Data Sheet: AJAX

Copyright © 2008 Viewpoint Data Management, LLC. www.myAperio.com Data Sheet: AJAX AJAX Copyright © 2008 Viewpoint Data Management, LLC. www.myAperio.com 2 INTRODUCTION AJAX is a web programming technique, which yields a desktop “application-like” feel to a browser based program like Aperio. This provides companies the ability to disseminate Aperio company wide, only requiring users to have a web browser. Aperio’s powerful ability to manage and control large amounts of test data is enhanced by the use of AJAX’s ability to make the user interface familiar and efficient. With AJAX, data is handled separately from style and format elements, thereby reducing the bandwidth required to update pages. Data can be incrementally re-loaded on an as needed basis via the server, while HTML is produced locally from the browser. KEY FEATURES JavaScript Uses the XMLHttpRequest object. Enhanced User Interface Uninterrupted views of multiple web controls. Automatic refresh, or refresh on demand. Loading indicators OVERVIEW OF KEY FEATURES JavaScript AJAX is a web programming technique that employs JavaScript to manipulate and use the XMLHttpRequest object. This object allows requests from a web page to be sent directly to the back end for retrieving data, processing information, or a variety of other tasks. Due to the objects ability to handle these requests, a webpage that a user is accessing does not need to be fully reloaded as new data is retrieved. Enhanced User Interface The use of AJAX can greatly enhance the user’s experience of Aperio’s browser based program. The following are some examples: • Users could be on a page that presents several different web controls. By interacting with one control they are presented with new information from that control, while maintaining an.

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