Prototyping Visual Interface for Maintenance and Supply Databases

Abstract

This research examined the feasibility of providing a visual interface to Standard Army Management Information Systems at the unit level. The potential of improving the Human Machine Interface of unit level maintenance and supply software, such as ULLS (Unit Level Logistics System), is very attractive. A prototype was implemented in GLAD (Graphics Language for Database). GLAD is a graphics object-oriented environment for databases that gives novice and sophisticated users access to both data manipulation and program development through visual interaction. This thesis provided an extension to GLAD to demonstrate the ability to couple bitmap displays to database queries. Keywords: Logistics; Theses; CSS (Combat Support Service); Automation; Man computer interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212058

Entities

People

  • Henry R. Fore

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Database Management Systems
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Systems
  • Language
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Object-Oriented Programming Language
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Programming Languages
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.