CASE Form and Report Generator Tools

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CASE Form and Report Generator Tools

• Done by
• Hessa AlSubaie
• Aisha AlOmani

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Outline

• Types of CASE Tools
• Definition of Form Report Generators
• Purpose of Form Report Generator Tools
• Advantages Disadvantages
• Example of software
• Summary
• References

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Types of CASE Tools

• Diagramming tools
• Computer display and report generators
• Analysis tools
• Central repository
• Documentation generators
• Code generators

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Definition

• Form Report Generators CASE tools that support
  the creation of system forms and report in order
  to prototype how the systems will look like and
  feel to users.
• Form and Report Generators are considered an
  Upper CASE Tools
• which are use primarily to support the project
  identification and selection, project initiation
  and planning, analysis, and design phases of the
  SDLC.

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Purpose of Form Report Generators

• Two primary purposes
• The creation, modification, and testing of
  prototypes of computer display form and report.
• The identifications of data items to display or
  collect for each form or report.

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Advantages Vs. Disadvantages

• Advantages
• Provides new systems with less time.
• Improve the productivity of the systems
  development process
• Improve quality of the system development process
• Improve work skills
• Improve management of the system development
  process

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Advantages Vs. Disadvantages

• Disadvantages
• High cost of purchasing
• High cost of training personnel
• Lack of methodology standards with the
  organizations
• Organizations see it as threat to job security
• Lack of confidence in system by organizations

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User involvement

• Ease the system implementation.
• Users are more familiar with the system.
• Involved user required less training rather than
  un-involved users.
• Positive impression of meeting their needs.
• As a system analyst enable them to understand
  the user requirements more efficiently.

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Example of the Form Report tool software

• DBxtra Software Empowers non-technical users to
  easily design reports without reliance on
  developers.
• Version DBxtra 2005.0.4
• Released March 24, 2006 - Size 14 MB
•  Price List
• ComparingGenerators
• generators.doc

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Go To Software Tour

• http//www.dbxtra.com/help/movies/DBxtra20200520
  Tour.html

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Summary

• In conclusion, Form and Report Generators
• are considered to be an Upper CASE Tools
• CASE tools that support the creation of system
  forms and report in order to prototype how the
  systems will look like and feel to users.
• Their purpose are
• The creation, modification, and testing of
  prototypes of computer display form and report.
• The identifications of data items to display or
  collect for each form or report.

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References

• Hoffer, jeffry and George, Joey and Valacich,
  Joseph. Modern system analysis and design ,
  Prentice Hall, 2005
• www.dbxtra.com

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