Mica 2

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Mica 1 limitations

• Performance when viewing and editing (Drupal database constraints)
• Difficult to improve (Drupal API constraints)
• Difficult to upgrade (Drupal distribution constraints)

Mica 2 solutions

• Opal is used for variables edition
• Manage networks, studies and datasets documents in a separate server (Java):
  • easier to develop
  • easier to maintain and upgrade
  • dedicated mica administration web application
• Drupal is used for viewing only
  • mica related pages can still be customized (content, layout and style)
  • not a distribution anymore: mica is a Drupal module

Mica 2 new features

• Search anything by anything's criteria
• Domain coverage of anything, combined with search criteria
• Markdown support
• Taxonomies in Opal

Mica 2 architecture

Drupal

Admin

Mica server

Opal server

User web interface

Networks, Studies, Datasets

Variables, Taxonomies

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Mica 2 demo

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