Automation of Dynamic Help for U. S. Army Installation-Level Software

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Abstract:

The purpose of this paper was to determine the extent to which Dynamic Help specification can be automated, and to propose a cost-effective procedure for implementing Dynamic Help for the US Armys Installation Support Modules ISM programs. The proposed method decomposes the message into fixed structure sentences having variable slots to be filled with context-specific data. Each slot depends on only one or a few aspects of the context. It is concluded that Dynamic Help is greatly automatable, and a set of programmers tools can be developed to apply the automation method to provide Dynamic Help messages for many of the Armys software packages

Author(s):
Haines, Stanley K.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY INST FOR RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES ATLANTA GA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0133

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ASQB-GM-92-002
Monitor Series:
USAISEC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_8.2_Shape
Modernization Areas:
AI and Machine Learning
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION, *MESSAGE PROCESSING, AUTOMATION, COST EFFECTIVENESS, SPECIFICATIONS, TOOLS, DYNAMICS, ARMY PLANNING, VARIABLES, COSTS, SLOTS, DATA COMPRESSION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
ISM(INSTALLATION SUPPORT MODULES), PE62783A
Report Date:
1991 Oct 01