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Dylan Barkowsky edited this page Sep 12, 2024
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The following subjects are relevant to the PIMS business operations.
For terms related to development or technologies used in the application, see the Development page.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Inventory | Any parcel (land) or building recorded in PIMS. These are often referred to as properties. |
| Project | A submitting of properties for sale or transfer, often referred to as a disposal. |
| Dispose | To relinquish a property through external sale or internal transfer. Disposal Projects handle this process. |
| Surplus Property Program (SPP) | The process through which properties are tracked during their disposal. |
| Enhanced Referral Process (ERP) | The portion of the SPP where properties are available for internal transfer. |
| Surplus Properties List | The portion of the SPP where properties that are being externally sold are listed. |
| User | An individual who uses PIMS. Could have a role of General User, Administrator, or Auditor. |
| Agency | An organization that owns properties listed in PIMS. For example, BC Housing. Users will belong to one of these agencies. Some agencies are parent agencies that contain multiple child agencies. For example, Citizens' Services contains Real Property Division. |
| Administrative Area | Each of these corresponds to a location within BC. Usually these are municipalities, such as Victoria. |
| Notifications | PIMS sends out multiple notifications, many of which are during the Disposal Project process. These notifications are in the form of emails, sent using the Common Hosted Email Service. |
| Parcel Identifier (PID) | A unique identifier for each parcel within BC. This ID is generally a series of nine digits formatted as ###-###-###
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| Property Identification Number (PIN) | Another parcel identifier used by the Federal Government. Primarily used on parcels where the Federal Government has had ownership. |
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory | Policy | Submitting and maintaining property information. | Junior |
| SPP | Policy | Surplus Property Program business process – Disposing properties in inventory. | Intermediate |
| ERP | Policy | Enhanced Referral Process – properties available for internal transfer. | Senior |
| SPL | Policy | Surplus Properties List – properties being externally sold. | Intermediate |
| First Nation Consultation | Policy | First Nation consultation process in relation to SPP. | Senior |
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agile | Project Management | Project Management process | NA |
| Scrum | Project Management | Agile framework for development and delivering | NA |
| Daily Scrum | Project Management | Scrum daily ceremony | NA |
| Sprint Review | Project Management | Scrum sprint conclusion ceremony | NA |
| Sprint Retrospective | Project Management | Scrum sprint conclusion ceremony | NA |
| Backlog Refinement | Project Management | Agile activity of ensuring stories are ready for development | NA |
| Jira | Project Management | 3rd party project management tool | NA |
Getting access to the various environments, services, tools that are required to develop and support PIMS.
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Source Control, DevOps | Repository hosting services | Junior |
| OpenShift | Infrastructure | Container orchestration | Intermediate |
| Keycloak | Integration, Identity | 3rd party solution to manage authentication and authorization | Junior |
| Rocket.Chat | Tool | Exchange Lab communication tool | Junior |
| DEV | Environment | OpenShift environment for QA | Junior |
| TEST | Environment | OpenShift environment for UAT | Junior |
| PROD | Environment | OpenShift environment for production | Junior |
Install the required tools, software and configure developer environments to support development. While a developer will for the most part only need to follow the setup documentation, it requires a greater depth of understanding of how everything works together.
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Development, Infrastructure | Containerized architecture | Intermediate |
| Docker Compose | Development, Infrastructure | Tool to control containers locally | Intermediate |
| Keycloak | Integration, Identity | 3rd party solution to manage authentication and authorization | Intermediate |
| Oauth | Security | Open standard for access delegation | Senior |
| Open ID Connect | Security | Simple identity layer | Intermediate |
| Git | Source Control | Versioned source code - fetch, pull, push, rebase | Intermediate |
| Pull Requests | Source Control, DevOps | Code review | Intermediate |
| GitHub | Source Control, DevOps | Repository management service | Intermediate |
| Configuration | Development | Environmental abstraction | Intermediate |
| SQL Server | Development, Infrastructure | Database | Intermediate |
| Bash | Development | Tooling development language | Junior |
| Linting | Development | Development standards enforcement | Junior |
| Unit Testing | Testing | Automated testing of code | Intermediate |
| Code Coverage | Testing | Unit testing coverage reports | Intermediate |
| VS Code | Development | Development tool | Junior |
| Visual Studio | Development | Development tool | Junior |
Supporting PIMS requires an understanding of the different parts, components, integrations, tools, architecture, and processes.
