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Blaise Code Generator From implementing standards to coding automation Éric Joyal September 24th, 2013

Overview  Context • Application Development • Standards  Code Builder  Questionnaire Development Tool (QDT)  Blaise Code Generator (BCG) 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2

Application Development  Multi-divisional project • Subject matter • Operations • System development 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 3

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Client Divisions Education Census Income Labour Health Systems Operations Education Census Income Labour Health Development CAPI CATI Division Division 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 5

Application Development  Ongoing efforts to improve practices • Best practices • Module/Block oriented development • Quality assurance review of specifications • Many changes over the years, leading to... 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 6

Standards  Operations • Field naming convention (ABC_Q02, XYZ_R01, etc.) • Screen presentation rules (Font, Size, Color, …) • Standard blocks and Interviewer Instructions  Development • Block specification rules • Blaise code standards 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 7

Our Opportunity  Problem: it took a lot of time to get static text from the specification to the code  Desire: take less time! 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 8

Code Builder  Design • Manipula Scripts  Details • Preparation • Formatting  When to use it • During initial programming • One time only 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 9

Questionnaire Development Tool (QDT)  Consolidate, manage and standardize development of questionnaire • Questionnaire specification repository • Monitor progress of development • Create structured questionnaire specifications • Validation of content specifications • Dissemination Report • Link to other systems, etc. 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 10

Corporate challenges  Do more with less  Deliver product more rapidly  Increase efficiencies 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 11

Blaise Code Generator (BCG)  Take advantage of the QDT specification format  Improve efficiency and quality of code • Build a block of code in 1-2 seconds • 75-90% of the block level code • Creates help files  Improve block development process 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 12

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BCG – User Interface 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 14

QDT – Field Definition QDT – Field Definition 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 15

BCG – Blaise Fields Definition 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 16

QDT – Format Library (Type) 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 17

BCG – Blaise Types Definition 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 18

QDT – Dynamic Text 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 19

BCG – Blaise Dynamic Texts 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 20

Modified – Blaise Dynamic Texts 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 21

QDT – EDITS 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 22

BCG – Blaise Edits 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 23

Modified – Blaise Edits 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 24

QDT - Help 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 25

BCG – Help – HTM Output 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 26

QDT – Conditions (Flow control) 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 27

BCG – Blaise RULES Output 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 28

Conclusion  Blaise Code Generator... • Reduces the amount of time programmers spend on static text • Increases the accuracy of coding • Reduces testing burdens! 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 29

Acknow ledgement  Jason Gray • Technical Design, Development and Support of the Blaise Code Generator (BCG) 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 30

Questions? 17/10/2013 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 31