This document provides information about FenixEdu, an open source academic management software developed at IST. It describes the technologies used in FenixEdu including the Fenix Framework, Struts, JSPs, and others. It outlines the FenixEdu architecture and domain model. It also presents an agenda for a 4 day training on FenixEdu covering introduction, development tools, domain model, and presentation layer.

1. October 2013

2. Who
● Artur Ventura
○ artur.ventura@ist.utl.pt
● David Martinho
○ davidmartinho@ist.utl.pt
● Sérgio Silva
○ sergio.silva@ist.utl.pt

3. Contents
● Development tools
○ Eclipse
○ GIT
○ Maven
● FenixEdu Architecture
○ Fenix Framework
○ Struts
○ JSPs + Renderers
○ Faces
○ iReports
● FenixEdu Domain

4. Calendar
● 1st Day
○ FenixEdu Introduction
● 2nd Day
○ Development Tools
■ GIT
■ Maven
■ Eclipse
● 3th Day
○ Domain Model
■ Fenix Framework
● 4th Day
○ Presentation Layer
■ Struts
● JSP
● Struts
● Faces

5. Today
● What is FenixEdu ?
● Technologies
● Fenix Architecture
● Let’s solve a bug in FenixEdu ?

6. What is FenixEdu ?
● Academic Management Software
● Open Source Project
○ https://fenix-ashes.ist.utl.pt
○ https://github.com/ist-dsi/fenix
● @ IST and other academic institutions

7. What is FenixEdu ?
LOC stats

8. What is FenixEdu ?
Contributors

9. Technologies @ Fenix

10. FenixEdu Architecture
MYSQL
Application Container (Tomcat, Jetty)
Fenix Framework
(STM)
Domain
Model
JSP
renderers
Struts
Faces
Jersey
(REST API)

11. Deployment Architecture
AS1 AS2
MYSQL
Apache
Load Balancer

12. Beyond Fénix
● DOT - Administrative Management
○ https://dot.ist.utl.pt
■ Missions, Expenditures & SnailMail Tracker,
SIADAP, Processes, Protocols, …
● SOTIS - Publications Management
○ https://sotis.ist.utl.pt
■ Manage researchers’ publications
■ Academic curriculum
● DOCS - Documents Repository
○ https://docs.ist.utl.pt
■ upload, download and share documents within
organization

13. Let’s fix a bug in Fenix
1. View bug fix request in RT
2. Identify the bug
3. Design fix
4. Implement fix
5. Test it
6. Commit & Pull Request

14. What’s next for you ?
● create user @ github.com
○ with photo please (faces are nice to identify you)
● create a ssh key
○ https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys
○ send public key to sergio.silva@ist.utl.pt
■ put your name, istID & github username in the
email body
● fork fenixedu project
○ > git clone https://github.com/<user>/fenix.git
○ > cat README.md