Oracle8 Time Series Cartridge User's Guide
Release 8.0.4
A57501-01

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:

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:

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:

Convention	Meaning
. . .	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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