NDLI: Decision tables - an effective programming tool (MINI, Vol. 4, Issue. 4)

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Volume 4, Issue 4, August 1978

Minicomputers, main frames, and distributed systems (Keynote Address)

The future of small systems (Distinguished Panel)

Performance evaluation of three microcomputer based systems in a small business dataprocessing environment.

Comparative performance of COBOL programs on mini vs. large computer systems

The language problem for small systems (Panel Session)

The conticomputer system a commodities database

Using a preprocessor to implement a data manipulation language for a minicomputer data base system

Software reliability and validation (Panel Session)

The subsystem approach to enhancing small processor operating systems

Visual interactive production language systems

The design of a space efficient compiler

Small systems performance in business (Panel Session)

Basic for realtime control applications

Decision tables - an effective programming tool

Structured design benefits to a process control software project

Data base systems for small systems (Panel Session)

A comparative study of environments for database system implementation

Data management in Electronic Funds Transfer Systems

The concept of attached processing and attached resource computer systems (Paper Session)

A mini-micro computer link promotes distributed processing in scientific and engineering computations

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Decision tables - an effective programming tool (MINI, Vol. 4, Issue. 4)

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Langenwalter, Daniel F.
Abstract	The manager or owner of a small to medium size business often has strong ideas on how he wants to run his business. The “packaged” software to go with the mini computer that he can afford just doesn't give him the flexibility he wants. To keep the software costs down and still be able to get the desired programs, a programming method that gets the results at low cost is needed. Two companies reported reductions of 3 to 1, i.e. costs were down to one-third of the previous methods, by using decision tables to write the logic. With such substantial reductions in costs, the mini computer owner can have the tailored programs he wants with a reasonable investment. A decision table processor, MUSCL, has been developed and is implemented on mini computers. This paper shows how to write and solve decision tables as implemented. Ideally problems are solved in steps. The problem is defined clearly. Criteria or conditions are established. Then a series of actions is taken. The expression that describes the conditions and actions is a “decision rule”. A decision table is the structure for describing a set of decision rules. A decision table gives us a way of recording decision patterns so that we can make consistent decisions and see how to change the patterns to meet changing conditions.
Starting Page	77
Ending Page	85
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0163576X
DOI	10.1145/1014031.806637
Journal	ACM SIGMINI Newsletter (MINI)
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	1978-02-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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