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Preface

This manual describes how to use the Oracle8 Time Series Cartridge.

## Intended Audience

This manual is intended for anyone who is interested in storing, retrieving, and manipulating time series data in an Oracle database, including developers of specialized cartridges.

## Structure

This manual contains the following chapters and appendix:

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Chapter 1 | Introduces data cartridges, object types, and the contents of the Time Series cartridge.
Chapter 2 | Explains time series concepts and operations.
Chapter 3 | Explains important procedures for using the cartridge.
Chapter 4 | Provides reference information on calendar functions.
Chapter 5 | Provides reference information on time series and time scaling functions.
Appendix A | Lists potential errors, their causes, and user actions to correct them.

## Related Documents

For information added after the production of this manual, see the README file in the following directory:

- ORACLE_HOME/ord/ts/admin (Solaris systems)
- ORACLE_HOME\ord80\ts\admin (Windows NT systems)

The location of the README file is platform-dependent.

For more information, see the following manuals in the Oracle8 documentation set:

- PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference
- Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide
- Oracle8 Application Developer's Guide

## Conventions

In this manual, the Oracle8 Time Series Cartridge is sometimes referred to as the Time Series cartridge.

The following conventions are also used in this manual:

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Convention | Meaning
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. . . | A vertical ellipsis in an example means that lines not directly related to the example have been omitted.
. . . | A horizontal ellipsis in an example means that part of the statement or command not directly related to the example has been omitted
boldface text | Boldface type in text indicates a term defined in the text.
italicized text | Italic type in text indicates emphasis or a user-defined variable, schema name, or object datatype.
< > | Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ] | Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

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