CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Information Map Information Table Preface 1 Overview of ACMS and ORACLE 1.1 Why Use Digital and ACMS? 1.2 Introduction to Developing ACMS Applications 1.2.1 Writing ACMS Definitions 1.2.2 Composition of ACMS Definitions 1.3 Introduction to Using ACMS with non-Digital Databases 1.4 How Do You Use ACMS with ORACLE? 2 Implementation Details of the Sample Application 2.1 Execution Flow of the Sample Task 2.1.1 Task Definition 2.1.2 Form Definition 2.1.3 Read Database COBOL Step Procedure 2.2 Application, Task Group, and Menu Definitions 2.2.1 Application Definition 2.2.2 Task Group Definition 2.2.3 Menu Definition 2.3 Additional Procedure Server Components 2.3.1 Initialization Procedure 2.3.2 Termination Procedure 2.4 Field and Record Definitions 2.5 CASE Tools