Design and implementation of a prototype graphical environment for (IMS/VS) hierarchical data-base application development (HIDAD)

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6445138

Gopalakrishnan, T

In order to alleviate the existing software crisis, data-base application developers require a revolutionary approach for developing their applications. A graphical environment is suggested for this purpose. This dissertation describes and demonstrates a design and implementation of a prototype graphical environment for hierarchy data-base application development (HIDAD). The HIDAD graphical environment is composed of a graphic tool box, a graphic language, a graphic editor, a macro generator, and an application organizer. The graphic tool box contains a set of tools for generating the vocabulary of HIDAD graphic language. The graphic language is designed for representing data base applications. The microcomputer-based graphic editor is used to input and maintain the graphical representation of the system. This can generate intermediate code from graphical specifications. The macro generator uses the intermediate code in the mainframe computer and produces macros in COBOL, IMS, JCL and WYLBUR from primitive templates. The application organizer organizes the above macros from the respective libraries into an executable application program.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6445138
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION
MICROPROCESSORS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
COMPUTERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MANAGEMENT
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
990300* - Information Handling
990210 - Supercomputers- (1987-1989)