Event Management Using Pocket PC

Event Management Using Pocket PC
1. INTRODUCTION
This software has been created as a part of our mini project. In the system study phase we have conducted a detailed study regarding the demerits of the existing Event Management system. By analyzing this report we have been able to create the new design fulfilling all the demerits that were analyzed. Nowadays all kind of events are managed through computer technologies. The main reason is that it reduces the human efforts, save time & smooth handling. Therefore you can estimate how much this project is beneficial. The project entitled Event management using Pocket PC is a complete kit for an event management, which includes applications for both manager (administrator) & user. Users (exhibitors & visitors) interact with Pocket PCs offered at the stalls which are configured with managers windows application. This project is also a solution for all the difficulties encountered while conducting an event management process involving high profile clients.
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2. SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Suggested hardware requirements
The hardware configuration required to perform smooth running is as

Processor Speed Memory Hard disk Monitor Mouse
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Pentium IV or above
1.3 GHz or above
1 GB RAM 80 GB or above
SVGA Color
Ps/2 Compatible Mouse Port
2.2 Suggested software requirements

The software specifications required are
Operating System
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Windows 7/XP/2000 Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Smart Device Application Microsoft SQL server 2005 C#.Net Microsoft Mobile Explorer
Programming Language tools used Front End

Back End Scripting Language
Emulator
3. SYSTEM ANALYSIS
3. 1 Study phase
Firstly initial investigation is conducted to identify the demerits of an existing Event Management System. This is done by visiting an Event arena and gathering information through interviews and enquiries. The next step is to determine what features have to be added in order to solve the problems of an existing system. The final outcome of initial investigation is determining the possibility of an alternative system. The main purpose of initial investigation is collecting the merits of the current project and making reasonable changes to it. The developer also has to be aware of various users and the nature of their requirements.
3. 2 Existing System
For the successful designing of the system it is necessary to study and analyze the present working mode of the existing system. The existing Event Management system was not completely centralized under the administrator. And also did not allow easy communication and updation of the data with manager (server).
3. 3 Proposed System
The aim is to develope an Event Management system that overcomes the demerits of existing system by providing user friendly environment for scheduling, functioncoordination and event management. The entire event is centralized under administrator with smooth communication between segments of the event. Thus resulting in alternative system by adding latest technologies to the existing system. The proposed Event Management system has to be designed in such a way that it can be modified with very little effort when such a need arises in the future.
4. TECHNOLOGIES USED
4.1 Microsoft .Net
Microsoft released the .net (pronounced dot net) framework in February 2002. Its biggest initiative since the launch of windows in 1991. . Net is a revolutionary multi language platform that knits various aspects of application development together with the Internet. The framework covers all layers of software development above the operating system. Several softwares will be developed by Microsoft to achieve this goal. It is accepted that every player in the industry, be it a software developer or a device manufacture, adopt .Net so that they can be integrated. The .Net initiative is all about enabling data transfer between networks, PCs and devices seamlessly, independent of the platforms, architecture and solutions. Microsoft has taken many of the best ideas in the industry, combined in some ideas of their own, and bought them all in to one coherent package. . Net is Microsofts next generation platform for building web applications and web services. It is a platform for XML web services areas of Microsoft. .Net is Microsofts new internet and web strategy .Net is not a new operating system .Net is delivers software as web services .Net is a framework for universal services .Net is server centric computing model .Net will run in any browser on any platform .Net is based on the newest web standards
The .Net framework includes classes, interfaces and value types that help expedite and optimize the development process and give you access to system functionality. Microsoft designed VB from the ground up to take advantage of its new .Net framework. The .Net framework is made up of four parts. The common Language Runtime, as set of class libraries, a set of programming languages, and the ASP.Net environment. The .Net framework was designed with tree goals in mind. First, it was intended to make windows applications much more reliable, while also providing an application with greater degree of security. Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
Event Management Using Pocket PC services that not only work in the traditional sense, but on mobile devices as well.
Second, it was intended to simplify the development of web applications and
Lastly, the framework was designed to provide a single set of libraries that would work with multiple languages. The .Net framework is the infrastructure for the new Microsoft .Net platform and it is common environment for building, deploying and running web applications and web services. The .Net framework contains a common language runtime and common class libraries- like ADO.Net, ASP.Net and Windows Forms to provide advanced standard services that can be integrated into a variety of computer system. The .Net framework provides a feature rich application environment, simplified development and easy integration between a numbers of different development languages. The .Net framework is language neutral. Currently supports C++, C#, Visual Basic, and Jscript. Microsofts Visual Stdio.Net is a common development environment for the new Framework. One of the designing goals of .Net framework was to unify the runtime engines s that all developers could work with a set of runtime services. The .Net Frameworks solution is called the Common Language Runtime (CLR). The CLR provides capabilities such as memory management, security, and robust error handling for interoperability of different languages. Memory can be allocated by code written in one language and can be freed by code written in another language. Similarly, errors can be raised in one language and processed in another language. The .Net framework provides many classes that help developers re-use code. The .Net class libraries contain code for programming topics such as threading; file I/O, database support, XML parsing and data structures such as stacks and queues. This entire class library is available to any programming language that supports the .Net framework. Because all languages now support the same runtime, they can reuse any class that works with the .Net framework. This means that any functionality available to one language will also be available to any other .Net language. The .Net Framework provides a set of tools that help to build code that works with the .Net Framework. Microsoft provides a set of languages that are already .Net compatible.
4.2 ADO .Net

