the Genius user provides all the tools necessary for end-users to produce query reports, data enquiries, business graphics and automatic labels. An independent development environment offering advanced selection techniques and a WYSIWYG layout editor is the main user interface for the Genius user. This menu- and function-key-driven module is layered on a 4GL natural language environment which incorporates many extra facilities, and increased flexibility, for the more advanced user. The package incorporates a sophisticated presentation module for business graphics display, either to the screen or printer. An automatic label module removes all complication from the tedious task of producing labels. A tutorial facility allows the creation of associated help or training systems and a menu builder module means that users may easily link all their programs together.
Incorporating all the features of the Genius user, this package brings information retrieval and analysis techniques to the boardroom via its unique Executive Information System (EIS). Utilising a top-to-bottom "drill down" approach the EIS can quickly highlight the performance throughout the corporate hierarchy. Information presentation is completely user tailorable and, at the press of a key, the figures can be instantly transformed into their graphical equivalent, on screen or to a chosen printer. As well as providing an Executive Information System, the Genius executive extends the reporting facilities found in the Genius user modules, to provide corporate reporting and analysis and summary page output with row and column creation features.
the Genius developer meets all system development requirements with 4GL reporting, presentation graphics, forms design, an extremely powerful System Builder module and a menu designer for linking systems together. All aspects of system creation are catered for: from initial design, through structure definition and base file creation, to application generation. Complete applications can be built in one pass from definition sources, making it ideal for prototyping. An interactive forms editor lets users define the precise layouts they require or system-generated default layouts can be used for Rapid Application Development. With the Genius developer there is never a need to use a 3GL.
These advanced facilities are built upon a decision-table-based programming language which allows complete flexibility in all your system development. All applications generated are compiled into machine code for optimum efficiency.
"The hidden link" - linker options provide a transparent interface to a wide range of data structures allowing a common interface to be presented to all users. Whether the database is Codasyl, hierarchical, network, or merely flat files, the Genius linker allows complete integration with the rest of the software. Output formats, such as LOTUS 1-2-3 and 20/20, are also available via different linker options.
the Genius solution base allows the execution of any program produced using the Genius solution.
In addition it allows execution of all the viewing modules in the Genius solution toolset, including the EIS viewers and Graphics Manipulation Module.