UseCase: AnnotateWorkflowDefinitionInMIR

UseCaseDescription:

After constructing or editing a workflow definition, the user wants to annotate it with free text to record why they have chosen to use a particular service instance, e.g. BLAST@EBI is faster than BLAST@NCBI, and/or specified a particular service parameter, e.g. BLAST E-value.

PrimaryActor:

A biologist or bioinformatician.

OtherActors:

SystemComponents:

LabBook client, Gateway EScienceLayer, MyGridInformationRepository.

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PreConditions:

The primary actor must have the appropriate permissions to access their MyGridInformationRepository.

FlowOfEvents:

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EndResult:

An annotation is recorded about the workflow definition that is stored in the MyGridInformationRepository with the appropriate metadata such as date, time, concept type and access permissions.

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Links to UserInterviews, FreeTextCases, LiteratureCases and ScientificProblems:

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-- PeterLi - 18 Feb 2003