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Reengineering of user interfaces for the migration of database applications

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Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 1993)

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Reengineering of user interfaces (RUI) integrates useful, old technologies and modern concepts of UI design. In particular, RUI can be applied for the migration of business relevant database applications on host systems. Their life-cycle can be extended by distributing presentation and dialogue functionality to an intelligent front-end. Operationally, direct benefits can be realised by increasing the user's productivity. Strategically, RUI can trigger the stepwise migration of old software systems. RUI-strategies minimise migrational risk and can be flexibly applied where user acceptance is minimal or the economical benefits are maximal. However, the realisation of a successful RUI-project requires complex knowledge in a broad range of subjects. This knowledge has to be covered by a generic process model. Our goal is to present an integral approach that involves an extensive preliminary analysis, a reverse engineering process and a forward engineering process. This concept — currently developed with Ploenzke, Inc. — can be generically applied for dialogue solutions differing in complexity.

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  1. Dept. of Knowledge Engineering, University of Vienna, Bruennerstr. 72, A-1210, Vienna

    Dimitris Karagiannis & Eckhard Ortwein

  2. Ploenzke Systeme GmbH, Wiesbaden

    Jochen Gag

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Karagiannis, D., Ortwein, E., Gag, J. (1993). Reengineering of user interfaces for the migration of database applications. In: Mařík, V., Lažanský, J., Wagner, R.R. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 720. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57234-1_76

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