Ebase Xi

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In computing, Ebase Xi is a commercial rapid application development platform developed and distributed by Ebase Technology. Ebase Xi provides a software development framework that combines web browser-based user interface development, business process management and data integration into a single-technology IDE.

Overview

The Ebase Xi platform comprises three integrated modules:

  • ADP: Agile Development Platform: WYSIWYG development of interactive and data driven web applications
  • BPM: Business Process Manager: development of workflow-enabled business processes
  • IS: Integration Server: enabling the development and deployment of web services

Ebase Xi applications are operated at run time by the J2EE compliant Ebase Xi application server.

Concepts

Ebase Xi is designed to provide functionality that simplifies and speeds-up the software application development process. In general this is delivered by abstracting the technical complexity inherent in globally adopted standards for data integration, UI development and business logic processing. For example:

  • Control-based WYSIWYG screen design, supported by property sheets and layout types, to allow sophisticated presentation control without detailed knowledge of CSS, client-side scripting or HTML.
  • A built-in event driven processing language called FPL that enables data integration, navigation, validation and data processing via simple and English-like command verbs, obviating the need for low-level software programming.
  • Abstraction of data communication with external systems via data Resources. Resources represent a connection to an external data source (or target) and contain fields that May Be mapped (bound) to fields within an Xi application. Data is moved between the application and an external data source via FPL commands issued against a Resource. Xi supports a range of Resource types, including databases (including views, and stored procedures and functions, where supported by the vendor), various XML-based data transport mechanisms, such as web services, flat files, PDF documents, Email, JMS messaging, and MQ Series. Xi also ships a SDK that allows developers to create Java-based Custom Resources to implement non-standard data integration.
  • Component-based design methodology enabling a design once reuse many times development approach.
  • Automatic WAI AAA accessibility compliance.
  • Automatic multiple language and internationalisation support.

Usage

Ebase Xi is used to speed up and simplify the development of transactional web applications. Types of application include:

  • Electronic Forms
  • Bespoke Intranet and Internet project development
  • Commercial software product development
  • Workflow processing
  • SOA and data integration solutions

Platform Features

Agile Development Platform

  • WYIWYG UI development
  • Simple connectivity to databases, Web Services, Email, PDF documents, and messaging systems
  • Component-based development
  • Event driven high level business logic processor
  • Extensible integration
  • Externalised security model, single sign-on support

Business Process Manager

  • Graphical workflow process designer and test harness
  • Human interactive task types with automatic mapping to Xi UI-based applications
  • System tasks for automatic data processing and integration
  • High level business logic processor
  • Dynamic process routing
  • Customisable interactive task lists
  • Customisable process administration dashboards
  • Timed escalation events
  • Parallel work stream processing (splits/joins)
  • External determination of run-time task assignments
  • External determination of user security profiles (authorisation)
  • Simple process connectivity to databases, Web Services, Email, PDF documents, and messaging systems

Integration Server

  • Publication and deployment of Web Services with connectivity to databases, Web Services, Email, PDF documents, and messaging systems