Transcript PowerPoint Presentation for TUG U2U 205

Introduction to
Universe Documentation
Ken R. Hall, Ph.D.
Ken R. Hall Consultants
Portland, Oregon
Speaker’s Qualifications
• Ken Hall is a PICK/SHIMS consultant and
owner of Ken R. Hall Consultants.
• Ken has over 25 years experience developing
applications in PICK, UniVerse, and Unidata.
• Ken is a reseller of IBM U2 (UniVerse) and
Raining Data database products.
• Ken has developed business applications for
distributors, retailers, mail order houses,
manufacturers, and leasing companies.
Learning Objectives
• As a result of this presentation, you will
become familiar with several sources of
UniVerse information.
• By the end, you should have a better idea
where to go for additional information
about UniVerse.
Presentation Agenda
I will introduce you to:
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IBM’s UniVerse Documentation.
A free UniVerse training class on the web.
A web source for PICK & U2 publications
U2UG - International U2 User Group and its
knowledge base
IBM UniVerse Documentation
• To view or get copy of UniVerse documentation, follow
the link below:
Found on the web at:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data
/u2/pubs/library/
Click on UniVerse version that you want.
Choose “install doc set” to download the
entire UV documentation set with installer.
IBM UniVerse Documentation
• Manuals are available for each UniVerse
release.
• A CD with Windows client installer was included
in your UniVerse installation media.
• Documentation is a set of manuals in hyperlinked pdfs that are displayed with Adobe
Reader.
• The following slides with give you an overview of
the available material.
IBM UniVerse Manuals
• UniVerse System Description
– Overview of UniVerse components and
terminology
• UniVerse User Reference
– TCL command reference document
– Good if you have an idea what you want to do
– Organizes list of commands by function
IBM UniVerse Manuals
• Administering UniVerse
– Shows how to do important functions like
uvbackup and uvrestore
• Guide to UniVerse for PICK users
– Good place to get your bearings about UniVerse
– Uses terms you are used to
– Easy to read
IBM UniVerse Manuals
• Guide to ProVerb
– Discussion of scripting languages, PROC and
Paragraphs
• Guide to Retrieve
– Discussion of LIST and SORT and other features
of the report generating commands
• UniVerse Editor
– How to use ED, the command line editor
IBM UniVerse Manuals
• UniVerse BASIC
– An overview of the BASIC programming language
in UniVerse
• UniVerse BASIC Commands
– A Programmer’s reference manual by command
– Good to refer to, hard to learn from
IBM UniVerse Manuals
• UniVerse Install Guide
– Good reference if you need to do an upgrade
– Also see upgrade notes that come with a release
– For the more technical user
• Additional manuals on advanced features
– Advanced features not used on most SHIMS
systems
UniVerse Training
available on the Web
• Web based UniVerse Training Class
– http://www.mannyneira.com/universe/index.html?
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– Good over view of system structure
– Written for non-PICK computer staff training
UniVerse Documentation
available on the Web
• JES – Jon Sisk’s PICK resource and
training site
– http://www.jes.com/
• Jonathan E. Sisk's
Pick/BASIC: A Programmer's Guide
– http://jes.com/pb/index.html
Other UniVerse resources
• U2UG - International U2 User Group
– http://u2ug.org/index.php
– Has email lists for user support
– Requires free signup
• U2UG Knowledge Base
– http://212.241.202.162/kb/kbhome.wsp
– On their new web site (a work in process)
Q&A
Thank You!
Ken R. Hall
Ken R. Hall Consultants
[email protected]
503-702-7841