D4.1 Design report on approach and mechanism for effective customized complex product specification

This deliverable addresses the design of an approach and a set of mechanisms for effective
customized specification of complex products, and thus it reports on the findings of the Task 4.1 in
workpackage 4.
The deliverable first identifies the generic entities and concepts needed for specification of the three
types of complex products addressed in GloNet, namely: the PV power plants, the intelligent
buildings, and the future incubators. Then a set of generic meta-data is specified for representing
data related to detailed configuration and ordering of these complex products. A class diagram is
presented corresponding to this specification, within which a set of classes, their attributes, as well as the methods defined on the classes are specified. Both the functional and non-functional
requirements of the aimed complex products are identified and analysed. Through analysing these
requirements, a set of 21 use cases are designed. Furthermore, for each use case, its corresponding
UML use case diagram and some textual description are provided. Then in the scope of the database
design, a relational database schema is defined for managing all data in this system. Finally, a set of
data manipulation services for the database system are designed, which will be implemented in the
next task T4.2. As such, a number of representative abstractions of user interfaces are designed
representing the base data manipulation functionalities and interactions of the user with the system.
In the next step of WP4, during the task T4.2, the prototype of the database system addressed in
T4.1, as well as its planned services will be implemented. This development aims at supporting the
effective complex product specification, during its gradual process, and implements the design
described in this deliverable. The data manipulation services running on the database will be cloudbased software services that will be developed on top of the CAS platform.