Enhancing the WDTU application
Now that we have some new tools to work with, let’s enhance our WDTU application. This time, our goal is to implement functionality to allow the program manager to plan the playlist schedules for radio shows. The process, from the user’s point of view, will essentially be as follows:
- Call up the Playlist Document page that displays the header, details, and FactBox workspaces.
- Enter
Playlist Header
using theRadio Show
table data. - Enter
Playlist Line
using theResource
table for DJ data; theRadio Show
table data for news, weather, or sports shows; and theItem
table data for music, Public Service Announcements (PSAs), and advertisements. - The FactBox will display the required program-element fields from
Radio Show
/Playlist Header
. These will include news (yes or no), weather (yes or no), sports (yes or no), and the number of required PSAs and advertisements. - The FactBox will also track each of the five possible required...