Using an ER query and update interface for rapid prototyping of hypertext systems

Author

Czejdo, Bogdan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Houston Univ., TX, USA

Volume

ii

fYear

1990

fDate

2-5 Jan 1990

Firstpage

227

Abstract

The author discusses a method for rapid prototyping of hypertext systems using an entity-relationship (ER) query and update interface. Prototyping of a hypertext system for literate programming is shown as an example. The approach is based on utilizing a relational database management system as a major component of the prototyped system. An ER query and update interface is described. Such an interface allows an interactive manipulation of ER database schemas. Sample interactions between a user and the system are given. During the process of manipulation of ER diagrams the information needed to generate an equivalent SQL query is accumulated. A hypertext system for literature programming is described, and the architecture of a prototype system is presented

Keywords

hypermedia; query languages; relational databases; software engineering; user interfaces; ER query; SQL query; database schemas; entity-relationship; hypertext systems; interactive manipulation; literate programming; rapid prototyping; relational database management system; update interface; Computer architecture; Computer science; Data models; Erbium; Hypertext systems; Programming; Prototypes; Relational databases; Software prototyping; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1990., Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1990.205193

Filename

205193