High level of maintainability
We all know that the real bottleneck in software development is maintenance.
Not with RADvolution.
Adding a new field which needs to be shown in a an existing DataGrid and
updated in a detailed data entry form only takes about 5 - 10 minutes.
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It needs to be a required entry? No problem. Simply set "required" to yes.
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Or does it concern a lookup? No problem either. Simply drop a
DataRowLookupButton and set its properties.
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Or does a CheckBox value involve the enabling/disabling of some other controls?
No problem again. Simply use the
Control state designer which
even uses invert technology and semanticsgroups to make life easier for you.
No coding is necessary in all these cases.
I assume you know how clumbersome it is to add a pair of controls in between
other controls. This takes much time. And didn't you forget anything? Like
resetting the tab order? Or resetting the Anchor settings? Just some things
which are easily forgotten. This job is easy for a simple form, but what if you
have many TabPages?
You have to do a lot. Not with RADvolution. Within a form controls are
immediately at the correct position, precisely aligned, have a correct tab
order, resizing strategy, correct form size and correct margins and
spacings.
You not only get an enormous productivity gain, but also high quality
assurance.
Already useful at requirements phase
We encourage people to use RADvolution at the requirements phase of a software
project. Thanks to the layout engine technology you are able to design forms on
the fly. You can use screenshots of these forms in your requirements document.
This will help the quality process of communication between your specialists
and your customer.
Furthermore RADvolution is also very useful in interactive design workshops.
Like JAD (Joint Application Design) workshops. Create forms on the fly together
with your customer. They love it. This way you get feedback immediately! They
directly see what you mean without having to create an image in their mind
(which mostly is hard for them).
This enormously improves:
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the communication between you and your customer
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the acceptance of the software by end-users
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the overall quality of the software
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and results in shorter project lifecycles
And last but not least the forms you created within the requirements phase can
be used directly in the program phase. Thanks to RADvolution's naming
convention technology all controls already have the correct name for the
developer.
And of course RADvolution is also very suitable for prototyping.
We invite you to download a
free trial version.
Experience the RADvolution benefits yourself!