The business logic engine for Microsoft IIS Speaker
The business logic engine for Microsoft IIS Speaker T. M. Arnett
Great Tools u Wizards (Powerful RAD Device) u Studio (IDE) u Database Builder u Database Explorer
u Database u Access Explorer to your Database tables u Easy to create Test data u Need more access to Database tables? . . .
u Expandable u Complete with Visual Data. Flex Windows Application Language u Complete Debugger u Same middleware u Access same files in both products u 20+ years of DBMS Experience
u Database Builder Utility u Database Table structure changes u Supports ODBC Database tables (client installs with Web. App product) u Drivers are available for all popular Database tables u Business Rules are a snap to create using Data Dictionaries
u Data Dictionary Benefits u Ensures all Business Rules are Enforced u ASP Pages Smaller Easier to Manage u One Location to update Business Rules (once) u Validation Messages - Users will love them
u Studio u Tree (IDE) View for the Entire Application u Visual Data. Dictionary Structure in the WBOs u Code Completion u Open File under Cursor u Customize it to fit your style of developing u Many other features
u Wizards (Powerful RAD) u Speed u Learning device u Runtime & Design Controls u Red Validation Messages
Security u Everything that NT and IIS provides u Database tables are not directly accessible from HTML pages u WBO must use Register. Interface to expose a method. u WBO properties to block important operations
Separation of ASPs & WBOs u Task Delegation u Faster & Easier to Create and Maintain u Eliminates Duplication of Business Rules u WBOs & Data Dictionaries can be ported to future platforms
Overall Web. App Studio Product u Powerful RAD tools u Simple back end u 3 tier Architecture u DNA compatible u Leverages IIS and Java. Script u Advance development framework for Web Applications u Thin Client application development
The Web Challenge. . . u Build u In Dynamic Web Applications… “Web Time” u In an Environment that offers Flexibility, Power and Efficiency u At a Reasonable Cost
u Install Now What? the NT Evaluation u Check out Examples u Complete the Tutorial in the Developer’s Guide (20 minutes) u Training Manual will show u Using the Web. App tools (utilities) u Creating database tables & Data Dictionaries u Adding pictures to database tables u Filtering records based on a login
Data Access Worldwide Developer’s Conference u Where: Key Biscayne, Florida u When: September 11 through 13
On Web. App Server: “Its three tier architecture and intelligent database integration makes it the ideal development platform for creating scalable e-commerce solutions and other Internet related database applications. ” u Web Review, November 1999
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