Web-based Workflow Platform

Contents Application Architecture Workflow Model Customization Capability Integration with other applications Scalability Security Administration

Application Architecture

Workflow Model

Customization Capability

Integration with other applications

Scalability

Security

Administration

Application Architecture

Application Architecture Base platform LAMP (Linux, Apache, Mysql, Perl)‏ Stable, Scalable, low-cost Linux Apache MySql Perl (mod_perl)‏

Base platform

LAMP (Linux, Apache, Mysql, Perl)‏

Stable, Scalable, low-cost

Application Architecture Object Store Manager – Flexible Data Structures Serialized objects stored with unique id Object collections indexed with relational tables Script Interpretor – Flexible Code Application objects contain HTML with embedded Perl scripts Application tools – Form Wizard, Report Wizard Linux Apache MySql Perl (mod_perl)‏ Object Store Manager Script Interpretor

Object Store Manager – Flexible Data Structures

Serialized objects stored with unique id

Object collections indexed with relational tables

Script Interpretor – Flexible Code

Application objects contain HTML with embedded Perl scripts

Application tools – Form Wizard, Report Wizard

Application Architecture Base Application Modules – Customizable base Default Application modules shared with all customers hosted on the server Common Data Objects – Shared, Invariant data Data objects shared between all customers hosted on the server Linux Apache MySql Perl (mod_perl)‏ Object Store Manager Script Interpretor Base Application Modules Common Data Objects

Base Application Modules – Customizable base

Default Application modules shared with all customers hosted on the server

Common Data Objects – Shared, Invariant data

Data objects shared between all customers hosted on the server

Application Architecture Multiple Client Profiles – Multi-tenant Each client account has a secure, private objects space Customized application modules Private data objects Linux Apache MySql Perl (mod_perl)‏ Object Store Manager Script Interpretor Base Application Modules Common Data Objects Profile 1 Apps Data Profile 2 Apps Data Profile 3 Apps Data Profile 4 Apps Data Profile 5 Apps Data

Multiple Client Profiles – Multi-tenant

Each client account has a secure, private objects space

Customized application modules

Private data objects

Application Architecture Sessions Manager Manages user login sessions, and maps to individual client profile Linux Apache MySql Perl (mod_perl)‏ Object Store Manager Script Interpretor Base Application Modules Common Data Objects Profile 1 Apps Data Profile 2 Apps Data Profile 3 Apps Data Profile 4 Apps Data Profile 5 Apps Data Sessions Manager Network

Sessions Manager

Manages user login sessions, and maps to individual client profile

Workflow Model

PDCH Workflow Model Process Activity Case Data Object Role Precedence Form Data Value Actor execute skip undo

Workflow Configuration Workflow Flags shared cyclic Name Project Form Parent Workflow Flags skip close success undo Name Permissions Linked Object Linked App Alerts Milestone Form Milestones email sms Documents Name Permissions Views Ext. Entities Name Permissions Roles Project Team Name Permissions Roles

Workflow Objects Files Project Project Project Project Project Manager Project Team Customer Account Manager Trans. Statement Project Sections Activity Milestones Overview Companies

Groups & Users Access rights controlled by groups and users Each object has read, write and delete rights Groups Users Sales Areas Internal Users Accounts Managers Contact External App Back Office Admin

Access rights controlled by groups and users

Each object has read, write and delete rights

Customization Capability

Customization Data Structures Form Wizard – Easily editable forms Forms can be attached at any level of workflow - project, milestone, category or activity Reports Report Wizard – Easily editable reports Reports can be customized to client requirements Workflow Configuration Files – Easily editable workflow rules Follows a simplified version of the PDCH workflow model (http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/vanderaalst01beyond.html)‏

Data Structures

Form Wizard – Easily editable forms

Forms can be attached at any level of workflow - project, milestone, category or activity

Reports

Report Wizard – Easily editable reports

Reports can be customized to client requirements

Workflow

Configuration Files – Easily editable workflow rules

Follows a simplified version of the PDCH workflow model (http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/vanderaalst01beyond.html)‏

Integration with other applications

Integration XML input and output filters Objects can be created by extracting data from external XML feed Simple mapping of external object attributes to internal attributes Extraction of data is also possible in XML Invocation of third-party applications Milestones and forms can be associated with third-party applications Provides a seamless user interface Scheduled Batches or Event Triggered Data transfer can be batched and scheduled at pre-determined intervals Data transfer can be triggered based on internal events associated with objects such as milestone, task, appointments etc.

XML input and output filters

Objects can be created by extracting data from external XML feed

Simple mapping of external object attributes to internal attributes

Extraction of data is also possible in XML

Invocation of third-party applications

Milestones and forms can be associated with third-party applications

Provides a seamless user interface

Scheduled Batches or Event Triggered

Data transfer can be batched and scheduled at pre-determined intervals

Data transfer can be triggered based on internal events associated with objects such as milestone, task, appointments etc.

Scalability

Scalability Virtualization Layers can be split into multiple servers Sessions Manager Network Database Server Database Server Database Server Application Server C1 C2 C3 Application Server C4 C5 C6 Application Server C7 C8 C9

Virtualization

Layers can be split into multiple servers

Security

Security Object Level Each object can be protected by encryption and access levels User Level Access to data and application objects controlled by user and group membership Client Level Each client account has an independent application and data space Server Level No single point of access – each object can be protected independently Relational database contains only subset of data Network Level Encrypted network connections possible

Object Level

Each object can be protected by encryption and access levels

User Level

Access to data and application objects controlled by user and group membership

Client Level

Each client account has an independent application and data space

Server Level

No single point of access – each object can be protected independently

Relational database contains only subset of data

Network Level

Encrypted network connections possible

Administration

Administration User Manager Manage users, rights and group memberships Groups Manager Manage groups and memberships Object Manager Manage individual objects Index Manager Manage relational tables for object collections Access Statistics Monitor application access statistics

User Manager

Manage users, rights and group memberships

Groups Manager

Manage groups and memberships

Object Manager

Manage individual objects

Index Manager

Manage relational tables for object collections

Access Statistics

Monitor application access statistics

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