An application handles data and procedures involved in performing tasks. An application is useful for procedures that are repetitive or are performed by many people. Applications are ideal solutions where efficiency, consistency, and ease of training are concerns.

Applications can be designed to address and improve any business need-accounting, communication, distribution, ordering, scheduling, and tracking-and can be tailored to the most specific tasks of your particular operation.

At the simplest level, an application helps you perform tasks, update data, print reports, and answer questions using the database. An application guides you through each task. When database operations become complex, an application has additional benefits. For example:

• People who are unfamiliar with computers or data processing need little or no training to begin using an application.
• People who have data processing knowledge can use applications to accomplish routine tasks without having to remember details.
• People who must make database entries in a particular order are guided by the application.
• People who are unfamiliar with the database can achieve the same results as those who are familiar with it.

You can use R:BASE to create and modify applications using the R:BASE Application Designer, Application Express.