[jsdl-wg] FYI: workflow discussion (was [Fwd: [ogsa-wg] Materials for tomorrows call])

Ravi Madduri madduri at mcs.anl.gov
Wed Nov 29 21:44:02 CST 2006


Andreas
How can one be part of this discussion on workflow ? Please let me know

Thanks

Andreas Savva wrote:
> I think the material to the attached email should be of interest to at
> least a few people on this list.
> 
> Note that the call referred to is today at 1pm UTC, if you would like to
> attend.
> 
>> The following is a proposed agenda for OGSA-WG telecon on Nov. 30th.
>> Thursday from 7am - 9am  (CST).
>>
>> ** attention: new international number **
>>
>> Dial-in numbers for Thursday:
>>    Free: +1-888-452-0308
>>    Intl/Toll: +(210) 234-7446
>>    PIN:  71815
>>    See more information:
>>    - https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/go/wiki1477
>>
>> Screen share service will be provided.
>>    URL:         http://ogsa.glance.net
>>    Session key: 1130
>>    See more explanation:
>>    https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/go/wiki1584
> 
> 
> The link to the full agenda:
> http://www.ogf.org/pipermail/ogsa-wg/2006-November/002312.html
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Subject:
> [ogsa-wg] Materials for tomorrows call
> From:
> "Andrew Grimshaw" <grimshaw at cs.virginia.edu>
> Date:
> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:52:24 -0500
> To:
> <ogsa-wg at gridforum.org>
> 
> To:
> <ogsa-wg at gridforum.org>
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> Steve McGough and I were asked to prepare a discussion around workflow 
> for the telecom tomorrow. Attached is a short slide deck and some XML 
> examples – to be explained during the call.
> 
>  
> 
> I have another meeting in which I am presenting that runs from 7-9 am 
> eastern, so will miss the opening of the OGSA call. If for some reason I 
> am late, Mark can present.
> 
>  
> 
> A
> 
>  
> 
> Andrew Grimshaw
> 
> Professor of Computer Science
> 
> University of Virginia
> 
> 434-982-2204
> 
> grimshaw at cs.virginia.edu
> 
>  
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <wflow:Workflow xmlns="http://schemas.ggf.org/wflow"
> 	xmlns:wflow="http://schemas.ggf.org/wflow"
> 	xmlns:jsdl="http://schemas.ggf.org/jsdl/2005/11/jsdl"
> 	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchemas-instance">
> 
> 	<!-- This example is similar to WorkflowExample-1.xml (located at
> 		 http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~mmm2a/Workflows/WorkflowExample-1.xml).
> 		 The differences are that we give more then one JSDL template
> 		 document in this one, the first of which is used to perform some
> 		 out-of-band initialization.  We indicate this by creating an
> 		 artificial dependency in the second JSDL document called a flow
> 		 and then referencing that later in a Workflow node.
> 	-->
> 	<jsdl:JobDescription id="prepare-task">
> 		<!-- The job identification element is standard JSDL and not relevant
> 			 to this example
> 		-->
> 		<jsdl:JobIdentification>
> 			<jsdl:JobName>One Generator</jsdl:JobName>
> 			<jsdl:Description>A job which Generates data required for using the fibonacci flow.</jsdl:Description>
> 		</jsdl:JobIdentification>
> 
> 		<jsdl:Application>
> 			<jsdl:ApplicationName>one-generator</jsdl:ApplicationName>
