Table 1 lists the publications that are included with both DB2 OLAP
Server and the DB2 OLAP Starter Kit in DB2 Universal Database. You can
find more information about where to find these books in Appendix B, Using the DB2 Library. Additionally, DB2 OLAP Server users can find these
books in PDF format in the x:\db2 olap\docs
directory, where x:\db2 olap is the directory in which you
installed DB2 OLAP Server.
Table 1. Publications for both DB2 OLAP Server and the DB2 OLAP Starter Kit
| Publication Name | Description |
|---|---|
| OLAP Integration Server Model User's Guide (SC27-0783). | Explains how to create OLAP models using the standard OLAP Model interface in the DB2 OLAP Integration Server. |
| OLAP Integration Server Metaoutline User's Guide (SC27-0784). | Explains how to create OLAP metaoutlines using the standard OLAP Metaoutline interface in the DB2 OLAP Integration Server. |
| OLAP Integration Server Administration Guide (SC27-0787) | Explains how to use the Administration Manager component of the DB2 OLAP Integration Server. |
| OLAP Spreadsheet Add-in User's Guide for Excel (SC27-0786) | Explains how to use the Spreadsheet Add-in with Microsoft Excel for Windows to analyze data. |
| OLAP Spreadsheet Add-in User's Guide for 1-2-3 (SC27-0785) | Explains how to use the Spreadsheet Add-in with Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows to analyze data. |
Table 2 lists the publications that are included only with the DB2
OLAP Server base product. You can find these books in PDF and HTML
format in the x:\db2 olap\docs directory, where
x:\db2 olap is the directory in which you installed DB2 OLAP
Server.
Table 2. DB2 OLAP Server Publications
| Publication Name | Description |
|---|---|
| OLAP Database Administrator's Guide, Volume I (SC27-0788) and OLAP Database Administrator's Guide, Volume II (SC27-0789) | Provides administrators with strategies and techniques to implement, design, build, and maintain an optimized multidimensional database. Provides instructions for how to design and build a security system. Provides instructions for how to load, calculate, and report your data. Also provides instructions for performing tasks using the Application Manager. |
| OLAP Quick Technical Reference (SC27-0790) | Summarizes the syntax of functions, calculator commands, report writer commands, and ESSBASE.CFG settings. |
| OLAP Technical Reference | Provides reference information for the Application Manager. This information is in HTML format only. |
| OLAP SQL Interface Guide (SC27-0791) | Explains how to load data from SQL, relational, and flat-file data sources. The SQL Interface tool is part of the Tools Bundle, which is an add-on product for DB2 OLAP Server. |
Table 3 lists the publications that are included with the DB2 OLAP Server add-on products. You can find these books in PDF and HTML format in the x:\db2 olap\docs directory, where x:\db2 olap is the directory in which you installed DB2 OLAP Server.
This table does not include the three books for the full-function version
of DB2 OLAP Integration Server, which is available as an add-on product for
DB2 OLAP Server; those three books are listed in Table 1.
Table 3. DB2 OLAP Server Add-on Publications
| Publication Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Objects Programming Guide | Provides instructions for writing applications using DB2 OLAP Server Objects. This book is in PDF only. |
| API Reference | Provides reference information for functions that are available through the Application Programming Interface, which is part of the DB2 OLAP Server Tools Bundle. This book is in HTML only. |
| OLAP Allocations Manager Installation Guide (SC27-0792) | Explains how to install the DB2 OLAP Server Allocations Manager. It also describes how to set up the Allocations Manager repository and log file. |
| OLAP Allocations Manager Administrator's Guide (SC27-0793) | Provides reference information for the DB2 OLAP Server Allocations Manager. The book is for allocation administrators who are responsible for creating, editing, managing, and launching allocations using the Allocations Manager. It describes Allocations Manager features, concepts, procedures, and examples needed to run the software. |
| OLAP Allocations Manager Quick Reference (SC27-0794) | Provides quick reference information for the DB2 OLAP Server Allocations Manager. The card is for business users who need to use the Launcher module of the Allocations Manager to run allocation processes or calc scripts that have been set up by their allocations administrator. |
| MERANT (INTERSOLV) DataDirect Connect ODBC Installation | Provides instructions for installing the MERANT (INTERSOLV) ODBC drivers. This book is in PDF format only. |
| MERANT (INTERSOLV) DataDirect Connect ODBC Reference | Provides reference information for the MERANT (INTERSOLV) ODBC drivers. This book is in PDF format only. |
The books for the Information Catalog Manager, which is included with DB2 OLAP Server, are listed in Appendix B, Using the DB2 Library.
The following Hyperion Essbase and Hyperion Integration Server books are not included with this product. The information in this book supersedes the information in following books: