Designing Intelligent Front Ends for Business Software

Popular author and editor Dan Shafer brings his expertise and clear writing to one of the hottest trends in business computing - customizing smarter, more powerful interfaces for standard business software. Imagine making any spreadsheet or database do even more for any business - more efficiently and effectively. Dan Shafer's practical guide shows how. The book outlines the basic steps in building an interface using expert systems with a business perspective, and explains the creation of data validation routines which check for errors before data is used. The use of natural language front ends is discussed. The book offers a practical approach to building smart interfaces, illustrated with many examples.