Adso

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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

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-in debugging 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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