Preface

This guide is intended to explain the basic capabilities of the Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Server COM Interface.

To understand all of the features presented, you must use this guide in conjunction with the Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data documents listed in "Related Documents".

You must have the Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data client software installed on your computer.

Audience

A thorough understanding of the material in this guide is required for the following customer personnel:

• Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

• IT Administrators

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the documentation set:

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Oracle DataLens Server Installation Guide provides detailed Oracle DataLens Server installation instructions.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Oracle DataLens Server Administration Guide provides information about installing and managing an Oracle DataLens Server.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Java Interface Guide provides information about installing and using the Oracle DataLens Server Java APIs.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Application Studio Reference Guide provides information about creating and maintaining Data Service Applications (DSAs).

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data AutoBuild Reference Guide provides information about creating initial data lens based on existing product information and data lens knowledge.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Knowledge Studio Reference Guide provides information about creating and maintaining data lenses.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Governance Studio Reference Guide provides information about creating and maintaining Data Service Applications (DSAs).

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Glossary provides definitions to commonly used Enterprise DQ for Product technology terms.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Services for Excel Reference Guide provides information about creating a DSA based on data contained in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

• The Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Task Manager Reference Guide provides information about managing tasks created with the Task Manager or Governance Studio applications.

See the latest version of this and all documents listed at the Oracle Enterprise Data Quality for Product Data Documentation Web site at:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20593_01/index.htm

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