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EPC Foundation

System Overview

EPC Foundation is a platform that integrates software development, construction, management, and implementation, it includes software runtime framework, workflow engine, configuration and construction tools, component repository, software runtime and implementation platform, and intelligent engine.
The EPC Foundation platform is independently developed by EPC Solutions (Beijing) Ltd., and has 100% intellectual property rights. The platform was released as version 1.0 in May 2005 and has undergone continuous optimization and iteration. Up to October 2024, it has been upgraded to version 6.0(cloud platform).
The development and configuration platform provides a standardized business development process, uses microservice architecture to make components service-oriented, and adopts agile development modes.
The cloud operation platform provides a SaaS standard architecture with elasticity, high reliability, and high maintainability.
The microservice component repository provides all software development results and manages the classification, names, versions, and dependencies between these service components. The components of microservice component warehouse include two categories, technical service components (such as UI, data services, etc.) and business service components (such as enterprise level functional services and project level functional services).
The configuration and implementation platform provides convenient and efficient tools for software implementation and configuration.
The intelligent engine quickly establishes cross system processes in heterogeneous systems through a dynamic rule, supporting multiple input and output methods. Dynamically update software business logic using visual configuration without affecting system stability.

Technical Architecture

The technical architecture design of the platform is based on microservice architecture, dividing the business into individual microservices according to business domains and tools. Each microservice contains its own independent core logic and external interfaces. And it is provided to the business front-end for calling through service routing.
Based on B/S technology, the client-side only requires a browser.
Using container technology to improve operation and maintenance efficiency, and it has great flexibility.
The technical architecture adopts a design concept based on loose coupling, high cohesion, layered components, modularity, configurability, easy integration, and scalability. It adopts a service-oriented architecture concept and supports internal and external interfaces, data transmission, and process integration.
By adopting advanced technical architecture, the system will have strong business adaptability, scalability, and security reliability after deployment.
The system provides platform support services, front-end services, core services, and data services.
Platform support services include basic authentication services, service management, service discovery, application configuration, data configuration, routing configuration, and logging services for software operation.
Front end services provide Restful APIs required for mobile and web clients. The services include web UI/mobile UI, permission control, and API gateway services.
Core services include basic application services required for building business systems, as well as service routing services for controlling service access.
Data services include database access services and integration services(with other business system) mobile data collection services, information push services, and messaging systems that support these services.
The use of microservices provides great flexibility and convenience. For example, user authentication and permission control can provide a secure, open, and simple service for the authorization of user resources by using the OAUTH protocol. In a complex multi-application service system, each service can use authentication and authorization services without the need to establish a separate authentication and authorization mechanism. Different clients can use different authentication methods for user authentication, such as account password login, mobile phone number, email, fingerprint, facial recognition, key, access card, ID card, domain login, WeChat, mobile app, QR code login, etc. In the OAUTH protocol, each application service does not access user account information and is authorized based on resources, ensuring the security of user information and flexibly controlling data permissions.
The platform provides a basic management and configuration platform, basic development models, rapid prototyping tools and standardized business development processes.
The system has a high degree of stability and facilitates system maintenance and monitoring.
The system adopts graphical and configurable programming technology. It has graphical process customization tools, form customization tools, report customization tools, and programming interfaces, greatly improving development efficiency and reducing system maintenance costs.
The platform can quickly build business systems according to customer needs. Customer demand changes can be quickly implemented both before and after the system on line.
The platform supports the latest mobile internet applications and meet the needs of mobile office and wireless applications.

Product Advantage

Excellent performance and scalability

The system utilizes container technology to fully utilize the functionality of the local server and the computing power of the local CPU, thereby enabling the system to have high performance. In addition, it can quickly run local code, and load many tasks that are completed by servers in typical web application products, which improved performance and scalability.

Excellent scalability of application software

The system use microservices technology to break down complex monolithic applications, reducing the service level of the code, defining the business boundaries of microservices, and enabling easy development and modification of business code. Each domain service has a dedicated team for development and independent testing, ensuring the stability and integration performance of the service. At the same time, the reduction in the size of individual microservice code makes code refactoring possible. Due to the association between microservices through service calls, the scalability is improved compared to monolithic application architectures.

Excellent ease of deployment and maintainability

Microservices are centrally deployed, published, and maintained through automated operation and maintenance software. The deployment, implementation，and maintenance of all business software is centralized on the server side, with no installation or maintenance required on the client side. The management system can be accessed through a browser, minimizing the maintenance workload on the client side and greatly facilitating system management.