- 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.
ADS/O has three componenets ADSG, ADSA, ADSR.
ADSA (ADS Application): Used to develop and compile processes/applications
ADSG (ADS Map generator) : Used to generate the screens/Maps for online application and compile the maps.
ADSR (ADS Run time) : Is used to run the Maps and Application generated by ADSA and ADSG in live ADSR environment.
ADSO can be used to develop online or batch applications.
Benefits
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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-indebugging 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
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