1. Headstart Designer R 2.1.2 Pasi Lehtinen TKP Tieto Oy
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2. Headstart Designer R2.1.2 Headstart Template Package
100% generation support for MS Windows & Web
Headstart Utilities
Quality checks
Automation (update repository)
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3. Template Package Architecture
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Template Package Architecture
Subclassed by
Object Library
GeneratedForms
Subclassed by
Application Library
Attached through MODLIB
Template Form
Calendar Library
Organisation Library
MS Help Library
Event Handler Library
Message Library
Core Headstart Library
Attached to
Error handling Library
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4. Headstart Template Package
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Headstart Template Package
Template forms
Template menu
Object library
Libraries
Preference sets
Runtime components
Designer application QMS503 (qms503.dmp)
Foundation application
Demo application …
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5. Template forms Normal (qmstpl50.fmb) LOV form (qmslvt50.fmb)
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Template forms
Normal (qmstpl50.fmb)
Form level triggers are subclassed from object library through object groups
QMSSO$MODULE
QMSSO$STND_MODULE
QMSSO$LOV_MODULE
Alerts, QMS$TOOLBAR block and canvas, CALENDAR block, canvas and window, including all triggers and items, and visual attributes
No need to modify
LOV form (qmslvt50.fmb)
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6. Template menu Standard File - Edit - menu structure (qmsmnt50.mmb)
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Template menu
Standard File - Edit - menu structure (qmsmnt50.mmb)
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7. Object library qmsolb50.olb qmsolm50.fmb orgolm50.fmb / appolm50.fmb
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Object library
qmsolb50.olb
Object groups for subclassing
Triggers
Visual attributes
Standard parameters
Button bar
Standard objects
qmsolm50.fmb
Object library maintenance form
orgolm50.fmb / appolm50.fmb
Organisation and application level objects
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8. Libraries (1/2) Applib50.pll Orglib50.pll Qmsevh50.pll Qmslib50.pll
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Libraries (1/2)
Applib50.pll
Application specific common routines & initialization
Headstart routine customisations
Orglib50.pll
Organisation specific common routines
Qmsevh50.pll
Headstart event handler
Qmslib50.pll
Core library
Standard routines
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9. Libraries (2/2) Headstart library routines Trigger code
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Libraries (2/2)
Headstart library routines
Trigger code
Initializations (Block, item, toolbar, menu)
Forms - call - forms routines
Menu - call - forms routines
Order by
Multi-select
Run Report form …
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10. Preference sets qms50_recommended (application level)
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Preference sets
qms50_recommended (application level)
qms50_multi_record_block (multi-record)
qms50_no_client_constraints (no key constraint validation code)
qms50_wizard_buttons (wizard control buttons)
qms50_debug_module (‘without’ Headstart)
qms50_mshelp (MS Help)
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11. Reusable module components
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Reusable module components
qms_dialog_buttons: buttons for modal dialog window OK, Cancel and Help.
qms_lov_buttons: buttons for LOV window: Find, OK and Cancel.
qms_msel_lov_buttons: buttons for a Multi-Select LOV -window: Select All, Deselect All, Find, OK and Cancel.
qms_wiz_buttons: control buttons for a wizard page
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12. Report generation Templates Preference set
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Report generation
Templates
qmsbmp50.tdf (portrait reports)
qmsbml50.tdf (landscape reports)
Preference set
qmsrep50_recommended
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13. Runtime components (1/2)
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Runtime components (1/2)
Headstart libraries
qmsevh50.pll
qmslib50.pll
HST50 schema
QMS -tables (messages, rep. param., user options)
QMS -packages
DB-triggers (table API)
Headstart interface layer (API)
user preferences
messaging information
Headstart gif & ico files
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14. Runtime components (2/2)
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Runtime components (2/2)
Form modules & module libraries
Change Password (File -> Change Password)
User Preferences (Edit -> Preferences)
About this Application (Help -> About this Application)
About this Record (Help -> About this Record)
Report Launch Form (Called for report modules included in your application menu)
Help on Message (Help button on the message alert box)
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15. Foundation application
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Foundation application
Message maintenance
Report parameter maintenance
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16. Demo application HSTDEMO schema
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Demo application
HSTDEMO schema
Designer application HSD503 (qms503.dmp)
Examples:
Single-Record Tabs | Find window
Neested tabs
Multi-Record Tabs
Resizable Spreadtable
Wizard forms
Multi-Select Update | LOV Forms
Multi-Select LOV
Report Launch Form
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17. Customization (1/2) Object library PLL -Library Menu
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Customization (1/2)
Object library
create object library maintenance form appolm50.fmb
edit appolm50.fmb (create new / modify existing objects)
form2lib.exe -i appolm50.fmb -o qmsolb50.olb APPEND
PLL -Library
create orglib50.pll & applib50.pll libraries
copy package / procedure from Headstart library to your org/app -library
edit routines in your own library
Menu
copy Headstart menu template & edit copy
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18. Customization (2/2) Terminal resource file Reports
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Customization (2/2)
Terminal resource file
copy Headstart terminal resource file & edit copy
Reports
copy Headstart report templates & edit copy
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19. Headstart Utilities Productivity Boosters Quality checks
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Headstart Utilities
Productivity Boosters
Quality checks
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20. Productivity boosters (42)
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Productivity boosters (42)
Assign objects to tablespace
Copy display properties from columns to bound items
Copy properties from base table to view
Create default error messages for constraints
Create indexes for foreign key constraintsCreate sequences for columns
Delete redundant indexes
Enforce CDM Ordering Standard for Columns
HTML Online Help Generator
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21. Quality check (124) DB.010 - Logical Database Design
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Quality check (124)
DB Logical Database Design
Table names should be unique within the first 21 characters.
Name tables derived from an entity using the convention [application_code]_[entity plural]
Define an alias for each table. This alias should be exactly 3 characters and should be unique across all tables and views within the application.
Name primary key constraints using the convention [application_code]_[table/view alias]_PK
Columns in a unique key constraint should be either all defined as NULL or all defined as NOT NULL.
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22. Benefits 100% Designer Generation Guide to customization
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Benefits
100% Designer Generation
Guide to customization
Ready made workarounds for Froms bugs (> 12)
Techniques
User preferences
Error messages
Run report screen (with parameters)
MS-help / WWW-help
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23. Drawbacks Tied into Headstart New versions ? Complicated ? Black box ?
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Drawbacks
Tied into Headstart
New versions ?
Complicated ?
Black box ?
Support ?
Upgrade ?
Future ?
Not much help for report generation
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24. Versions Designer/2000 R1 / Developer R1
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Versions
Designer/2000 R1 / Developer R1
Headstart Designer R1
Designer/2000 R2 / Developer R2
Headstart Designer R1 (NNFS)
Headstart Designer R patch
Designer R6 / Developer R6
Headstart Designer R patch (NNFS)
Designer 6i / Developer 6i
Headstart Designer 6i coming (Q1/2001)
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25. More… Information Comments technet.oracle.com
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
More…
Information
technet.oracle.com
Oracle Finland / Consulting
Comments
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26. Questions ? # of current users in Finland ? Price ? Echo/2000 ?
Headstart Designer R2.1.2.
Questions ?
# of current users in Finland ?
Price ?
Echo/2000 ?
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