Creating a PHP Portal Creating a PHP Portal for Perseus Survey for Perseus Survey

SolutionsSolutions

SMD12: HighEdWebDev 2006SMD12: HighEdWebDev 2006

Tuesday, October 24Tuesday, October 24thth

3:30pm – 4:00pm3:30pm – 4:00pm

ClientClient

New York State Office of Temporary New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Services (OTDA)and Disability Services (OTDA)

Food Stamp Management Evaluation Food Stamp Management Evaluation Survey (FSMES)Survey (FSMES)

RequirementsRequirements

Online and offline deploymentOnline and offline deployment Administer surveys and audit Administer surveys and audit

progressprogress User portalUser portal Assign and group surveysAssign and group surveys

IssuesIssues

Predecessor’s existing systemPredecessor’s existing system– Did not adhere to campus standards Did not adhere to campus standards – Completely separate application for Completely separate application for

laptoplaptop– Nigh-impossible to maintainNigh-impossible to maintain

Perseus LimitationsPerseus Limitations– Cannot assign surveys or case studiesCannot assign surveys or case studies– No portal to audit progress across No portal to audit progress across

multiple surveysmultiple surveys

GoalGoal

Replicate existing functionality Replicate existing functionality utilizing standardsutilizing standards

Develop maintainable systemDevelop maintainable system Use same application both online and Use same application both online and

offlineoffline Ease user experienceEase user experience

Tools UsedTools Used

Perseus Survey Solutions Pro 6Perseus Survey Solutions Pro 6 PHPPHP MySQLMySQL ApacheApache WAMPWAMP CSSCSS

Perseus SurveySolutions ProPerseus SurveySolutions Pro

Enterprise survey platformEnterprise survey platform Multiple deployment optionsMultiple deployment options Advanced ReportingAdvanced Reporting

LaptopLaptop

Uses WAMPUses WAMP– WWindows indows AApache pache MMySQL ySQL PPHPHP– No internet connection neededNo internet connection needed– Application submits locallyApplication submits locally– Encrypted export for transportEncrypted export for transport

DeploymentDeployment

AccessAccess– UnlockedUnlocked– Emailed instructions to usersEmailed instructions to users

Laptop DeploymentLaptop Deployment– Download installation filesDownload installation files– CD-ROM for some sitesCD-ROM for some sites

LoginLogin

HomeHome

SurveySurvey

AdminAdmin

User InfoUser Info

Survey InfoSurvey Info

Client ReactionClient Reaction

New interface easier to useNew interface easier to use Immediate auditing usefulImmediate auditing useful More streamlinedMore streamlined No complaints about interface (yet)No complaints about interface (yet)

2007 Improvements2007 Improvements

Ability for different users to take Ability for different users to take grouped surveys different number of grouped surveys different number of timestimes

Ability to require minimum number of Ability to require minimum number of each type of case studieseach type of case studies

Smarty PHP TemplatingSmarty PHP Templating AJAX Enhanced InterfaceAJAX Enhanced Interface In-survey progress auditingIn-survey progress auditing

Questions?Questions?

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