After completing this course, the student should be able to:
 

	Discuss the need for SAA, the features and benefits of SAA, and the role of SAA in the Enterprise Information System
	Describe the structure of SAA
	Explain the cooperative processing model
	Discuss the impact of SAA, the limitations of SAA, and what SAA needs to do to gain widespread acceptance

Overview of SAA
Introduces SAA.
 

	Evolution of SAA Definition of SAA.  The three major architectural components of SAA.  Why IBM felt SAA was necessary.
	Features and Benefits of SAA Hardware architectures and operating systems which SAA unites.  Features and benefits of SAA.  The role of SAA in the Enterprise Information System.

Structure of SAA
Examines the structure of SAA by looking at the components of the diagram IBM uses to portray SAA.
 

SAA Diagram Components of the SAA diagram.  Basic functions of the Common User Access (CUA), Common Programming Interface (CPI) and Common Communications Support (CCS).  Components of the SAA Software Foundation.  Common applications. Application structure.

Cooperative Processing
Describes the cooperative processing model for application structure, which is the preferred SAA configuration.
 

	Application Components Definition of an application in terms of three components: presentation, processing and data access.  Differences between standalone and cooperative processing models.
	Cooperative Configurations Three cooperative processing configurations.  Advantages of cooperative processing.

SAA Assessment
Gives an assessment of SAA as it exists today.
 

Outstanding Issues The impact of SAA.  The limitations of SAA.  What SAA needs to do to gain a bigger following.