Requirements
The main component of the system is to check the pet readiness level of the normal users through a questionnaire. The system is also designed to allow users to contact the shelters and express interest.
- The system will assess if the user is fit for adoption from the questionnaire.
- The system will match the user to an animal personality profile.
- The system will provide the users a method to send their questionnaire/assessment to the partnered shelter(s).
- The system will be a responsive website application.
- The system will be maintainable for a non-technical sponsor representative.
Technologies
Microsoft Azure
We are using Microsoft Azure because the NAU ITS is providing us with one year of web hosting.
Microsoft ASP.NET 4.5.2
Originally we were planning on using Django but changed to ASP.NET because of the hosting provided being a windows based system. ASP.NET is a web 2.0 framework.
MS SQL Database
We originally planned on using MongoDB for a backend, but then decided to go with Microsoft SQL due to the need for a relational database.
DNN Content Management System
To be able to maintain and manage the system we are using the DNN content management system with a ASP.net front end.
Architecture
All users begin by connecting to the server through a browser, the dotted line represents a connection from the browser to the Microsoft-Internet Information Services Server. The server contains the ASP.NET framework and the MS SQL Database. The content management system manages the front end content and the database.
