CAMS operates within the parameters of the Oracle database management system using the host VAX computer. CAMS was designed to fit the needs of the users. The single most important design parameter is that the data entry into the system be accomplished by the user most responsible for the accuracy of the data.
CAMS eliminates duplication of data entries and hence minimizes errors.
CAMS works within the limits and specifications of a modern-day data management system, i.e., Oracle. Oracle is complimented by a software package for data retrieval by the name of Structured Query Language Plus or SQL Plus. Oracle provides the vehicle for inputting CAMS data into the database by means of forms which have been developed to allow for the storage of the data by record and by specific field. Records are completed forms which within themselves are unique sets of data. The data is located within specified fields of a record.