Automation of Distribution Management System

Abstract

This system manages deliveries and distributes IPs to different departments, accord- ing to customers requirements. The Distribution Management System not only processes the products according to their media but also manages each and every request using a web interface. The distribution team in the infrastructure Services group is responsible for delivery of products to internal as well as external customers of ST. Requests for delivery of products come in large numbers every day. So we have automated the process. At the starting level, we thought of using Selenium. Selenium automates browsers. Selenium has the support of some of the largest browser vendors who have taken (or are taking) steps to make Selenium a native part of their browser. It is also the core technology in countless other browser automation tools, APIs and frameworks. But lastly we automated the process using the Perl scripts and modules. There are two types of customers: 1.ST Internal Divisions 2.External partner ST Internal divisions of designers can ask any type of request; it may be web download and transfer products in their repository. There is one more customer called as External Partner, this request made by external customers through internal departments in ST. Finally the delivery will be transfer to external customer through data transfer gateways like SIFT and SFT. Distribution team takes care to process all type of requests. There are several types of methods, used to process different kind of customer Requests. The TRnD department creates libraries which can be reused for present and future projects. Other divisions in ST or external customers who need these libraries for their projects make a request for these libraries on a web interface known as DRT (Distribution Request Tracking). Distribution team takes care to process all the DRT requests. There are several types of methods used to process different kind of DRT.