ADSO

Application Development System Online (ADSO) is a tool used to expedite the writing and testing of modular applications using IDMS databases. Activities such as flow-of-control processing, data storage definition, data verification, editing, error handling, terminal input and output, menu creation and menu display are specified by using a series of screens instead of conventional detailed code. ADSO or ADS/O or just ADS is originally Cullinet product, later company was acquired by Computer Associates.

Application Development System Online (ADSO) is a tool used to expedite the writing and testing of modular applications using IDMS databases. Activities such as flow-of-control processing, data storage definition, data verification, editing, error handling, terminal input and output, menu creation and menu display are specified by using a series of screens instead of conventional detailed code. ADSO or ADS/O or just ADS is originally Cullinet product, later company was acquired by Computer Associates. ==Benefits== Prototype without writing much code Review screen displays before coding process logic Input records can be automatically edited and verified using the editing and error-handling facilities Has a built-in debugging process Monitors runtime performance and resource usage Process logic can be added at any time Testing abilities to view the data and change it if needed Allows for step-by-step trace through application ==References== Martin and Leben. Fourth-Generation Languages. Prentice Hall. 1986. Volume 2 (Representative 4GLs). Pages 42, 44, 45 and passim. Google Books. Fabbri and Schwab. Practical Database Management. Pws-Kent Publishing Company. Boston. 1992. . Pages 146, 182 and 420 to 422. Google Books. ==External links== Database Design Tool

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