mwang_pay (10/19/82)
DDDEEEPPPAAARRRTTTMMMEEENNNTTT OOOFFF CCCOOOMMMPPPUUUTTTEEERRR SSSCCCIIIEEENNNCCCEEE UUUNNNIIIVVVEEERRRSSSIIITTTYYY OOOFFF WWWAAATTTEEERRRLLLOOOOOO SSSEEEMMMIIINNNAAARRR AAACCCTTTIIIVVVIIITTTIIIEEESSS 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.