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In this paper we address the question, how to design a DSS-generator, such that the effort for building a specific DSS is small but at the same time the user-interface reflects the individual semantic structuring of the scope of actions. A conceptual answer to the question raised above is proposed in the rest of the paper. Through the a-priori specification of a context underlying a DSS-generator a mental frame is defined for 1. confining the problem-domain, 2. integrating harmonically the various components of a DSS-generator, 3. defining, representing and manipulating objects, relations and operations compatible to the user's mental processes and hence 4. facilitating the design of specific DSS reflecting the individual scope of actions.
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Albert, A., Massimo, A., Hans-Jakob, L., David, A. (1990). A context-oriented approach for decision support. In: Gorny, P., Tauber, M.J. (eds) Visualization in Human-Computer Interaction. IPsy 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 439. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52698-6_9
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