Data Linkage Graphical User Interface for Febrl

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Data Linkage Graphical User Interface for Febrl

• Author Changyang Li
• Student IDu4168439
• Supervisor Peter Christen
• Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
  
• Date March 15, 2007

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Why is GUI so important?

• The original Febrl can only be operated by the
  user who has the command of Python programming
  language.
• It is hard and complicated to modify the initial
  data for the user.
• GUI classifies the software to the MVC pattern.

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The introduction of Febrl

• Freely Extensible Biomedical Record Linkage
  Release 0.3
• The software designed to provide three main
  functions
• Data Cleaning and Standardization
• Deduplication
• Record linkage

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Software technology needed

• Python Python is an object-oriented and
  scripting programming language
• wxPython wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the
  Python programming language. It allows Python
  programmers to create programs with a functional
  graphical user interface.
• MVC Model-View-Controller

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Functions of Graphical User Interface

• Two main functions of GUI
• Self-contained editor function
• The main toolbar visualizing the functions of
  Febrl for the user

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Timetable

• Week 12 Familiar with the Febrl and preparing
  technology knowledge
• Week34 Initial presentation and Initial
  requirement report
• Week 56 Draft graphical user interface
  programming accomplished
• Week 78 Background process programming
• Week 9 10 Debugging and updating
• Week 1113 Finishing the final report

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Any Question ?

• Thanks