Message from Chairman PEC Engr. Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh

ENGINEER PEC September 2007a standard procedural language that interfaces with the in Figure 4.GFPS through a pre-defined program interface. In GFPS,the Structured Query Language (SQL) and language A Report is a formatted display of the databasespecific commands are used as a standard language for information. Developing a report is similar to developing adefining the structures and processing of a relational data entry form, although in some ways it is easier since adatabase [4]. SQL is used as a stand alone query report can be considered as a write-only form. In otherlanguage. The purpose of ‘GFPS Application’ is to provide ways, constructing a report is more difficult since reportsforms, queries and reports so that the users can record often have a more complicated structure than the forms do.data and obtain the information they need about theentities or objects of their interest. A form is a display on thecomputer screen, which is used to present, enter andmodify the data. In Figure 3, the menus are used toorganize the application components so as to make themmore accessible to the end user. ‘Pull Down’ menus as wellas ‘Buttons’ operated menus have been developedaccording to the requirements. The buttons operatedmenus are explicit and easier to use. GFPS has beendesigned to operate with the help of pull down option.Various steps are undertaken during the developmentphase of GFPS. It covers creating the new users in thedatabase, creating the tables in project manager dataoption, building the blocks using the forms, creating themaster detail relationships in forms, writing theprocedures, making the list items, compiling the forms andremoving the compilation errors, integrating the formstogether, generating the reports and using report optionbased on specific queries as shown in Figure 3.Figure 4 Development released amount form in GFPSEvaluation ResultsThe usefulness and efficacy of any system can only beascertained when subjected to practical use. Theobjectives of system evaluation are to determine whetherthe desired objectives have been accomplished or not.This is concerned with the detailed study of the developedsystem from implementation point of view.A team consisting of six members was selected to evaluatethe developed GFPS. Every team member had more thanfive years working experience in the selectedestablishment. The evaluation exercise was conducted intwo parts. In the first part the members of the evaluationteam were thoroughly familiarized with the developedsystem. They were given a detailed briefing on its concept,design and physical working. This was followed by apractical demonstration of the system. Once the membersFigure 3 Non-development amount form in GFPSof the team had developed a modicum of understandingthey were invited to practically handle the system. TheFrom time to time, the users want to query the data to team members were encouraged to monitor the systemanswer the questions or to identify the problems in acting as proxy financial management system. In theparticular situations. There are a number of ways in which second part of the evaluation the team members werea query can be expressed. One way is to use the data handed over the questionnaire. All questions wereaccess language that is SQL; another way is to use Query designed and framed keeping in view real lifeby Example (QBE). To create a query, the user has to place requirements of the GFPS. Seventeen multiple-choicethe relevant names of the tables that are to be queried, into sample questions were prepared to cover the completethe query windows. A sample for project releases is shown range of activities of the developed system. It was15