[kepler-dev] [Bug 2121] New: - add features to support structural incompatibility

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2121

           Summary: add features to support structural incompatibility
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.0.0beta2
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: ldowney at lternet.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at ecoinformatics.org


system should check for structural compatability
1) at runtime
2) upon user request

If structural incompatibility found:
1) visually indicate
2) provide mechanism for user to:
   a) insert dummy/placeholder transformation actor
   b) select from a list of structurally compatible actors
   c) select from a list of appropriate transformation actors
   d) to create a transformation actor

This functionality may be implemented incrementally first starting with some 
simple lists being presented and later using some kind of mapping or matching 
tool such as SCIA.  In other words, give user the choice of luanching SCIA to 
do some mapping and produce a list of actors or custom built transomation 
actor or let user do a search to find transformation actors (that match eiter 
structurally, semantically or both).