifications Bar code scanning Camera

Seamless support of Connected and Disconnected Support of multiple backends (Maximo, Tririga, etc) Easily Configurable (queries, new fields) Customizable (adding new views, handle other BOs) Continuous Delivery (Rapid development, test, deployment)



Anywhere Runtime Architecture

Maximo

TririgaWorklight

Server

AnywhereOSLC

Adapter

MobileDevice

AnywhereApp

OSLC

http/json



Using Worklight as part of the architecture

AnywhereBuild Env Anywhere

Apps

Maximo/Tririga

OSLC Adapter

http- Json

OSLC



Anywhere Deployment Architecture



Detailed Deployment Architecture with clustering



Anywhere Platform Capabilities

Worklight

Security Communication Local Storage

Data Services

App Artifacts

Build Services

BusinessLogic

WorkMngt

Metadata(OSLC)

IndustrySolutions Tririga

BP/Customer

AnywhereMobileApps

AnywherePlatform

Auth

Authz

UI

Device NativeAPIs

Settings

Map

BarCodeScanning



OSLC Integration



Anywhere Platform Advantages Performance, Scalability, Reliability of communication through OSLC

Paging Support Stable caching provides performance boost Concise Json format for messages Transaction Management no request is lost or repeated Partial update support Dynamic partial query selection (restrict attributes returned) Linked Data Combined queries with Multiple levels of related MBOs with de-

duplication of objects Error Management includes consistent error codes and formats Attachment support (phase 2)

Extensibility Extensible resource model API documentation - Service provider documentation Supported through metadata (shape documents structure of document)

makes solution agnostic Extensibility of MBOs new fields can be discovered and used in apps without

coding Extensibility of Apps new views, mbos can be added



Anywhere Apps: Hybrid Apps Html, Javascript, css for common code across platforms which allows

faster development and maintenance Android SDK, cordoba plugins where device specific feature needed Access to native features: GPS, barcode Scanning through camera,

offline maps, email More to come in future releases

Disconnected local data storage based on WL JsonStore



Connectivity and Data Synchronization Communication with Backend OSLC

Standards based Integration:o Standard way to discover services. o Standard way to query for resources.o Standard way to represent resources.

Promotes loosely coupled integration Performance, Performance, Performance

OSLC Generic Adapter Methods for querying, updating resources Proxy to Maximo OSLC Takes care of authentication, etc.

JsonStore for device storage of data Supports data encryption



Application Artifacts App dev/config/customizationProvide higher level abstraction of application definition

does not require coding for simple scenariosApp.xml abstraction: ui Contains the specifications for the views in the application, including

views for the work list, record details, lookups, and dialog boxes. data Contains the specifications for the data resources that are used by

the application, including work list, lookup, and system resources. messages

Contains messages that are displayed on the user interface and recorded in the application log.



Anywhere Configuration/Customization Summary

Solution Setup and Initial Configuration

App Configuration

Anywhere

WL

App CustomizationAdd/remove/reposition fields Change labels

Add/change business logic, Add main objects

Enable/disable featuresAdd queriesConfigure properties



Examples of Configuration Change field labels Rearrange fields Change layout Add/remove fields Add lookups Add related objects



Sample Configuration: Query, New Field



Example Anywhere Scenarios for Configuration/Customization

ExtendedWork

Execution

New WorkMngt App

Work Mngt

WL

Other Maximo/TririgaDomain Apps

Anywhere Platform

WL

Anywhere Platform

WL

Other Non-Maximo/TririgaApps



OSLC Extensibility through Configuration



Anywhere References

Maximo Anywhere Knowledge Center http://ibm.co/1DMMti3

Maximo Anywhere Wiki http://ibm.co/1xRS0D9

Maximo Anywhere blogs on SMC http://ibm.co/1C4bOCP

Maximo Anywhere blogs on SM360 http://bit.ly/1BVYVdN

Maximo Anywhere Performance Chapter 9 of Best Practices for System Performance 7.5.x

http://ibm.co/12uf2n2

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