topic Enterprise architecture? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/enterprise-architecture/m-p/264872#M218002 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello all… I'm a freshman here in the Alfresco community and have a top line architecture question that I didn't think warranted being in the Architecture section… not "high-level" enough. If this isn't the case, please moderators feel free to smack me down and tell me where to post.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have read many posts here and feel good about the Alfresco crowd, and indeed the product itself.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am a newly appointed Tech Director within my organisation… a TD who's background is - strictly speaking creative. I was a Digital Creative Director… now a tech. The organisation is in media services - high level photography, tv and video work, creative services, publications design etc.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I explain my background to substantiate the level of my terminology really - no dummy, but the echelons of systems speak sometimes need translating for me.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am designing a ground-up systems architecture that will serve:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. the day to day needs and task management of a workforce;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. the creation of customer records and job bags (incl. associated estimates, quotes, purchase orders and time sheets);</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. the reporting of financials and necessary "dovetailing" with accounts system;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. the supply of content to a customer facing web platform</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>…. the list does go on</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>…. I want to build the system.. not buy it.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>…. I use far too many dots!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm very much at the conceptual "coffe cup and a bic biro" specification stage, this will fashion the technical specification and then - when given board approval - developer recruitment.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So, my question, which I know will spur others:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In order to build a browser based, SQL served system that:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. greets an individual employee on login… presents a dashboard based on their employment status/job type… current jobs, current tasks, team collaboration etc.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. allows job creation and necessary client paperwork (estimates, quotes, purchase orders and time sheets)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>3. Facilitates tracking of job progress etc.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>4. On job completion, raises a draft invoice, alerts the financial team who check and give the invoice approved status for transmission to the customer.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>5. gives board members MIS facilities when they log in.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>6. I'm sure there's more.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I envisage:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>A. Alfresco as the "spine" of the workflow.. the repository, the employee dashboard. utilising solr etc.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>B. Drupal as a front-end web framework (is this still the way, or is that all a bit 2008?)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>C. Accounts system (the only bought-in part of the mix.. I don't want to reinvent that wheel)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>D. A cloud-based private PaaS systems infrastructure (this point is contentious, but on the face sounds possible)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Alfresco currently uses the term "sites" where my organisation would use Job numbers (not a big issue, but I state that as means of explanation).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anyone help firm my thoughts? Convince me to u-turn? Apply a few pearls of wisdom?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you kindly in advance.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jus</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:08:56 GMT justinstamatic 2012-02-17T11:08:56Z Enterprise architecture? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/enterprise-architecture/m-p/264872#M218002 Hello all… I'm a freshman here in the Alfresco community and have a top line architecture question that I didn't think warranted being in the Architecture section… not "high-level" enough. If this isn't the case, please moderators feel free to smack me down and tell me where to post.I have read many Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:08:56 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/enterprise-architecture/m-p/264872#M218002 justinstamatic 2012-02-17T11:08:56Z Re: Enterprise architecture? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/enterprise-architecture/m-p/264873#M218003 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Welcome <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /> </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Your many ideas sound fine.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Whether a "Job Bag" equates to a "Share Site" is something to explore.&nbsp; There are many options for laying out content.&nbsp; Consider the security requirements and the lifecycle first.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A. Alfresco as the "spine" of the workflow.. the repository, the employee dashboard. utilising solr etc.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- yes that's fine.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>B. Drupal as a front-end web framework (is this still the way, or is that all a bit 2008?)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- yes its still that way.&nbsp;&nbsp; "Alfresco add-ons" is the latest example.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>C. Accounts system (the only bought-in part of the mix.. I don't want to reinvent that wheel)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- yes - alfresco is not an accounts system.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>D. A cloud-based private PaaS systems infrastructure (this point is contentious, but on the face sounds possible)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- yes this is possible.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:22:48 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/enterprise-architecture/m-p/264873#M218003 mrogers 2012-02-17T11:22:48Z