System Context and Scope
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This section establishes the system boundaries of the Seedcase framework and situates the framework in its operational context by describing its potential human and computer communication partners. Human communication partners are grouped into user roles which are broadly applicable to the entire Seedcase framework. For a detailed discussion of these user roles, see User Requirements. Whether any computer communication partners are present for a particular Seedcase installation depends on the specific needs or requirements of the Data Resource managed by Seedcase.
The diagram below illustrates the interaction and the direction of information flow between the Seedcase framework and its communication partners.
The table below indicates, in very general terms, the nature of the messages exchanged between the Seedcase framework and its communication partners. Input messages are sent by a communication partner to the Seedcase framework, while output messages are sent by the framework to a communication partner.
| Communication partner | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Data Contributor | data | data validation, upload confirmation |
| Data Requester | data search terms, data project request | metadata, data extract |
| Administrator | user, project and data management actions | validation, confirmation |
| External User | project search terms | data project information and findings |
| Communication partner | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| External Secure Server | - | data extract |
For more information about the data input formats we expect to handle, see Expected Type of Input Data.