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory | Business | Submitting and maintaining property information. | Junior |
| SPP | Business | Surplus Property Program business process – Disposing properties in inventory. | Intermediate |
| ERP | Business | Enhanced Referral Process – properties available for internal transfer. | Senior |
| SPL | Business | Surplus Properties List – properties being externally sold. | Intermediate |
| Database | Container | SQL Server on a Linux container provides the central data-source for PIMS. | Intermediate |
| DAL | Development | Data access layer used for all communication with the database and 3rd party tools within the API. | Senior |
| API | Container | RESTful HTTP endpoints. | Intermediate |
| Application | Container | Web application to support UX/UI. | Intermediate |
| Leaflet | Integration, GIS | 3rd party tool to present GIS. | Junior |
| Light Workflow Engine | Development | Data structure and logic to support project workflow rules and status. | Intermediate |
| Notifications | Integration, Development | 3rd party integration with CHES to send email based on Light Workflow Engine. | Intermediate |
| Roles | Development, Security | Claim based identity authorization. | Intermediate |
| Keycloak | Container | 3rd party tool and service to authenticate and authorize. | Senior |
| Stakeholders | Business | Key resources who use PIMS. N/A |
There are two primary development layers within PIMS, the frontend and the backend. The frontend is a React web application that supports the UX/UI. The majority of the GIS components are hosted within the frontend.
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Development, Infrastructure | Containerized architecture | Intermediate |
| Docker Compose | Development, Infrastructure | Tool to control containers locally | Intermediate |
| Bash | Development | Tooling development language | Junior |
| Keycloak | Integration, Identity | 3rd party solution to manage authentication and authorization | Intermediate |
| Oauth | Security | Open standard for access delegation | Junior |
| API | Architecture | RESTful, microservice | Intermediate |
| Configuration | Development | Environmental abstraction | Intermediate |
| React | Development | Frontend JavaScript library for UI | Intermediate |
| Redux | Development | Frontend JavaScript library for state management | Intermediate |
| Formik | Development | Frontend JavaScript library for forms | Intermediate |
| Styled Components | Development | Frontend JavaScript library for UI | Junior |
| JavaScript | Development | Frontend development language | Intermediate |
| Typescript | Development | Frontend development language | Intermediate |
| AJAX | Development | Frontend communication layer | Intermediate |
| CSS | Development, UI | Frontend UI syntax | Junior |
| SASS | Development, UI | Frontend dynamic CSS | Junior |
| Node | Development | Building tools for JavaScript | Junior |
| NPM | Development | Node Package Manager tool for development | Intermediate |
| VS Code | Development | Development tool | Intermediate |
| Linting | Development | Development standards enforcement | Junior |
| GIS | GIS | Geographical Information System mapping | Intermediate |
| WMS | GIS | Web Map Service standard protocol | Junior |
| WFS | GIS | Web Feature Service standard protocol | Junior |
| Leaflet | ntegration, GIS | Frontend 3rd party library for GIS | Junior |
| Unit Testing | Testing | Automated testing of code | Intermediate |
| BrowserStack | Testing | 3rd party automated integration testing tool | Junior |
The backend components of PIMS are composed of the API, DAL, Database, Keycloak, and various integration with 3rd party tools.
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Development, Infrastructure | Containerized architecture | Intermediate |
| Docker Compose | Development, Infrastructure | Tool to control containers locally | Intermediate |
| Keycloak | Integration, Identity | 3rd party solution to manage authentication and authorization | Intermediate |
| Oauth | Security | Open standard for access delegation | Senior |
| Open ID Connect | Security | Simple identity layer | Intermediate |
| N-tier | Architecture | Architecture Separation of concerns and layering features | Intermediate |
| API | Architecture | RESTful, microservice | Intermediate |
| C# | Development | API and tooling development language | Intermediate |
| .NET Core | Development | API and tooling development framework | Intermediate |
| Mapster | Development | Data transformation tool | Intermediate |
| Configuration | Development | Environmental abstraction | Intermediate |
| DI | Development | Dependency Injection abstraction | Senior |
| MVC | Development | Model View Controller architecture | Intermediate |
| AJAX | Development | Frontend communication layer | Intermediate |
| VS Code | Development | Development tool | Intermediate |
| Visual Studio | Development | Development tool | Junior |
| TSQL | Development | Database development language | Intermediate |
| Entity Framework | Development | Database integration library | Intermediate |
| SQL Server | Development, Infrastructure | Database | Intermediate |
| Bash | Development | Tooling development language | Junior |
| Linting | Development | Development standards enforcement | Junior |
| GIS | GIS | Geographical Information System mapping | Intermediate |
| WMS | GIS | Web Map Service standard protocol | Junior |
| WFS | GIS | Web Feature Service standard protocol | Junior |
| Geocoder | Integration, GIS | 3rd party tool for GIS | Junior |
| CHES | Integration, Email | 3rd party email tool | Intermediate |
| Unit Testing | Testing | Automated testing of code | Intermediate |
| SQL Profiler | Monitoring, Debug | Database query performance analysis tool | Junior |
A greater understanding of the infrastructure that supports PIMS outside of the local development.