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sharing applications. It is an integral part of the .Net Framework, providing access to relational, XML, and application data. ADO.Net supports a variety of development needs, including the creation of front-end database clients and middle-tier business objects used by applications, tools, languages, or Internet browsers making access to data in MS Windows programs a straightforward task. The first data access model, DAO (data access model) was created for local databases with the built-in Jet engine which had performance and functionality issues. Next came RDO (Remote Data Object) and ADO (Active Data Object) which were designed for Client Server architectures but, soon ADO took over RDO. ADO was a good architecture but as the language changes so is the technology. With ADO, all the data is contained in a record set object which had problems when implemented on the network and penetrating firewalls. ADO was a connected data access, which means that when a connection to the database is established the connection remains open until the application is closed. Leaving the connection open for the lifetime of the application raises concerns about database security and network traffic. Also, as databases are becoming increasingly important and as they are serving more people, a connected data access model makes us think about its productivity. For example, an application with connected data access may do well when connected to two clients, the same may do poorly when connected to 10 and might be unusable when connected to 100 or more. Also, open database connections use system resources to a maximum extent making the system performance less effective. In addition, ADO introduced the concept of disconnected record sets as a way to transport data between the tires of distributed applications. The low-level API behind ADO is called OLE DB.ADO.Net was designed with the disconnected data in mind, because this stateless approach works best for distributed Internet applications. ADO.Net contains two sets of similar classes. One set is a generic set of classes that can be used to access all databases that have OLE DB provider and a set of classes for Microsofts SQL server. ADO.Net Entity Framework simplifies application data access by providing an extensible, conceptual model for data from any database and enables this model to closely reflect business requirements.ADO.Net Data Services provides a first-class infrastructure for the next wave of dynamic internet applications by enabling Web applications to expose data as REST-based data services that can be consumed by client applications in corporate networks and across the internet. Based on the architecture Data Access in ADO.Net relies on two components: Dataset and Data Provider. Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
The dataset is a disconnected, in-memory representation of data. It can be considered as a local copy of the relevant portions of the database. The DataSet is persisted in memory and the data in it can be manipulated and updated independent of the database. When the use of this DataSet is finished, changes can be made back to the central database for updating. The data in DataSet can be loaded from any valid data source like Microsoft SQL server database, an Oracle database or from a Microsoft Access database. The Data Provider is responsible for providing and maintaining the connection to the database. A DataProvider is a set of related components that work together to provide data in an efficient and performance driven manner. The .Net Framework currently comes with two DataProviders: the SQL Data Provider which is designed only to work with Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0 or later and the OleDb DataProvider which allows us to connect to other types of databases like Access and Oracle. Each DataProvider consists of the following component classes:

