A data mapping specification environment using a concrete business form-based metaphor

Yongqiang Li; J. Grundy; R. Amor; J. Hosking

doi:10.1109/HCC.2002.1046368

A data mapping specification environment using a concrete business form-based metaphor

Yongqiang Li, J. Grundy, R. Amor, J. Hosking

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Abstract

Many systems require data transformation - the conversion of complex data from one format to another. Most current approaches require programming, scripting or use abstract visual specifications and are targeted to programmers, not business analysts or other end users. We describe a data transformation specification tool that uses a concrete visual metaphor based on the concept of copying data from one business form to another. We describe the visualisation of complex business data in a form that matches the cognitive needs of non-programmer business analysts and the specification of data transformations using our form copying metaphor. A prototype environment is described along with a cognitive dimensions evaluation of our end user visual language.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002
Pages	158-166
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HCC.2002.1046368
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE Symposium on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments 2002 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 3 Sept 2002 → 6 Sept 2002 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8108/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002

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Conference	IEEE Symposium on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments 2002
Abbreviated title	HCC 2002
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	3/09/02 → 6/09/02
Other	A previous title of "IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing (VL/HCC)" between 2001-2003.
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8108/proceeding (Proceedings)

Keywords

business to business E-commerce
data integration
data transformation
end user computing
form-based data visualisation

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Li, Y., Grundy, J., Amor, R., & Hosking, J. (2002). A data mapping specification environment using a concrete business form-based metaphor. In Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002 (pp. 158-166). Article 1046368 (Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002). https://doi.org/10.1109/HCC.2002.1046368

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Li, Y, Grundy, J, Amor, R & Hosking, J 2002, A data mapping specification environment using a concrete business form-based metaphor. in Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002., 1046368, Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002, pp. 158-166, IEEE Symposium on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments 2002, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 3/09/02. https://doi.org/10.1109/HCC.2002.1046368

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Li Y, Grundy J, Amor R, Hosking J. A data mapping specification environment using a concrete business form-based metaphor. In Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002. 2002. p. 158-166. 1046368. (Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002). doi: 10.1109/HCC.2002.1046368

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