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Overview

This manual is designed for those individuals responsible for designing and developing online applications in an CA ADS environment. A methodology is presented that covers the design process and the implementation of a design in an application prototype.

Separate chapters discuss design features to be considered when creating the maps and dialogs that are an integral part of the application. Also included is a discussion of factors to be considered when defining data for the application and when establishing the application database.

To benefit fully from the materials presented, the reader should be knowledgeable about CA IDMS and have experience writing dialogs in an CA ADS environment. CA ADS concepts that are basic to creating applications are summarized in Appendix A, "Application Concepts." Additional concepts are reviewed throughout the manual and, where appropriate, the reader is referred to other CA documentation for further information. A glossary is included as a resource for any readers who might be unfamiliar with the CA ADS terminology.

This introductory chapter covers the following topics:

• Application guidelines
• Tools for designing and developing applications
• The design and development team

Each of these topics is discussed in the following sections.