CIS020-1 Shared Power: Group Project on Tool Sharing System

This document presents a solution for the 'Shared Power' information system project, designed to enable tradesmen to share specialized tools. The system allows registered users to add and manage tool details, while other members can search, book, and hire tools for a limited period. The system incorporates features like tool booking, cancellation, detail modification, and return management. It also handles invoicing, including hire charges, delivery fees, and lateness penalties, with a fixed insurance charge. The project utilizes Python and the PyCharm IDE, following an Object-Oriented Programming paradigm. Key functionalities include adding/deleting tools, viewing tool details, searching for tools, booking tools, and generating invoices. The document also provides references to relevant resources used in the project's development. Desklib offers a range of study tools and solved assignments to support students in their academic endeavors.

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Unit title& Code: CIS020-1
‘Shared power’

Introduction
• ‘Shared power’ Information System is System that is designed to allow
tradesmen share expensive and specialized tools rather than buying them.
• The system allows only registered users or tradesmen to add details of the
tools that are available for hire.
• Other registered members can search for the tools up to 6 weeks, its
availability and can hire the tool for up to a maximum of 3 days.
• After the booking of the tool, The tool can be collected by the user or
Dispatched to the user by a rider which will attract an additional shipping
fee. Also returning the booked tool late will attract a fine equals to double
the day rate
• At the end of every month, An Invoice is produced with all information
about the hire charges, delivery charges and lateness charges if applicable.
Also an Insurance flat charge cost of £5 is added to all monthly bill.

Tools and Platforms
• Programming Language
• Python. An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming
language used to develop software and Web applications
• Tools and Platforms
PyCharm. An integrated development environment(IDE) used in computer
programming, specifically for the Python language. It is developed by the Czech
company JetBrains
• Programming Paradigm
Object Oriented Programming Paradigm. The use of Objects(Having both
data and Methods) and Classes in the development in order to incorporate
Modularity and Code Reuse

Shared Power features/Scope
• Add /Delete tool. Add/delete details of tools to the system for hiring purposes
• View tools. View the Details of Added tools
• Search Tools. Finding by Looking for the tools in the system
• Book Tools. Hiring of the tools available
• Cancel tool booking. Negate the tool hiring process
• Change Tool Detail. Making changes to the tools information
• Return a tool. Returning the tools after use
• View Invoice. Viewing of monthly charged and other charges

Systems Functionality
• On running the application from PyCharm IDE, The application runs without an
error and brings the following first page. The page allows the tradesmen to
register if they are new or login if they are existing users.

Adding a tool
• On adding the Details of the tool, Click “Create tool” Button to add
the tool ready for hire.

Rent/Hire a tool
• To hire a tool, You provide the details of the days, months, year, hour
for hiring in order to calculate the charges and for record keeping

View tools
• This is where you are able to see the available tools in the store for
hire

View Bookings
• This shows the details of all the hiring made and who booked the
tool and at what date/time

Cancel tool Booking
• Cancel the Booked Tool for some other reasons.

References
• Meier, B.A., 2017. Python GUI Programming Cookbook. Packt
Publishing Ltd.
• Prince, R. and Davis, H., 2016. Computer Application: GUIs.
• Johansson, R., 2019. Introduction to Computing with Python.
In Numerical Python (pp. 1-41). Apress, Berkeley, CA.
• Sinha, S., 2017. Python Environment. In Beginning Ethical Hacking
with Python (pp. 39-41). Apress, Berkeley, CA.