JACoW Registration Module

JACoW DatabaseScientific Program Management System

(SPMS)

Matt Arena, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

SPMS Registration ModuleFebruary 2005, Knoxville, TN, USA, Matt Arena 2

Design

• Dynamic data definition

• Administrator defines “meta data”• prompts, data types, short/long descriptions, display

length, field length, fee schedule, encryption

• Data types include: Numbers, Strings, Dates, Fees and Fees w/Multipliers (e.g. banquet tickets

• Display types include: text box, multi-line text box, Yes/No and popup lists

SPMS Registration ModuleFebruary 2005, Knoxville, TN, USA, Matt Arena 3

Design

• HTML pages built by combining meta data

• Page definitions contains control flags– Available/unavailable, show/hide, continue

URL, SSL security option, login required

• Tracks conditional requirements– Tied to Yes/No popup

• Can combine two popup lists into one fee schedule (fee matrix)

• Optionally, limits the number of registrants

SPMS Registration ModuleFebruary 2005, Knoxville, TN, USA, Matt Arena 4

Users

• Each page has publishable URL for data entry and reporting

• Data verified using meta data information– (e.g. data type, required, fixed length)

• RM display “invoice” upon successful data entry

• Automatic email to users when payment is processed

SPMS Registration ModuleFebruary 2005, Knoxville, TN, USA, Matt Arena 5

Reporting

• Data extract to EXCEL– Balance due option for billing needs– Name tags, banquet count, etc.

• Budget Report– Line item totals for all fees defined– Total collected– Alternate income sources (on to do list)

• XML extract a possibility (depends on need)

• Other reports on to do list