Programming instructions

50 Lesson 1 Preparing to Build the Sample Application
Application development steps
Most software applications perform three major functions:
• A user interface to capture data.
• Logic to validate the captured data.
• A database to store the validated data.
The process steps to develop these major functions varies from project to project. In this
tutorial you will review or participate in the following application development steps to
build the Compass Travel Trips Maintenance application:
An overview of each of these application development steps is explored in greater detail in
the following sections.
Step Description
1 Determine the application functional requirements.
2 Determine the data requirements by identifying the information required
for the Trip Maintenance application.
3Design the database for your application by exploring the database
tables that will store the trip information.
4 Develop the ColdFusion application pages.