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Usecase Tutorial Or Wizard For Wrapping External Programs

Use Case Name: Tutorial or Wizard for wrapping external programs

Importance: 1, votes: 4


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Summary:

Users would like to easily wrap an external program in Kepler. By "wrap" we mean create a simple workflow that consists of being able to run an external program that has already been developed, eg a C or Fortran program.

Users would like either or both of the following:

  1. an instruction set / tutorial for easily "wrapping" an external program into a workflow in Kepler
  2. a wizard inside Kepler that takes them through the steps of producing this workflow.


Preconditions:

Working external program has already been written.


Triggers:

User runs wizard or user opens tutorial.


Basic course of events:

User executes wizard inside Kepler, points it at their external program, and configures any required settings via the wizard.


Alternative paths:

User reads tutorial that explains how to "wrap" external programs and builds the workflow.


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