Appendix A Tools For IMAGE/SQL

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Decision Support Tools
Executive Information System (EIS) Tools
Application Development Tools on the PC
Application Development Tools on the Server

This appendix categorizes the available tools and lists some of the tools IMAGE/SQL users can use.




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The tools available to IMAGE/SQL users function primarily in a client/server environment using Microsoft Windows. Most of the tools use HP PC API for ALLBASE/SQL and IMAGE/SQL. The tools fall into three categories, as summarized in Table A-1 “Categories of Tools”.

Table A-1 Categories of Tools

Category	Description
Decision Support	These tools support business decisions through information analysis, reporting, and graphical representation. These tools also offer data formatting for importing to spreadsheet products. End-user knowledge of SQL is not a prerequisite for using these tools.
Executive Information System (EIS)	These tools offer exception management capability, where information is monitored within user-defined limits and exceptions are highlighted with color and graphics. Other features include trend analysis and information drill-down (digging out the detailed elements of summarized information.) Some knowledge of SQL is necessary.
Application Development	These tools reside on either the PC or the server. They provide the ability to create a windows-like interface that allows programmers fast development of critical end-user applications. Knowledge of SQL is necessary.

The next sections lists some of the available tools.

Appendix A Tools For IMAGE/SQL

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