Terminology
There are some terms often applied to the people and systems associated with the APPX environment. The following definitions will help clarify how these terms are used as you read this manual.
An application system, or application, is a set of interrelated computer processes, data structures, and procedures designed to perform one or more business-related tasks (for instance, to produce a payroll or maintain accounts payable information).
An application designer, or designer, is a person who uses APPX to develop or modify applications that are run by end users.
An Appx Database administrator is responsible for performing filemanagement functions for the databases defined in an installation. This person may also be responsible for the integrity of the defined data dictionaries in each application. Larger companies will have a separate database administrator to control the data dictionary, while in smaller companies this responsibility might be given to the applicationdesigner of the application. The Appx Database Administrator is not to be confused with an RDBMS administrator. The Appx DB Administrator only works with AppxIO files.
An Appx System administrator is responsible for installing APPX on your computer and for defining in APPX the configuration. In addition this person establishes any security controls for your applications. Therefor the system administrator requires complete access rights throughout the APPX environment.
Documentation Rights. All system administrators and application designers have the ability to change documentation, but this ability can be extended to authorized users to change the online documentation or access the Documentation Management facility.
An end user, or user, is a person who runs or executes an application written in APPX to perform a business-related task, such as preparing payroll.
The target audience for this manual is the application designer; in general, when directions or instructions are provided, they are addressed to a designer. The terms designer or end user are used only when such a distinction is essential to convey precise meaning. |