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To be able to specify the protocols and data transformation between
the subsystems in the environment, the types of actions and
dependencies among these subsystems must be identified. Also, the knowledge
representation used in each subsystem should be determined.
The following are the different types of actions that can occur in
the environment:
- Apply relations between parameters.
- Check constraints.
- Make decisions. (Usually, the user makes the decisions.)
- Search in tables or catalogs.
- Update data files.
- Deliver reports (text, graphs, tables, etc.).
There are several data representations and sources such as:
- Input from the user.
- Data files.
- Text files (documentation, reports, messages).
- Geometric representations (Alpha_1).
- Mathematical Formulae.
- Graphs.
- Catalogs and tables.
- Rules and constraints.
- Programs written in different languages (C, C++, Lisp, Prolog, etc.).
Matanya Elchanani
Wed Dec 18 17:00:21 EST 1996