| IBM
SystemBuilder - Features and Benefits |
| SystemBuilder
is comprised of two key elements - SB+
Server, a 4GL
development environment for host-based
and client/server development and SBClient,
which brings GUI features to host-based applications. |
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| Increased productivity
with rapid application development |
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| Integrated group- and user-level
security provides an added measure of protection
within the application. |
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| Multi-lingual feature supports
environments where numerous languages can
be supported within the same account. (e.g.
Spanish, French, German, and English). |
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| Transaction Processing
can be enabled to provide continuity across
multiple table updates, and may aid in disaster
recovery. |
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| Standard U2 expressions
and subroutines are used to perform validations,
data derivation, and process control. |
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| SBClient provides standard
GUI controls such as tab folders, combo boxes,
grids, and more - which are automatically
associated with their appropriate CUI counterpart
when the default GUI interface is selected. |
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| GUI definitions can be
created and maintained using the FormPainter
tool, included with SBClient. |
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| Supports terminal character
and SBClient graphic user interfaces simultaneously. |
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| Report Writer facility
that includes support for HTML output creation. |
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| SBClient SBCOM interface
integrate external development environments
such as Delphi and VisualBasic to create application
with SystemBuilder |
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| Applications can be extended
to the web and beyond through the use of IBM's
RedBack product,
available separately. |
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