CCTV Office Automation system

Introduction

The general target of CCTV Office Automation project is to setup a system in the LAN of CCTV. The system provides various office applications for the users to assist their daily office work. It also connects different separated information islands and integrates them together to strengthen the internal management, improve the work efficiency and assist the analysis and decision. The sustainable improvement and development of business information systems have facilitated the uninterrupted expansion and perfection of information systems with the business growth.

Functional features

• Internal communication platform
  Email system and online forum for users in the organization to improve communication efficiency.
• Information publication platform
  Electronic billboard and electronic magazine for information publication in the organization.
• Information management
  Information library with convenient maintenance, sharing, search and access.
• Workflow automation
  Real-time monitoring and tracking of workflow to solve the problem of cooperation between different departments and positions.
• Assistant Office Automation
  Meeting management, automobile management, book management, online training and video conference.
• Information integration
  This system integrates existing HR, inventory management, mobile management, foreign affairs management, canteen management systems to reduce the response time lag and improve decision making capability.
• Decision making support
  The system provides convenient search and access of various kinds of information to assist users for decision making.

Technical features

• The system is based on B/S architecture. It's convenient to use and maintain.
• The system complies with the J2EE criteria.
• The system is base on component technology and is composed of separate components to insure flexibility and extensibility.
• This system is based on HTTP protocol and supports connection with other network systems. It's independent of the operating system of the users.
• Customizable workflow sub-system.
• Integration of the existing systems and existing information.
• The system uses firewall, security protocols and authorization management to guarantee the safety of the applications and the information.
• The system integrates all the modules/sub-systems together and provides a unified access user interface in the Portal page.

System architecture

The system has five layers, namely User Interface Layer, Application Layer, Interface Layer, Application Support Layer and Database Layer. The workflow engine used in the Application Support Layer was developed by Litsoft. It is suitable for different types of workflow applications and is used by the China Development Bank and Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee. The following is the system architecture of the system.

CCTV OA system architecture

• User Interface Layer
  The system is web-based and the users can visit it using browser.
• Application Layer
  This layer is composed of the application modules.
• Interface Layer
  It provides system interfaces for the data exchange between upper and lower layers and customized interfaces for other external systems.
• Application Support Layer
  • Workflow
    • Application interface for end users to start, operate, and end different workflows.
    • Graphical user interface of workflow modeling for system administrators.
    • Workflow logic and data form process.
  • Organization architecture
    • Maintain organization architecture information such as role, position for the application modules.
  • System platform
    • Unified user management functions and standard interface for user information maintenance.
    • User verification and access authorization.
    • System log; system monitoring.
    • Mobile office service.
• Database Layer
  This layer provides structural and non-structural data storage for other layers.