Context
The platform was developed to manage institutional content and administrative workflows, replacing fragmented processes with a centralized system.
Core Constraints
- Role-based access control (RBAC) with clear permission boundaries.
- Traceable administrative actions through audit logging.
- Normalized relational schema for long-term maintainability.
Key Design Decisions
Implemented as a layered application with a centralized PostgreSQL database to reduce accidental privilege escalation.
Administrative actions recorded explicitly to support future inspection and debugging.
Trade-offs
Prioritizing relational correctness and explicit workflows increased initial effort but simplified long-term maintenance.
Outcome
Reduced manual administrative work and introduced consistent, auditable content workflows.