An OODBMS graphical development environment

A software development environment is a collection of tools that support various phases of its development. The environment wherein an application is developed may have a larger effect on the programming process than does the language used for the application. As such, tools are very important; Graphical Development Environment for Postgres (GDEP) is such a tool which enables OODB developers to be more efficient and productive. It allows Postgres users to create, edit, view, import and export classes to and from the database without knowing the syntax of Postquel, the query language for Postgres. Also, GDEP provides developers with an interface window allowing them to issue direct Postquel commands. We discuss the functionalities of GDEP, as well as the enhancements GDEP adds to Postgres. In addition, GDEP has the ability to show properties as a flat class as well as a regular class with inheritance properties