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Development, Infrastructure | Containerized architecture | Intermediate |
| Docker Compose | Development, Infrastructure | Tool to control containers locally | Intermediate |
| OpenShift | Infrastructure | Container orchestration | Intermediate |
| Kubernetes | Infrastructure | Container orchestration | Junior |
| Cronjobs | Infrastructure | Infrastructure database backup tooling | Junior |
| Keycloak | Integration, Identity | 3rd party solution to manage authentication and authorization | Intermediate |
| Oauth | Security | Open standard for access delegation | Senior |
| Open ID Connect | Security | Simple identity layer | Intermediate |
| Git | Source Control | Versioned source code - fetch, pull, push, rebase | Intermediate |
| GitHub | Source Control, DevOps | Repository management service | Intermediate |
| GitHub Actions | DevOps | Automated testing and reporting | Junior |
| DevOps | Infrastructure, Architecture | CI/CD pipeline - infrastructure as code | Senior |
| Jenkins | DevOps, Integration | DevOps configuration and automation | Junior |
| API | Architecture | RESTful, microservice | Intermediate |
| Configuration | Development | Environmental abstraction | Intermediate |
| Application | Architecture | Frontend web application | Intermediate |
| AJAX | Development | Frontend communication layer | Intermediate |
| Entity Framework | Development | Database integration library | Intermediate |
| SQL Server | Development, Infrastructure | Database | Intermediate |
| Bash | Development | Tooling development language | Junior |
| Leaflet | Integration, GIS | Frontend 3rd party library for GIS | Junior |
| Geocoder | Integration, GIS | 3rd party tool for GIS | Junior |
| CHES | Integration, Email | 3rd party email tool | Intermediate |
| Elasticsearch | Monitoring, Infrastructure | Search engine data repository | Junior |
| Kibana | Monitoring | Data visualization dashboard | Junior |
| Prometheus | Monitoring, Infrastructure | Event monitoring and alerting | Junior |
| Grafana | Monitoring | Data visualization dashboard | Junior |
The processes, tools, and configuration to support Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
| Subject | Domain | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Development, Infrastructure | Containerized architecture | Intermediate |
| Docker Compose | Development, Infrastructure | Tool to control containers locally | Intermediate |
| OpenShift | Infrastructure | Container orchestration | Intermediate |
| Kubernetes | Infrastructure | Container orchestration | Junior |
| Cronjobs | Infrastructure | Infrastructure database backup tooling | Junior |
| Keycloak | Integration, Identity | 3rd party solution to manage authentication and authorization | Intermediate |
| Git | Source Control | Versioned source code - fetch, pull, push, rebase | Intermediate |
| Pull Requests | Source Control, DevOps | Code review | Intermediate |
| GitHub | Source Control, DevOps | Repository management service | Intermediate |
| GitHub Actions | DevOps | Automated testing and reporting | Junior |
| Jenkins | DevOps, Integration | DevOps configuration and automation | Junior |
| SonarQube | DevOps, Integration | Code coverage and quality monitoring | Junior |
| Configuration | Development | Environmental abstraction | Intermediate |
| Entity Framework | Development | Database integration library | Intermediate |
| SQL Server | Development, Infrastructure | Database | Intermediate |
| Bash | Development | Tooling development language | Junior |
| Unit Testing | Testing | Automated testing of code | Intermediate |
| BrowserStack | Testing | 3rd party automated integration testing tool | Junior |