The Common Analysis Framework Project

ATLAS, CERN-IT, and CMS embarked on a project to develop a common system for analysis workflow management, resource provisioning and job scheduling in the distributed computing infrastructure based on elements of PanDA. After an extensive feasibility study and development of a proof-of-concept prototype, the project has now a basic infrastructure that can be used to support the analysis use case of both experiments with common services. In this paper we will discuss the state of the art of the current solution, giving an overview of all the components of the system.