The Connection object which provides a connection to the database The Command object which is used to execute a command The DataReader object which provides a forward-only, read only, connected The DataAdapter object which populates a disconnected Dataset with data
recordset
and performs update Data access with ADO.Net can be summarized as follows: A connection object establishes the connection for the application with the database. The command object provides direct execution of the command to the database. If the command returns more than a single value, the command object returns a DataReader to provide the data. Alternatively, the DataAdapter can be used to fill the Dataset object. The database can be updated using the command object or the DataAdapter. The ADO.Net components have been designed to factor data access from data manipulation. There are two central components of ADO.Net that accomplish this the Dataset, and the .Net data provider, which is a set of components including the Connection, Command, Data Reader, and Data Adapter objects. The ADO.Net Dataset is the core component of the disconnected architecture of ADO.Net. The Dataset is explicitly designed for data access independent of any data source. As a result it can be used with multiple and differing of any data sources, used with XML data, or used to manage data local to the application. The Connection object creates the connection to the database. Microsoft Visual Studio .Net provides two types of Connection classes:
the SqlConnection object, which is designed specifically to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or later, and the OleDbConnection object, which can provide connections to a wide range of database types like Microsoft Access and Oracle. The Connection object contains all of the information required to open a connection to the database. The Command object is represented by two corresponding classes: SqlCommand and OleDbCommand. Command objects are used to execute commands to a database across a data connection. The Command objects can be used to execute stored procedures on the database, SQL commands, or return complete tables directly. Command objects provide three methods that are used to execute commands on the database. ExecuteNonQuery executes commands that have no return values such as INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE. ExecuteScalar returns a single value from a database query. ExecuteReader returns a result set by way of a DataReader object. The Data Reader object provides a forward-only, read-only, connected stream recordset from a database. Unlike other components of the Data Provider, DataReader objects cannot be directly instantiated. Rather, the DataReader is returned as the result of the Command object's ExecuteReader method. The SqlCommand. ExecuteReader method returns a SqlDataReader object, and the OleDbCommand. ExecuteReader method returns an OleDbDataReader object. The DataReader can provide rows of data directly to application logic when you do not need to keep the data cached in memory. Because only one row is in memory at a time, the DataReader provides the lowest overhead in terms of system performance but requires the exclusive use of an open Connection object for the lifetime of the DataReader. The DataAdapter is the class at the core of ADO .Net's disconnected data access. It is essentially the middleman facilitating all communication between the database and a DataSet. The DataAdapter is used either to fill a DataTable or DataSet with data from the database with it's Fill method. After the memory-resident data has been manipulated, the DataAdapter can commit the changes to the database by calling the Update method. The DataAdapter provides four properties that represent database commands:

SelectCommand InsertCommand DeleteCommand UpdateCommand
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4.3 SQL Server

