Experience of using INGRES/ABF for large-scale applications
Argonne National Laboratory, with the assistance of Resources, Inc., recently used INGRES to implement supporting data bases for a large scale simulation model for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Data bases for both input and output data were created. Interfaces were created using INGRES/ABF. The input data base interface alone consists of 189 screens. Therefore, this was a good example of a large scale application using ABF. In order to implement this scale of application, a number of standards were developed. Four basic types of screens (each with two variants), together with the accompanying OSL code were defined. The input data base interface was designed using these standards. The output interface required many capabilities not easily implemented in OSL. This project tested and identified some problems and issues that should be addressed when using ABF. Limitations on naming conventions, functions within ABF, and configuration issues will be addressed. A major issue in large scale ABF applications is the difficulty of avoiding interference and wasteful activities when each member of a development team is responsible for a portion of the same application. The experience from this project brought insights that may be beneficial to others.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); General Electric Co., Palmer, AK (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 7183672
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8804113-2; ON: DE88011976
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Ingres User Association meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 24 Apr 1988; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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