Title :
Building a user-interface for the O-Raid database system using the Suite system
Author :
Nixon, Teresa L. ; Lubenow, Kara ; Srinivasan, Jagannathan ; Dewan, Prasun ; Bhargava, Bharat
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
O-UI, the graphic interface to the O-Raid distributed object-oriented database system, supports access and direct manipulation of relations and objects. Since O-Raid supports a hybrid object-relation data model, an evolutionary approach to design was required. The use of Suite user interface construction tool led to rapid prototyping of the interface, which allowed the authors to experiment with the interface itself, leading to modifications and refinements to the initial design. They describe how O-UI was engineered using Suite, present their experiences, and discuss the related software integration issues
Keywords :
distributed databases; graphical user interfaces; object-oriented databases; software tools; user interface management systems; O-Raid distributed object-oriented database system; O-UI; Suite user interface construction tool; direct manipulation; evolutionary approach; graphic interface; hybrid object-relation data model; rapid prototyping; software integration issues; Application software; Buildings; Computer interfaces; Data models; Database systems; Displays; Operating systems; Relational databases; Software prototyping; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Integration, 1992. ICSI '92., Proceedings of the Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Morristown, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2697-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICSI.1992.217296
