Boon Tools

Introduction to Boon Tools.

The development environment in Boon is called The BoonTools. BoonTools is an integrated development environment which consists of the Application Explorer, the B2+ programming language and several tools which provide an overview of the application. BoonTools is used to build Boon’s application modules. This environment, which includes the same tools used to develop the software, allows you to extend the existing functionality to fit your organization’s requirements. As a result, Boon is far easier tocustomize than other ERP packages. It accelerates the development process as you can draw upon existing functionality, rather than having to start out creating your own code from scratch. Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle and PostGreSQL databases are supported, though once you have installed the database and application, you will not have to worry about the type of database. From a developer’s perspective, the Boon kernel masks all database specific issues. Developing a modern user interface can be a time consuming process. In Boon Tools, the user interface, including both forms and reports, are by default almost entirely generated by the system. This means that you will not have to spend time positioning and arranging controls in designs. All this will be explained further in the chapters covering Forms and Reports.