About Client
The client is a prominent legislative institution governing a continent. Employing 10,000 staff members, this government entity is instrumental in crafting and implementing the continent’s laws and policies.
Business Goals & Specifications
- Multimedia Management and Publishing Capabilities
- The new Multimedia Portal should retain all the functionalities present in the previous system to ensure continuity and user familiarity.
- The Portal should have additional support for uploading multiple media under a single channel, enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of media management.
- Media should be organized by categories and tags, improving content discoverability and management.
- The Portal should have search functionality to enable users to find specific media quickly, utilizing comprehensive content management for media.
- User-Friendly Media Editing
- Editors should have the capability to crop images during media upload, ensuring media quality and relevance.
- Content Management and API Integration
- Portal Control Panel should be efficient for managing content selection, with functionalities exposed via REST APIs to facilitate integration with other systems.
- The Liferay’s Digital Media Library should be leveraged to manage and access a wide range of media assets effectively.
- Multilingual Support
- Ensure that new languages are added to Liferay, providing comprehensive multilingual support to cater to a global audience.
- Integrate tools to manage and update language support seamlessly within the Liferay system.
Implemented Features & Capabilities
- Centralized Media Storage : Implemented capabilities to store and manage government parliament media within the Multimedia Portal, ensuring streamlined access and organization.
- Multi-Resolution Support : Implemented functionality to upload and handle media in various resolutions, optimizing flexibility.
- Channel Organization : Developed channels to group media effectively, enhancing user experience.
- Automated Tagging : Leveraged Liferay’s automatic tagging of media to streamline organization and retrieval, improving the Content Management for Media.
- Advanced Search : Configured Liferay’s an advanced search system to manage media based on tags, enriching the overall functionality of the media library.
- Migration Wizard : Implemented a wizard and backend capabilities to facilitate seamless content migration to the new portal, ensuring a smooth transition.
- External Database Integration : Configured Service Builder to connect with external databases, enhancing overall archive management.
- Live Logging : Developed a live logging to track system activities with color-coded logs for effective monitoring.
- Queue Monitoring Panel : Developed a panel to review and manage processed queue items within the Media Management System, supporting efficient media handling.
- Third-Party Image Cropping : Integrated tools for cropping images within custom modules to enhance media editing capabilities.
- REST API Exposure : Exposed all custom entities through APIs to ensure seamless integration and access for external third party system.
Technology Components & Implementations
- Service Builder :
- Persist and fetch custom data within the system.
- Liferay :
- Implemented a panel app available in site settings under content management.
- This panel app includes a search container displaying data from ElasticSearch.
- The search container features search, filter, and order by functionalities, leveraging the management toolbar.
- Introduced support for three new languages in Liferay.
- Cropper.js :
- Enables users to crop images within custom modules.
- Elastic Search :
- Used for faster data retrieval.
- Custom analyzers and filters were written to enhance search performance.
- Vanilla Datepicker :
- Allows users to select dates at various places within the system.
- jQuery Timepicker :
- Allows users to select times at various places within the system.
- Magicsuggest :
- Manages tags within the media.
- Provides a type-as-you-search feature to search for tags.
- Inputmask :
- Used for phone number validations to ensure correct input format.
Technical Blueprint
Java
reCAPTCHA
JQuery
Bootstrap
Apache
Liferay portal 7.4 GA3
JAX-RS REST API
Magic
suggest
jQuery
Timepicker
Vanilla
Datepicker
Inputmask
Cropper.js
Apache
Vanilla
Datepicker
Benefits & Value Proposition
- Enhanced Media Organization : Efficient categorization and tagging of media.
- Optimized Performance : Faster loading and processing of media.
- Advanced Search Capabilities : Quick access to relevant media via powerful search.
- Streamlined Media Management : Easier media upload and editing for better productivity.
- Scalable Architecture : Handles increasing media and user activity smoothly.
- User-Friendly Interface : Easy navigation and interaction with media.
- Multilingual Support : Media accessible in multiple languages.
- Robust Security : Protects media content and user data effectively.
- Efficient Content Distribution : Simplifies media sharing across platforms.
