1 Overview to JD Edwards World Software

This chapter contains these topics:

• Section 1.1, "Application Development Cycle"

• Section 1.2, "Universal Building Blocks of JD Edwards World Software"

1.1 Application Development Cycle

World Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) covers the entire spectrum of the application development life cycle, including design tools, code generation, automatic documentation generation, prototyping, repositories and other productivity improvement tools for the development, operation and maintenance of flexible, business application software.

You can describe the Application Development Cycle (A/D Cycle) in three levels, as follows:

1.1.1 Level 1

• The Application Platform, which is described in the Technical Foundation document.

1.1.2 Level 2

• The Design Platform, which is described in the Advanced Programming Concepts and Skills (APCS) document.

1.1.3 Level 3

• The Development Platform, which is described in the CASE document.

1.2 Universal Building Blocks of JD Edwards World Software

World CASE covers the entire spectrum of the application development life cycle, including:

• Design tools

• Code generation

• Automatic documentation generation

• Prototyping

• Repositories

• Other productivity improvement tools

The following figure shows the separate modules that contribute to the functioning of a JD Edwards World program.

Figure 1-1 JD Edwards World Program Modules

Description of "Figure 1-1 JD Edwards World Program Modules"