> 			<!-- In most cases, this element would have other information
> 				 inside of it (like a POSIXApplication element or
> 				 HPCApplication element).  We leave it blank here to simplify
> 				 the example.
> 			-->
> 		</jsdl:Application>
> 	</jsdl:JobDescription>
> 
> 	<jsdl:JobDescription id="add-task">
> 		<jsdl:JobIdentification>
> 			<jsdl:JobName>Adder</jsdl:JobName>
> 			<jsdl:Description>A job which takes two input values (integers) and produces an output value which is the sum of the inputs.</jsdl:Description>
> 		</jsdl:JobIdentification>
> 
> 		<jsdl:Application>
> 			<jsdl:ApplicationName>adder</jsdl:ApplicationName>
> 			<!-- Here is where we might place elements for the JSDLPosix
> 				 extension, or the HPC extension, or something else -->
> 		</jsdl:Application>
> 
> 		<jsdl:DataStaging name="input-1">
> 			<jsdl:FileName>input-1.dat</jsdl:FileName>
> 			<jsdl:CreationFlag>overwrite</jsdl:CreationFlag>
> 			<jsdl:Source/>
> 		</jsdl:DataStaging>
> 
> 		<jsdl:DataStaging name="input-2">
> 			<jsdl:FileName>input-2.dat</jsdl:FileName>
> 			<jsdl:CreationFlag>overwrite</jsdl:CreationFlag>
> 			<jsdl:Source/>
> 		</jsdl:DataStaging>
> 
> 		<jsdl:DataStaging name="output">
> 			<jsdl:FileName>output.dat</jsdl:FileName>
> 			<jsdl:CreationFlag>overwrite</jsdl:CreationFlag>
> 			<jsdl:Target/>
> 		</jsdl:DataStaging>
> 
> 		<wflow:DataStream name="foo">
> 		</wflow:DataStream>
> 	</jsdl:JobDescription>
> 
> 	<wflow:Node id="initializer">
> 		<wflow:JSDL jsdl-ref="prepare-task"/>
> 	</wflow:Node>
> 
> 	<wflow:Node id="fib-2">
> 		<wflow:JSDL jsdl-ref="add-task">
> 			<wflow:Dependencies>
> 				<wflow:Dependency node-ref="initializer"/>
> 			</wflow:Dependencies>
> 
> 			<wflow:Input data-ref="input-1">
> 				<wflow:URI>http://tempuri.org/data/one.dat</wflow:URI>
> 			</wflow:Input>
> 
> 			<wflow:Input data-ref="input-2">
> 				<wflow:URI>http://tempuri.org/data/one.dat</wflow:URI>
> 			</wflow:Input>
> 		</wflow:JSDL>
> 	</wflow:Node>
> 
> 	<wflow:Node id="fib-3">
> 		<wflow:JSDL jsdl-ref="add-task">
> 			<wflow:Dependencies>
> 				<wflow:Dependency node-ref="initializer"/>
> 			</wflow:Dependencies>
> 
> 			<wflow:Input data-ref="input-1">
> 				<wflow:URI>http://tempuri.org/data/one.dat</wflow:URI>
> 			</wflow:Input>
> 
> 			<wflow:Input data-ref="input-2">
> 				<wflow:Node node-ref="fib-2">
> 					<wflow:Source data-ref="output"/>
> 				</wflow:Node>
> 			</wflow:Input>
> 		</wflow:JSDL>
> 	</wflow:Node>
> 
> 	<wflow:Node id="fib-4">
> 		<wflow:JSDL jsdl-ref="add-task">
> 			<wflow:Input data-ref="input-1">
> 				<wflow:Node node-ref="fib-2">
> 					<wflow:Source data-ref="output"/>
> 				</wflow:Node>
> 			</wflow:Input>
> 
> 			<wflow:Input data-ref="input-2">
> 				<wflow:Node node-ref="fib-3">
> 					<wflow:Source data-ref="output"/>
> 				</wflow:Node>
> 			</wflow:Input>
> 
> 			<wflow:Output data-ref="output">
> 				<wflow:Target>http://tempuri.org/fib-4.dat</wflow:Target>
> 			</wflow:Output>
> 		</wflow:JSDL>
> 	</wflow:Node>
> 
> 	<wflow:Flows>
> 		<wflow:Flow node-ref="fib-4"/>
> 	</wflow:Flows>
> </wflow:Workflow>

-- 
Ravi K Madduri
The Globus Alliance | Argonne National Laboratory
http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~madduri



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