QMF objects
QMF
works with the following objects:
- Data
- Information represented by alphanumeric characters contained
in tables and formatted in reports
- Query
- Specifies the data you want and the action you want to perform
- Form
- Describes how retrieved data should be formatted into a report
or chart
- Procedure
- Contains one or more QMF commands that can be run as a group
- Profile
- Contains information about how to process an individual user's
session
These objects are brought into a temporary storage area where
users can change and display reports or charts online without actually
changing the database. When the user is satisfied with the changes,
the objects can be saved in the database, as shown in the following
diagram:
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