CSNS is an open-source, web-based software system that combines the functions of learning management, program assessment, student administration and advisement into one system; and by doing so, CSNS achieves a level of efficiency that is not possible by loosely coupling several special-purposed systems.

Java and Maven are required to build the code, and PostgreSQL and a Java EE application server (e.g. Tomcat) are required to run it.

1. Create two empty databases, one for operational use and one for testing.
2. Populate the operational database using the following two SQL scripts:

• src/main/scripts/csns-create.sql - create all the schema elements.
• src/main/scripts/csns-test-insert.sql - create some sample data to play with. Please read the script to see what users, departments, and classes are created.

3. Copy build.properties.sample to build.properties.
4. Change the values in build.properties according to your environment.
5. Run mvn package to build the code.
6. Deploy the WAR file target/csns2.war to your application server.

For a development setup, please check out this [YouTube video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DQz69YIKHg).

You can test drive CSNS at http://cs3.calstatela.edu:4046/csns2/. Please contact Chengyu Sun at [email protected] to request an account.