A framework for automatic generation of web-based data entry applications based on XML

This paper presents a framework for web-based data entry applications. It introduces a method for the conceptional and the navigational design based on a textual specification in the form of an XML-application. This forms the input to a code generation environment allowing for real automated prototyping. The environment produces fully functional skeletons for the web pages. Together with the framework classes they can be utilized for testing and for requirements review. They also form the starting point for the work of the presentation design. The main advantage of the framework is a clear separation between the presentation and the business logic. This allows work on each aspect to proceed in parallel along relatively independent but cooperating tracks. The framework has been implemented using Java Servlets and Java Server Pages.