JViews TGO is able to
turn business data into specialized graphical representations.
High-level views, such as tree, topology, chassis or table views,
are automatically populated with graphic objects whose icons,
decorations and annotations are driven by business-specific logic.
However, the appropriate representation can differ a lot, depending
on the context and purpose of the display. One can distinguish two
main domains: Network Management and Network Visualization. JViews TGO offers both
ready-to-use and highly configurable solutions to translate
information into pictures.
Default look and feel
The default look and feel, which comes natively with JViews TGO, is intended to
be used by professional network managers. It includes extremely
precise ways to display interconnected assets (such as nodes,
networks and equipments), and management information (such as
alarms and states). The underlying look and feel is based on
international and industrial standards, as well as the long-term
expertise of Rogue Wave® in this domain. For example, a single
node usually aggregates a lot of information such as its name,
type, function, family, operational state, different kinds of
alarms, primary and secondary states, and so on. Based on various
preferences and settings specified by the programmer, JViews TGO is able to
automatically build an appropriate visual representation. The aim
is to display as much relevant information as possible while, at
the same time, reducing the risk of mistakes. Here is a typical
example of the default look and feel:
This look and feel is often too precise for pure network
visualization needs. For this reason, JViews TGO offers other
flexible ways to represent business information.
Custom look and feel
For domains where the graphical representation should be less
constrained and possibly more attractive, JViews TGO offers
different ways to enrich the default look and feel. For example,
it is very easy to define new icons for some kinds of node or
state, or to define a specific representation for a given router
when it does not work properly. In contrast with demanding
network management activities, this is particularly suitable for
network and asset visualization for which there is less precise
information to display but in a more attractive way. This type of
configuration can be performed through Java™ code using the open
API of JViews TGO, or
through configuration files based on the Cascading Style Sheets
(CSS) syntax. So it is possible to describe the mapping between
information and its desired visual representation, and allow
developers to reuse and share the newly-defined look and feel
between many different applications. Here is a typical example of
a custom look and feel:
For a working example, run the Customizing Business Objects
Sample located in <installdir> /samples/integration/customization.