2015 16th annual pabug conference iup mobile 2.1 doug rutledge

2015 16th Annual PABUG Conference

IUP Mobile 2.1

Doug Rutledge


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Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• 13,775 Students• 100,000+ Alumni• ~1800 Employees• Banner since 1997


Session Agenda

• 1.0• 2.0• 2.1• Challenges• Future• Q & A


1.0

• Mobile Connection– Started June 2011, live February 2013– Front end Rhodes framework (Ruby on Rails)– Back end Groovy/Grails– Made it work

• Issues– Slow– Calendar Issues


1.0

• Issues– Used self-service login

• SSO with Luminis• Students no longer using self-service login

– Android performance poor– Difficult to update

• Store submission required

– No Ellucian support/maintenance• Could not enter any cases


2.0

• Goals from VP (sponsor)– Keep same functionality– Improve technology– Network login

• Staffing– IT

• 1 coordinator, 2 developers

– Web Team• 1 director, 1 developer


2.0

• Evaluated options– N2N– DubLabs– Blackboard Mosaic– Ellucian Mobile

• Close integration with Banner• Easier to meet goals from VP


2.0

• Platform Edition (Not Application Edition)– Own presence in app stores– Requirements for store submissions

• Mac• Xcode• Android Studio


2.0

• How to replace custom application modules?– Native development

• Objective-C/Swift for iOS• Java for Android

– Use portlets with responsive design• Develop once for Mobile and Luminis

– Responsive design for mobile only web apps


2.0

• Servers– One test, one production– Open to the world– Install banner-mobileserver.war– Set up banner-mobileserver-config.groovy

• Rename from example-mobileserver-config.groovy• Server, CAS, and connection settings• Query overrides (very powerful)

– Directory (employee and student), security, roster

• Banner database for cloud data (not H2) – one user for queries/cloud (run grants script)


2.0

• Cloud configuration– Connections to Banner, LDAP, CAS, Roles– Events, Feeds, Important Numbers, Maps– Appearance (colors, background, about)– Set up application modules– Publish– Notifications– 24 hours for some changes to take effect


2.0 – Cloud Configuration


2.0

• Cloud configuration– Load data into cloud tables from Pro*C processes

• Departments and Offices from Ektron• Building information from XML file for map• 3 times a year• Saves data entry

– Can test configuration using Ellucian GO/Own App• No more building .ipa and .apk files• No more managing provisioning profiles


2.0

• Ellucian– Able to submit cases, and did so often!

• Web Team– Look and feel– Images and Icons– Screen shots– Store text– Google Analytics


2.0

• Custom Development– Java Web Services

• Advisor• Advisees (terms and advisees)• Class List (classes and students)

– Java Portlets• My Advisor• My Advisees• My Class List


2.0

• Custom Development– Directory

• Load data from Identity Management system nightly to custom Banner tables (since 1.0)

• Override queries in banner-mobileserver-config.groovy

– Request Info• Unsecured self-service apps with responsive design

– Store submissions• Followed documentation


2.0

• Timeline– January 2014 – Web Services/portlets (POC)– April 2014 – put infrastructure in place– August 2014 – went live with 3.5 version

• Cumulative Sessions– Fall 2013 (1.0) – 90,142– Fall 2014 (2.0) – 161,451

• Feedback very positive– Less support calls


2.0 – IUP Mobile


2.0 – IUP Mobile

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2.1

• April 2015• Android Lollipop update (old app didn’t work)• Bug fixes• Steps to upgrade to 3.8.1

– Banner grants– Update banner-mobileserver-config.groovy

• Override grade query (pre-Banner classes)

– Deploy banner-mobileserver.war file– Store information (new screen sizes)


Challenges

• Banner permissions– Make sure you have them all set– Schedule was not showing instructor– No access to STVGMOD– No error on app– Finally saw in logs


Challenges

• Android signing– 1.0 used auto generated keystore from rake– Do not lose keystore and password!– Need this to have different version of same app

• Losing test configuration after refreshing test database– Export schema before refresh– Drop mobile cloud tables– Import schema after refresh


Challenges

• App Issues– Overall very minor– Duplicate terms in grades (CR-000121804)

• Only on iOS• Only with CAS• Only when you first go directly to grades

– Twitter• Error when loading within app• Open in external browser


Challenges

• App Issues– Cannot add contact from faculty/staff on directory

• Only happening to us• Only on older iOS devices

– No link for further news details to CMS on iOS• CR-000101336• Fixed in 3.6

– CAS login failing• Need strong cell signal if not on wireless• Login time-out or fail


Challenges

• App Issues– Cannot install app from Google Play store

• Change billing address to United States

– Android requiring login for all application modules• CR-000117956• Paper fix, fixed in 3.6

• Cloud not saving changes sometimes– IDEA-25124– CR-000111418


Challenges

• Issues with 3.8 banner-mobileserver.war file– Events issue with Oracle database– Given 3.8.1 pre-release to fix it rather quickly

• Performance issue with 3.8.1 security queries– Override in banner-mobileserver-config.groovy


Future

• Registration– Load balancing– Stress testing

• Notifications• PABUG, Ellucian Live

– Evaluate point releases, monitor direction• Improve portlets

– More mobile friendly jQuery libraries with Luminis


Open to the Floor

• Questions• Comments


Please take time to complete our Conference and Session

evaluations.

YOUR INPUT MATTERS!!!

2015 16th annual pabug conference iup mobile 2.1 doug rutledge

Documents

pabug conference app

cloud configurationconnections

cloud data

mobile connectionstarted

iup mobile

cpe attendance form

custom application modules

app storesrequirements