Relational database systems are the most important database systems used in the software industry today. One of the most outstanding systems is Microsoft SQL Server. SQL Server is a database management system developed and marketed by Microsoft. It runs exclusively It runs exclusively under Windows NT, Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 Server. The most important aspects of SQL Server 7 are, SQL Server is easy to use. SQL Server scales from a mobile laptop to symmetric multiprocessor system. SQL Server provides data warehousing features that until now have only been available in Oracle and other more expensive DBMS. A data base system is an overall collection of different database software components and database containing the parts via, database application programs, front components, DBMS and databases. The Database system must provide the following features A variety of user interfaces. Physical data independence. Logical data independence. Query optimization. Data integrity. Concurrency control. Backup and recovery. Security and authorization. SQL Server is a Relational Database Management System. The SQL Server relational language is called Transact-SQL. SQL is a set oriented language. This means that SQL can query many rows from one or more tables using just one statement. This feature allows the use of this language at a logically higher level than procedural language. Another important property of SQL is its non-procedurality. SQL contains two sub languages DDL and DML. SQL Server work as a natural extension of Windows NT/ 95/ 98. SQL Server is relatively easy to manage through the use of graphical computing environment for almost every task of the system and database administration. SQL Server uses services of Windows NT to offer new or extended database capabilities, such as sending and receiving messages and managing login security. The SQL Server administrators primary Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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tool for interacting with the system is Enterprise Manager. The Enterprise Manager has two main purposes: Administration of the database server and Management of database objects. SQL Server Query Analyzer provides a graphical presentation of the execution plan of a query and an automatic component that suggests which index should be used for a selected query. This interactive component of SQL Server performs the task like: Generating and executing Transact-SQL statements. Storing the generated Transact-SQL statements in a file. Analyzing execution plans for generated queries. Graphically illustrating the execution plan for a selected query. A stored procedure is a special kind of batch written in Transact-SQL using the SQL language and SQL extensions. It is saved on the database server to improve the performance and consistency of repetitive tasks. SQL Server supports stored procedures and system procedures. Stored procedures can be used for the following purposes: to control access authorization, to create an audit trial of activities in database tables, to separate data definition and data manipulation statements concerning a database and all corresponding applications. The database object view can be used for: Restricting the use of particular columns and rows of the tables-that is to control access to a particular part of one or more tables. To hide the details of complicated queries, to restrict inserted and updated values to certain ranges. Indices are used to access data more efficiently. The Query Optimizer is the part of SQL Server that decides how to perform a query in a better way. It generates several query execution plans for the given query and selects the plan with the lowest cost.
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5. SOFTWARE MODEL
Selection of a proper software model plays an important role in the development of a software system. We have chosen waterfall model for the development of this Event Management software.
Waterfall Model
The waterfall model is a popular version of the systems development life cycle model for software engineering. Often considered the classic approach to the systems development life cycle, the waterfall model describes a development method that is linear and sequential. Waterfall development has distinct goals for each phase of development. Imagine a waterfall on the cliff of a steep mountain. Once the water has flowed over the edge of the cliff and has begun its journey down the side of the mountain, it cannot turn back. It is the same with waterfall development. Once a phase of development is completed, the development proceeds to the next phase and there is no turning back. The advantage of waterfall development is that it allows for departmentalization and managerial control. A schedule can be set with deadlines for each stage of development and a product can proceed through the development process like a car in a carwash, and theoretically, be delivered on time. Development moves from concept, through design, implementation, testing, installation, troubleshooting, and ends up at operation and maintenance. Each phase of development proceeds in strict order, without any overlapping or iterative steps. The disadvantage of waterfall development is that it does not allow for much reflection or revision. Once an application is in the testing stage, it is very difficult to go back and change something that was not well-thought out in the conceptual stage. Alternatives to the waterfall model include joint application development (JAD), rapid application development (RAD), synch and stabilize, build and fix, and the spiral model. The model consists of six distinct stages, namely: 1. Requirements analysis: This first step is also the most important, because it involves gathering information about what the customer needs and defining, in the clearest possible terms, the problem that the product is expected to solve. The requirements analysis showed need for developing software with overall control given to the administrator at the server side, for managing all events such that there is also a feature for instant Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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communication and updation for user. In addition to this it is aimed to develop software
