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Benefits of the Framework are as follows:

Framework Discussions:

	Allows developers to focus efforts on business rules
	Keeps database design independent of class design
	Seamless database tier scalability
	High maintainability
	Fastest prototype to production
	Seamless object tier scalability
	Standardize code base
	Very thin presentation tier
	Consistent presentation tier
	Highly efficient testing cycle

nGAP software developers have created a Framework Architecture allowing rapid development on a stable platform. This object-oriented Framework allows developers to easily define and code business rules for specific customer needs. The Framework Code Generator writes a skeleton of code after the developer selects the database, tables and fields. The developer then modifies the Framework-generated code to write the business rules. The Code Generator automatically inserts comments and error-handling routines in source code. Framework-generated code is all created from the same template making maintenance an easier task.

Framework FAQ's:

	How does the Framework apply to the business of a systems integrator?
	The Framework represents an “Order Management Pattern” that we have created to help a developer create scalable, n-tiered applications in the shortest amount of time, using NET. The systems integrator would look for other similar “patterns” in vertical markets and use it to develop solutions or applications using rapid development techniques.
	What is the functionality?
	The Framework is a set of libraries (base classes) that developers modify to create specific classes for applications. The Framework also handles Create, Replace, Update and Delete (CRUD) data-management functions between the persistent storage (database) and the business objects. After the database schema is in place, the Framework will generate the SQL statements needed to manage the data in the application. This saves developers considerable amounts of development time, allowing them to concentrate on the business rules (what this application is actually supposed to “do”, from an end-user’s point of view). The Framework also generates commenting and error-handling routines within the source code it generates. This saves developers time in testing and maintenance. Finally, all Framework code is generated off the same template, so it becomes very easy to trace the source of errors, once the Framework is learned.
	How is it packaged? Is it an Internet Development Environment, a Software Suite or something else?
	The Framework is a middleware application that is built upon the MS .NET Framework. Illustrated in schematic diagram, it might look something like this: