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SYSTEMS SEMINAR - Monday, October 25, 1982.
Dr. V. Barwell of Management Planning Software Group
Ltd, Toronto, will speak on "IDSS The Interactive
Decision Support System".
TIME: 3:30 PM
ROOM: M&C 3008
ABSTRACT
IDSS is a Decision Support System. It offers the ex-
ecutive, manager and financial planner the freedom to
handle a wide range of problems in a natural and
familiar mode of communication. IDSS has been
designed to integrate the most powerful technology to
emerge from the data processing world in the last
five years. It incorporates data base management,
interactive graphics, full screen editing, and an
interpreted English-like modelling language. These
features allow the financial planner to create quick,
"ad hoc" reports without sacrificing the ability to
handle large-scale corporate budgeting and analysis.
IDSS eliminates the shortcomings of the current
generation of financial modelling languages by
realizing the potential of the latest hardware and
software technology. It can be used via a CRT with
full screen capability or via a hardcopy terminal.
The user may build and execute a model interactively
or he may submit a job for background batch
processing. Line graphs, pie charts, bar charts and
histograms can be generated on low-speed graphics
terminals or high-speed plotters.
The presentation will include an online demonstration
of IDSS, together with a discussion of features of
IDSS including:
a) Data Dictionary
b) English-like Modelling Language
c) Full Screen Facility
d) Report Writer
e) Language Design Tools.