User Interfaces for Configuration Environments

Configuration technologies are successfully applied in different domains such as telecommunication, financial services, and automotive. User interfaces of configuration environments play a key role with regard to two major aspects. First, users of a configurator application need interfaces that allow for efficient and intuitive configuration processes. Second, knowledge engineers and domain experts (developers of configurator applications) need interfaces that provide intelligent support of development and maintenance operations. In this chapter we discuss aspects that should be taken into account when developing user interfaces for configurator end users and application developers.

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