3D Tek Expertise - Barista Overview

BASIS takes a new productivity leap forward in GUI development with the Barista® Application Framework. Barista is BASIS' GUI-only data dictionary-driven development framework and runtime engine. Barista facilitates:

• New GUI application development
• Conversion of CUI applications to GUI
• Modernization of existing GUI applications

Barista imports a BASIS data dictionary and, with little development effort, delivers a functional GUI application running on multiple platforms with a modern GUI look-and-feel, standardized keyboard and mouse navigation, and a built-in SQL-based inquiry engine. Barista delivers enormous productivity gains on both initial product development and, more importantly, on future application maintenance and enhancement tasks.

Barista Components

• User Application Interface
• Extended Data Dictionary
• Form Manager
• Form Designer
• Callpoint Event Editor
• Form Runtime Engine
• SQL Inquiry System
• Menu Designer
• Document Output System
• Role-based Security System

Benefits

• Uses data dictionary-based architecture for tables, forms, and validation rules
• Supports existing BASIS data structures and imports the BASIS data dictionary
• Ensures visual consistency and quality between forms and applications
• Takes advantage of emerging BBj features and functionality
• Provides ability to link multiple tables and create powerful entry forms
• Easily assembles forms into deployable applications
• Enables existing customized programs to interact with Barista's runtime engine
• Allows developers to reuse existing legacy report and update programs