Java Drag-and-Drop Applications

[maximo_nazar]

Hello to All!

I work in a data center where are hundreds of server racks. In oder to have let say a visual imagination of those server racks (with servers inside), a MS Visio application was developed that allows (user(s)-Administrators) to build server racks views by draging server pictures with mouse pointer and and droping them to desired, exact postions in the a rack.

Now, our management wants to have such kind of rack views in the web. That is why I am looking for some JAVA cook books, JAVA references that would help me to implement that task.

Maybe some of you have already worked with such kind of java graphic web applications, and could suggest me something?!

I thank you in advance!

Max

[Khalid Ali]

looks like you don't want a JavaScript solution. Do you?

[maximo_nazar]

Hi Khalid!

Any sugestions would be welcomed, also with JavaScripts!
Would be glad if you help me!

Regards,
Max

[Khalid Ali]

being not able to comprehend the complete scope of the project, don't know what I can help you with.
However, if you post your question in JavaScript section, and describe exactly how and what is it in your mind you can get a solution fairly quickly.
Here are few questions/suggestions
1. do u have images of frames
2. do you have images of servers that need to be dragged on racks/frames

if answers to the above are yes then is there a logic thay may be involved in dragging and dropping or its just simple random drag and drop.
If you make changes to the frames/racks do you want those changes to be persisted and if so then is there any prerequisites on what measn be used for such persistance.

This should be a good start.

[maximo_nazar]

Hello Khalid!

For your 2 Questions that you have asked last time is an answer YES!

There are images of Rack or Frames and there are images of Servers that would be placed by dragging and dropping action to the DESIRED position in the rack.

User would populate the rack/frame with server images by dragging and dropping and also the user would able to easily change the server postions in the rack/frame also with a mouse.

There should be also a way that the user could also SAVE his/her changes that he/she has made.

Everything should be done in the Web.

Would be nice if you could help me!

Best Regrads,
Max

PS: To have a better imagination of the task i am including the link below:
http://www.geocities.com/maximo_nazar/