Creating a Data Collection ApplicationThe RFgen Mobile Framework enables you to create wireless, mobile and voice enabled data collection solutions in a
fragment of the time that it would take using any other solution. Typically, when you create a data collection application you have
three main tasks that need to be accomplished...
 Device Independent Presentation LayerRFgen enables you to create the device independent screen displays used to prompt a wireless, mobile or voice user
through a data capture process. This task is greatly simplified by using the drag and drop screen painting capabilities found within
the RFgen Mobile Development Studio. Depending on your enterprise environment, these fields may be linked directly to a database table,
an existing host / console screen, or unlinked and tied via the RFgen scripting environment to existing ERP update rules.
Below you see a cut image of the RFgen Mobile Development Studio and an existing wireless enabled application. In the
panel to the left, you see a listing of available objects to be added to the application screen. In the right panel, you see a rendering of
how the application will appear on a mobile device.
 On-Demand Enterprise Data ValidationMost RFgen developers adhere our best practice recommendations. The first of which is to validate as much, and as soon, as
possible while the user is collecting data. Because RFgen provides users with real-time, sub-second managed access to both enterprise data sources
and device host data, there is no reason not to check the validity of data as it's entered, to prevent any business rules from failing at the end of
the collection process.
This next image shows how each RFgen application prompt has multiple properties and events that can be used to facilitate the
validation process. Whether you want to use the RFgen Mobile Framework's internal data validation capabilites (like numeric, range, table validation, etc.)
or respond to input events in VBA script, you - the developer - have the ability to take complete control of the application, at any time, to accomplish
your task - no matter its complexity.
 Managed Enterprise Updates via Business RulesThe RFgen Mobile Development Framework provides a variety of different connectors to execute the business rules that apply to
your enterprise system. While we provide a large selection of open source transactions developed for a number of enterprise systems and business use
scenarios, the true power of RFgen is its ability to quickly integrate into your environment, expose connectivity points to your enterprise data,
and let you get up and running fast. Below you'll find a listing of some of the connectivity options available within the RFgen Mobile Framework.
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