The OpenECOMP Portal is a platform that provides the ability to integrate different OpenECOMP applications into a centralized Portal Core. The intention is to allow decentralized applications to run within their own infrastructure while providing common management services and connectivity. The Portal core provides capabilities including application onboarding & management, centralized access management, and hosted application widgets. Using the provided SDK, application developers can leverage the built-in capabilities (Services / API / UI controls) along with bundled tools and technologies. Anchor Architecture Architecture
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- Service Design and Creation (SDC): visual design tools for Services
- Policy creation (editing and conflict identification tools)
- Visual design tools for Analytic Applications (out-of-scope for first OpenECOMP release)
Instantiating Services
The Portal offers a Virtual Instantiation Deployment (VID) GUI to trigger MSO instantiation of Services and components that have been certified and distributed for production. These services may include:
- Infrastructure Services (such as compute and storage resources)
- Network Services (Virtual Network Functions)
- Application Services (such as a load-balancing function)
VID reads the models created in SDC, and, in turn, forwards the appropriate information to MSO during the Service instantiation process.
See the Installing and Running the OpenECOMP DemoONAP Demos page for a scenario that uses the VID interface.
Administration
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The forthcoming User Guide <<DocRef: User Guide>> will provide a comprehensive user-focused view of the capabilities of the Portal.
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For developers who wish to add applications that interact with OpenECOMP components, and offer a user interface exposed through the Portal, there is a <<DocRef: Portal Software Development Kit (SDK)>>. This SDK includes bundled tools, technologies, and built-in capabilities such as services, APIs, and User Interface controls. By adhering to the SDK, developers create applications that have a consistent look and feel, and can interact with other applications. Applications can be developed as full web pages or as functional widgets to facilitate a seamless user experience
Applications and widgets developed using the Portal SDK are onboarded via the tools available to an OpenECOMP Administrator. The Administrator creates or assigns roles for the application, and makes the application visible to users via menus or links.
Portal Platform Main Components
Portal Core Integration: APIs in the SDK provide simplified integration between the OpenECOMP Portal Core and the OpenECOMP Applicationapplications. By default, any application built on the SDK will have implicit integration with the Portal Core.
Centralized Access Control: The Portal core acts as a gatekeeper for all OpenECOMP applications. The Site administrators will decide who gets access to which applications with a distributed access management scheme.
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Context-Aware UI Controls: Since the OpenECOMP Portal Core serves both as the point of entry and as the provider of context-aware menus and UI controls, it can ensure that when a user jumps from one application to another, the application menu items remain consistent and comply with the user’s access level. (This property of access control is called "Single Sign-On (SSO)".)
Visualization & Reporting Engine: This component is used to develop analytical reports and visualizations on AVP / RCloud / RSpeed / RAPTOR.
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