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Blaise Code Generator From implementing standards to coding automation ric Joyal September 24th, 2013 Overview Context Application Development Standards Code Builder Questionnaire Development Tool (QDT) Blaise Code

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From implementing standards to coding automation

Éric Joyal September 24th, 2013

Blaise Code Generator

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Overview

  • Context
  • Application Development
  • Standards
  • Code Builder
  • Questionnaire Development Tool (QDT)
  • Blaise Code Generator (BCG)
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Application Development

  • Multi-divisional project
  • Subject matter
  • Operations
  • System development
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Census Labour Income Education Health Client Divisions Census Labour Health Education Income Operations Division CAPI CATI Systems Development Division

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Application Development

  • Ongoing efforts to improve practices
  • Best practices
  • Module/Block oriented development
  • Quality assurance review of specifications
  • Many changes over the years, leading to...
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Standards

  • Operations
  • Field naming convention (ABC_Q02, XYZ_R01, etc.)
  • Screen presentation rules (Font, Size, Color, …)
  • Standard blocks and Interviewer Instructions
  • Development
  • Block specification rules
  • Blaise code standards
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Our Opportunity

  • Problem: it took a lot of time to

get static text from the specification to the code

  • Desire: take less time!
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Code Builder

  • Design
  • Manipula Scripts
  • Details
  • Preparation
  • Formatting
  • When to use it
  • During initial programming
  • One time only
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Questionnaire Development Tool (QDT)

  • Consolidate, manage and standardize

development of questionnaire

  • Questionnaire specification repository
  • Monitor progress of development
  • Create structured questionnaire specifications
  • Validation of content specifications
  • Dissemination Report
  • Link to other systems, etc.
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Corporate challenges

  • Do more with less
  • Deliver product more rapidly
  • Increase efficiencies
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Blaise Code Generator (BCG)

  • Take advantage of the QDT specification

format

  • Improve efficiency and quality of code
  • Build a block of code in 1-2 seconds
  • 75-90% of the block level code
  • Creates help files
  • Improve block development process
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BCG – User Interface

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QDT – Field Definition

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QDT – Field Definition

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BCG – Blaise Fields Definition

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QDT – Format Library (Type)

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BCG – Blaise Types Definition

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QDT – Dynamic Text

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BCG – Blaise Dynamic Texts

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Modified – Blaise Dynamic Texts

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QDT – EDITS

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BCG – Blaise Edits

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Modified – Blaise Edits

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QDT - Help

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BCG – Help – HTM Output

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QDT – Conditions (Flow control)

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BCG – Blaise RULES Output

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Conclusion

  • Blaise Code Generator...
  • Reduces the amount of time

programmers spend on static text

  • Increases the accuracy of coding
  • Reduces testing burdens!
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Acknow ledgement

  • Jason Gray
  • Technical Design, Development and Support of the

Blaise Code Generator (BCG)

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Questions?