1. Alternative Solutions
Next Step
for
Agency coordination
CIMIC-Rutgers
02/22/2001

2. NJ Business Architecture
Interview
Rule Base
User Interface
Rule Base
Workflow
Customized
Workflow
generation
Client
Interview
session
Forms Base
User profile
monitoring
WFMS
Cental Server
Agency 1
Agency 2
Agency n
WFMS Stub
WFMS Stub
WFMS Stub

3. 4 3 2 1 ALTERNATIVES NJ PORTAL SOLUTION CONNECTION AND STORAGE
ONLY BY
AGENCY DB INTERACT

4. Only By E-mail 1 E-MAIL PROGRAM AGENCY PROGRAM FORM AGENCY DB DISPLAY
PRINT
AGENCY CLIENT

5. Only By E-mail 1 ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
Send the forms in FDF (or even PDF) via an
The Agency has to print the pdf and work as usual.
ADVANTAGE
DISADVANTAGE
No need to visit or submit paper forms
Uniform Interaction to all agencies
Print and re-enter data

6. Connection and Storage2
Connection and Storage
FORM DB
AGENCY
PROGRAM
FORM & WF
CLIENT INTERFACE
User friendly interface
Show list of tasks
Send output information to
stub
COLLABORATION
Provide Account mail
Storage space for forms
Install a lightweight
application on the server
WORKFLOW STUB
Read Form Data
Interact with User interface
Update workflow
Forward to the next agencies
CLIENT
INTERF
STUB
AGENCY DB
OUT & WF
AGENCY CLIENT

7. Connection and Storage2
Connection and Storage
Connection by Mail, Ftp, Web and etc. Store this information in an proper space. Client Interface
ADVANTAGE
DISADVANTAGE
Don’t need to print the fdf in DB
User Interface will interact with this “database”
Re-enter information
“Database” may be partial and inconsistent

8. Application interaction3
Application interaction
FORM DB
AGENCY
PROGRAM
FDF & WF
APPLICATION INTERF.
Worklists for users
Direct Interface with
Agency Applications
COLLABORATION
Provide a mail account
Provide storage space
Provide information on
Ag. Application Systems
Application
Interface
STUB
AGENCY DB
FEE
SECURE CONNECTION
OUT & WF
AGENCY CLIENT
FIREWALL

9. Application interation3
Application interation
Java Interface between Form DB and agency applications for direct interaction.
ADVANTAGE
DISADVANTAGE
No need to re-enter data
Requires collaboration from each Agency
Application details
Secure connection

10. NJ Portal Solution 4 OTHER SERVICES Statistics Monitoring
FORM DB
AGENCY
PROGRAM
OTHER SERVICES
News from the agency
Statistics
Monitoring
Tax/form expiration due dates
Fee change information
etc...
FDF & WF
STUB
Application
Interface
AGENCY DB
OUT & WF
OTHER
SERVICES
AGENCY CLIENT
FIREWALL

11. NJ Portal Solution 4 ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
Integrate the workflow services in the agencies structure and provide a “customized space” for customized information
ADVANTAGE
DISADVANTAGE
Personalize for each customer
Incremental development of service
Require time for development and maintenance

12. J2EE -> Java 2 Enterprise Edition
TECHNOLOGY
J2EE -> Java 2 Enterprise Edition
Collection on Java product to realize enterprise application
Portable
Scalable
Standard
Safe
Permit to concentrate directly on the logic problems