1. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 COMM2Q Lecture 6 HIS Application Building

2. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Forms Forms act as the user interface They can be based on a query or form to display information They can be developed as menus Wizards vs. Design View Wizards provide support for the developer Their view of the finished form may not match yours Understand how wizards achieve their results so that you can change things when required

3. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Dentist Table

4. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Patient Table

5. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Appointment Table

6. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Reports Arguments against removing paper from the office There is a limit on how much can be shown at any one time Reading something on screen is more tiring than reading it on a printed page Paper provides a familiar and controllable format

7. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Report Sections

8. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Properties and the Toolbox

9. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Basic Systems Design The system should support the user The system should make sense The system should protect the user from making errors The system should minimise the workload

10. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Controlling the environment What do you want the user to have access to Plan early, Implement once functionality is in place Addition/Removal of Button Bars Removal of the Default Menu Modification of Form Properties

11. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Events/Triggers/ Dialogues Event An event is something that happens in the real world that changes one or more of the entities in the system under consideration. It is the trigger which brings one or more of the processes into action - Deeks Dialogue The exchange of instructions and information that takes place between the user and a computer system - Preece

12. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Macros Allow for the automation of one or more actions Can be thought of as a restricted programming language Useful for common activities Event  Macro  Process/Action

13. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Macro Groups

14. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Conditional Actions (1)

15. University of Sunderland COMM2Q Unit 2 Conditional Actions (2)