2. Design: This step consists of "defining the hardware and software architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data to satisfy specified requirements. It involves defining the hardware and software architecture, specifying performance and security parameters, designing data storage containers and constraints, choosing the IDE and programming language, and indicating strategies to deal with issues such as exception handling, resource management and interface connectivity. This is also the stage at which user interface design is addressed, including issues relating to navigation and accessibility. The output of this stage is one or more design specifications, which are used in the next stage of implementation. 3. Implementation: This step consists of actually constructing the product as per the design specification(s) developed in the previous step. Typically, this step is performed by a development team consisting of programmers, interface designers and other specialists, using tools such as compilers, debuggers, interpreters and media editors. The output of this step is one or more product components, built according to a pre-defined coding standard and debugged, tested and integrated to satisfy the system architecture requirements. For projects involving a large team, version control is recommended to track changes to the code tree and revert to previous snapshots in case of problems. 4. Testing: In this stage, both individual components and the integrated whole are methodically verified to ensure that they are error-free and fully meet the requirements outlined in the first step. An independent quality assurance team defines "test cases" to evaluate whether the product fully or partially satisfies the requirements outlined in the first step. Three types of testing typically take place: unit testing of individual code modules; system testing of the integrated product; and acceptance testing, formally conducted by or on behalf of the customer. Defects, if found, are logged and feedback provided to the implementation team to enable correction. This is also the stage at which product documentation, such as a user manual, is prepared, reviewed and published. 5. Installation: This step occurs once the product has been tested and certified as fit for use, and involves preparing the system or product for installation and use at the customer Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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site. Delivery may take place via the Internet or physical media, and the deliverable is
6. Maintenance: This step occurs after installation, and involves making modifications to the system or an individual component to alter attributes or improve performance. These modifications arise either due to change requests initiated by the customer, or defects uncovered during live use of the system. Typically, every change made to the product during the maintenance cycle is recorded and a new product release (called a "maintenance release" and exhibiting an updated revision number) is performed to enable the customer to gain the benefit of the update.
Advantages The waterfall model, as described above, offers numerous advantages for software developers. First, the staged development cycle enforces discipline: every phase has a defined start and end point, and progress can be conclusively identified (through the use of milestones) by both vendor and client. The emphasis on requirements and design before writing a single line of code ensures minimal wastage of time and effort and reduces the risk of schedule slippage, or of customer expectations not being met. Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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6. IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation is the process of bringing a newly developed system or devised onto operational one. It is the practical job of putting a theoretical design into practice. It may involve the computer implementation of a computer complex or the introduction of one small subsystem. The new system and its components are to be tested in a structured and planned manner. The implementation stage of a project is often very complex and time consuming and many more people are involved in the earlier stages. This involves careful planning, investigation of the current system and constraints of implementation, creating computer-compatible files, installing hardware, training the operating staff in the changeover procedures before the system is setup and running. A critical factor in the conversion is not disrupting the functioning of the organization. The implementation phase of a project covers the period from the acceptance of the tested design to its satisfactory operations, supported by the appropriate user and operations manual. It is a major operation across the whole organizational structure and requires a great deal of planning. The implementation plan involves the following: Testing to confirm effectiveness Detection and correction of errors Making necessary changes so as to satisfy the requirements.
6.1 Implementation Procedure

