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4.2. SOUL-Web Edition

Yatrik Patel, Scientist D (CS)

Divyakant Vaghela, Scientist B (CS)
Swapnil Patel, Scientist B (CS)

Priya Madnan, Project Associate (CS)

The Centre is in process of developing web-based version of SOUL based on the requirement collected
from user community. The web edition of SOUL would be platform-independent that would run on any
operating system (i.e. Linux, Windows). Any browser could be used as client so that user can work on
any device independently e.g. desktop, laptop, mobile, tablet, etc. Moreover, SOUL web edition could

be hosted on cloud platform. SOUL (Web edition) is based on Representational State Transfer (REST)
protocol, which relies on a stateless, client-server, cacheable communication protocol and in virtually all
cases, the HTTP protocol is used. Web-based SOUL can be configured in any language for performing
housekeeping operations.

During the period under report, REST based services and interfaces for the Catalogue Module of SOUL
Software have been completed.

Technologies: Java, JSP, MySQL, REST protocol (JAX-RS), Apache Tomcat

4.3. SOUL New Version (For Microsoft Windows 8 and above)

Yatrik Patel, Scientist D (CS)

Divyakant Vaghela, Scientist B (CS)
Swapnil Patel, Scientist B (CS)
Bhargavi Kadiya, Project Officer (CS)

Nrutik Prajapati, Project Officer (CS)

The Centre has started working on new version of SOUL software using latest technologies. New
version of SOUL for Microsoft Windows 8 and above would be compatible with Microsoft.Net
Framework 4.5 and Microsoft SQL server 2014 or later version. The software has the state-of-the-art
Graphical User Interface wherein user can create or choose theme for his/her account. Users would be

able to change the font size and other parameters as per their requirement for better visual and
performance experience. The new version would have built-in facility of sending SMS/email for each
circulation transactions along with several enhancements. The new version of SOUL would be
responsive. As such, it will be compatible with touch screen laptops/tablets.

During the period under report, Development of interfaces for Administration, Circulation, Acquisition

module, Serial Control is in progress.

Technologies: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, WPF, MS SQL 2014, Microsoft Platform

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