You can use either Vision or ABF to develop forms-based applications that access Ingres databases. Using these tools, you can define, test, and run fully developed applications without using a programming language. You can also use 4GL to take advantage of the advanced features of Vision or to provide specialized processing in ABF applications.

The following sections summarize the relationship between the tools and languages. For specific information about one of the tools or languages, see the appropriate part of this guide.