Once the PC with required specification is available then the required softwares like Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are installed. Microsoft Visual Studio allows to quickly and easily developing a bank of visual controls with sliders, switches and meters or a complex form for a user to fill out. It uses the BASIC language which is known to most computer programmers, and which can be learned quickly if it is not already known. It is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) language. i.e. VB program will always show something on the screen that the user can interact with (usually via mouse and keyboard) to get a job done. The first step in building the VB program is to get the GUI items on the screen. This is done via pull-down menus that list the available graphical objects. Every system is slightly different but, generally speaking, Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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left-clicking on an object allows you to describe attributes like size and position. Right clicking allows you to write code. With visual inheritance, developers can greatly simplify the creation of Windows-bases applications by centralizing in parent forms the common logic and user interface for their entire solutions. Using control anchoring and docking, programmers can build resizable forms automatically, while the in place menu editor enables developers to visually author menus directly from within the Forms Designer. C# is an object-oriented programming language from Microsoft that aims to combine the computing power of C++ with the programming ease of Visual Studio. C# is based on C++ and contains features similar to those of Java. C# is designed to work with Microsoft's .Net platform. Microsoft's .Net Framework is a runtime environment and class library that dramatically simplifies the development and deployment of modern, component-based applications. C# simplifies programming through its use of Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) which allow access to a programming object or method without requiring the programmer to write additional code for each step. Because programmers can build on existing code, rather than repeatedly duplicating it, C# is expected to make it faster and less expensive to get new products and services to market Microsoft SQL Server is a relational model database server produced by Microsoft. A database is a collection of tables with typed columns. SQL Server supports different data types. Microsoft SQL Server also allows user-defined composite types (UDTs) to be defined and used. It also makes server statistics available as virtual tables and views (called Dynamic Management Views or DMVs). In addition to tables, a database can also contain other objects including views, stored procedures, indexes and constraints, along with a transaction log. A SQL Server database can contain a maximum of 231 objects, and can span multiple OS-level files with a maximum file size of 220 TB. The data in the database are stored in primary data files with an extension .mdf. Secondary data files, identified with a .ndf extension, are used to store optional metadata. Log files are identified with the .ldfextension. SQL can query many rows from one or more tables using just one statement. This feature allows the use of this language at logically higher level than procedure language. Another important property of SQL is Non-Procedurally. SQL contains two sub languages DDL and DML. SQL Server Administrators primary tool for Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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interacting with the system is enterprise manager. The enterprise manager has two main processes. Administration of database server and management of database objects. SQL Server query analyzer provides a graphical presentation of execution plan of a query and an automatic component that suggests which index should be used for a selected query. Once the installation is done the necessary directories are created in the disk drive, to store all the files related to the project being made safely. In initial stage the necessary icons and logos are also designed that may be needed for the project. Now open a new windows forms application in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net C# and the necessary environment settings are enabled that are required to make the project. The environment settings include options like solution explorer, properties, and toolbox. The solution explorer contains the form and its details. The properties option is also needed to resize the forms, set the font details and basic form options. Lastly the toolbox contains the list of contents that can be fixed on the form like label, buttons, radio button etc. Once the environment settings are active then all the forms are designed. Now open Microsoft SQL Server and create a new database. Then write the queries and fields required for the tables that are created in the database. Here setting a unique primary key to the table filed is also an important step. Then nextly the forms that were made in Visual Studio are linked between themselves as well as with database made using the Microsoft SQL Server. Then format the forms that are used. And also edit them by adding appropriate backgrounds and graphics for making the forms attractive. In order to assure user friendliness and security appropriate message box's are also used here to notify if any errors like blank space in the field to be filled or an error in the format of the details to be entered occurs. Now the windows application is tested from the server side and is debugged to find occurrence of error in the program codes. If an error is located it is corrected and then the application is set to trial run from the administration side. In next phase a new Pocket PC project is opened in a smart device application. And its basic forms are designed after the environmental settings are enabled. Then create a duplicate database in itself from the solution explorer, since Pocket PC is not connected to its fair end at its developing stage. After that the forms are linked between themselves as well as with the duplicate database. Then in coding phase the forms are coded to activate the features on form like buttons. Now the forms are formatted and they are made user Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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friendly and secure by displaying message box's where ever needed to notify the user. Then it is debugged to locate if there is any error present in the coding. Finally the Pocket PC application is deployed into the emulator. And the application is trial run at Pocket PC level. The final step is linking the Pocket PC with original backend by deleting its previous link with duplicate backend. Then an integration test is carried out once the windows application and pocket pc application are attached together. Now execute the total project and debug the program to check if there is any flow and fix errors. Lastly run a trial regression to ensure that a code is free from errors. And then create a setup file to launch the software. Hence the product is released.
6.2 Database Design

