CMS Genie - Technical Datasheet

CMS Genie - Architecture

CMS Genie has been developed using the MVC model and open standards based on technologies like Java (J2SE/J2EE), RDBMS and XML.

Access Control Service (ACS)

ACS is responsible for implementing security checks to ensure no un-authorized users access information. Fine grained permissions can be set for users and groups on objects (folders, pages, documents, version, etc).

Document/Page Management Service (D/PMS)

D/PMS is responsible for maintaining the structure (folders) of the content and fetching requested content on demand. D/PMS works with the Content Cache(CCS) and Version Management Service(VMS) to server requested content.

Version Management Service (VMS)

VMS is responsible for managing multiple versions of content(documents) in the system. Documents can have many versions to support content roll-backs and multiple locales.

Content Caching Service (CCS)

Frequently requested content is cached by the CCS to reduce the server load and increase application response times. In addition to objects, part (regions) of web pages (which have a high assembly cost) too can be cached in the CCS. CCS is responsible for expiration of cached content when changes to content or newer versions are detected.

Job Scheduling Service (JSS)

JSS handles execution of pre-defined one-time or periodic tasks in the background.

Access Logging Service (ALS)

ALS logs each requested page/document/file. Along with the name of the requested document, ALS also logs additional demographic information like:

• Country of origin
• Date and time of request
• Referring URL
• Username (if available)
• User's ISP's hostname and IP address
• Browser

ALS alongwith Reporting Service (RS) provides the ability to perform detailed hit analysis.

Reporting Service (RS)

Various reports for analysis of user activity are provided by the Reporting Service. Reports can be exported to multiple formats like PDF, Microsoft Excel, RTF, CSV and XML. Data exported as XML or CSV can then be imported into other systems for further use if required.

Personalization Service (PS)

PS works in conjunction with the Page Assembly Service to fetch data personal to the user making the request.

Search/Indexing Service (SIS)

SIS is responsible for indexing the website content and answering search queries. Intelligent cross linking of content based on metadata is also handled by SIS.

Templating and Page Assembly Service (T/PAS)

Page assembly involves collating various content fragments that make up the page via content channels. Templating is done by standard JSP and Taglibs technology.

Database Abstraction Layer (DAL)

DAL separates the business logic from the underlying database. This makes it possible to port CMS Genie data onto many other databases.

Platform Technologies

CMS Genie is built on the J2EE platform.

Core J2EE Technologies:

• Servlet API 2.3
• JSP 1.2
• JNDI 1.2
• JTA 1.0.1
• JavaMail 1.3
• JDBC

Common Open J2EE Frameworks:

• Jakarta Struts
• Hibernate
• Spring framework

Relational Database

All content is stored in a relational database. Database access is segregated into a different layer to facilitate porting the application onto more RDBMS servers.