We are using 6 tables for storing details gathered through user interfacing forms. Login: For storing administrator login details with fields username & password Exhibitor: For storing exhibitor registration details with fields ex_id, ex_name etc. Visitor: For storing visitor registration details with fields vis_id, vis_name etc. Ex_interestlist : For storing the details of products available with each exhibitor Vis_interestlist: For storing the details of items on which the visitor is interested Vis_feedback : For storing visitor feedback after visiting the stall.
6.3 UML
6.3.1 Use Case Diagrams In software engineering, a use case diagram in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a type of behavioral diagram defined by and created from a Use-case analysis. Its purpose is to present a graphical overview of the functionality provided by a system in terms of actors, their goals, and any dependencies between those use cases. The main purpose of a use case diagram is to show what system functions are performed for which actor. Roles of the actors in the system can be depicted.
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In this project, actors are Administrator, Exhibitor& Visitor
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6.4 Input Design

Input Design is the process of converting the user-originated input to a computer based format. The design for handling input specifies how data are accepted for computer processing. Input Design is a part of overall system design that needs careful attention and it includes specifying the means by which actions are taken. The following are the input screens used in Event Management Application. Server Side: Administrator login Exhibitor registration Visitor registration Exhibitor interestlist
Pocket PC Side: Exhibitor login Visitor scan Visitor search Visitor interestlist
6.5 Output Design

The output design has been done so that the results of processing can be communicated to the user. Effective output design improves the clarity and performance of outputs. Output is the main reason for developing the system and the basis on which they will evaluate the usefulness of the application.
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7. TESTING
This section describes the testing procedure, starting with the testing methodology and continuing with the tests performed on the system. Software testing is a critical element of software quality assurance and represents the ultimate review of specification, design and coding. Testing presents an interesting anomaly for the software. The testing phase for the Event management system involves testing of this system using various test data. System testing A series of testing is performed on the Event management system before it is ready for implementation. The various testing methods that has been approached for the testing of Event management system are Unit testing Integration testing Validation testing
Unit testing In computer programming, unit testing is a software verification and validation method in which a programmer tests if individual units of source code are fit for use. A unit is the smallest testable part of an application. In procedural programming a unit may be an individual program, function, procedure, etc., while in object-oriented programming, the smallest unit is a class, which may belong to a base/super class, abstract class or derived/child class. This project is implemented as two levels which are 1. Administrator level (Server side) 2. User level (Pocket PC side) - In the conditional testing part each and every condition in the Event management system is tested to both true and false aspects and all resulting paths were tested. - In the loop testing part all the loops involved in the Event management system are tested to all the limits possible. Integration testing Integration testing is systematic technique for constructing the program structure. As an integrated testing approach different part of software are combined. The top-down strategy has been used for upper level and bottom-up level approach is used for subordinate levels. Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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Validation testing succeeds when software functions in a manner that is expected. Some of the validations imposed in this project are as follows
Forms cannot be submitted without filling up the mandatory data so that All data entries are validated as per system requirement. Forms cannot be submitted without writing email_id & website in the User is provided with appropriate error messages about the operation Access permissions to various type of user are controlled according to the
Manual mistakes of submitting fields that are empty can be sorted out.
correct format so that manual mistakes like these can be avoided. errors. organizational structure. Consistency testing All functions, informations, help messages are tested to make consistent the system ensures uniform look and feel thought the application. Portability testing The system is tested under different versions of Windows operating system to ensure platform independent. No failures occurred. User environment testing We have worked as various end users (manager, exhibitor & visitor) of the system. No failures have occurred. White-Box Testing White-Box testing can be called as functional testing. This deals with the testing of logic and control. This is completely related with the working of program body. Here the program is considered first and output is considered next. By keeping the output in mind tests each control block and logical unit. Special care has been taken to eradicate the abnormality in all levels. White-Box testing of software is predicted on close examination of procedural details. User Acceptance Testing User acceptance testing of a system is the key factor for the success of any system. The system under consideration is tested for user acceptance by constantly keeping in touch with prospective system users at time of developing and making changes whenever required. The system considered is tested for user acceptance; here it should satisfy the Department of Computer Science and Engg. AWH Engineering College
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8. SCREEN SHOTS
This section includes the important screen shots of applications for both Server PC & Pocket PC.
8.1 Server PC Application

8.1.1 Administrator Login
8.1.2 Main form
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8.1.3 Exhibitor Registration
8.1.4 Visitor Registration
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8.2 Pocket PC Application

8.2.1 Exhibitor Verification & Menu
8.2.2 Visitor Scan
8.2.3 More Exhibitor Options
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9. CONCLUSION
The project Event Management Using Pocket PC assumes an ultimate solution for the existing inconveniences in an event. After testing it was found to be achieving all the requirements. This software conserves time by all means and saves the precious minutes of user, and provides flexible use of the database. Any changes that lead to the system failures are prevented with security measures. The system has been designed in such a way that it can be modified with very little effort when such a need arises in the future. The system has been found to work efficiently and effectively.
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