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Contents
List of Figures
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Overview to World Writer
1.1
About World Writer
1.1.1
What You Should Know About
1.2
Comparing World Writer, DREAM Writer, FASTR, and STAR
1.3
Creating and Modifying Versions
1.3.1
World Writer Master Menu
1.3.2
Versions List
1.3.3
Version Title & Files
1.3.4
File Relations
1.3.5
Additional Parameters
1.3.6
Field Selection List
1.3.7
Output Field Specifications Field Selection List
1.3.8
Data Selection
1.3.9
Data Sort & Totaling
1.3.10
Total Level Summary Functions
1.3.11
Printer File Overrides
1.4
Runtime Programs
1.5
Data Files
Part I Basic Functions
2
World Writer Menu
2.1
About the World Writer Menu
2.2
Accessing the World Writer Menu
3
World Writer Versions List
3.1
About the World Writer Versions List
4
Find Files and Fields
4.1
Finding Files and Fields
4.2
Determining What Files to Use
4.3
Version Layout Worksheet
4.4
Version Layout Worksheet
5
World Writer Setup
5.1
About World Writer Setup
5.2
Assigning Version Titles and Files
5.2.1
Options
5.2.2
Function Keys
5.3
Understanding Joining Files
5.3.1
Joining
5.3.2
Indirect Join
5.3.3
Soft Join
5.3.4
Guidelines
5.4
Using File Relations - Match Fields
5.4.1
Function Keys
5.4.2
Using File Relations - Enter Fields
5.4.3
Function Keys
5.5
Using Additional Parameters
5.5.1
Function Keys
5.6
Using Field Selection
5.6.1
Presumptive Join Fields
5.7
Using Output Field Specifications
5.7.1
Options
5.7.2
Function Keys
5.7.3
About Presumptive Join Fields
5.7.4
About Date Fields stored in the Julian format: CYYDDD
5.8
Using Field Detail Specifications
5.9
Creating Calculated Fields
5.9.1
Operands for Calculations
5.9.2
Examples of Calculations
5.10
Using Data Selection
5.10.1
Options
5.10.2
Function Keys
5.10.3
Query Selection Values
5.10.4
About AND/OR
5.10.5
Boolean Logic Available for Data Selection
5.11
Using Data Sort & Totaling
5.11.1
Total levels
5.11.2
Options
5.11.3
Function Keys
5.12
Using Total Level Summary Functions
5.12.1
Options
5.12.2
Function Keys
5.13
Using Report Layout Display
5.14
Using Printer File Overrides
Part II Advanced Topics
6
Work with Groups
6.1
Working with Groups
7
Work with Security
7.1
Group Level Security
7.2
Field Level Security
7.3
Version Level Security
7.4
Business Unit Security
7.5
IBM Object Level Security
8
Create File Output
8.1
About Creating a File
8.1.1
Technical Considerations
9
Update Files
9.1
About Updating Files
9.1.1
Before You Begin
9.2
Creating World Writer Versions
9.2.1
Key Update Tips
9.2.2
What You Should Know About
10
Menu Setup
10.1
About Menu Setup
11
Sleeper Setup
11.1
About Sleeper Setup
12
World Writer Advanced Operations Menu
12.1
Accessing the World Writer Advanced Operations Menu
12.2
Copy Versions & Groups
12.3
Build Currency Factor File
12.4
Group Level Security
12.4.1
Functions Keys
12.5
Field Level Security
12.5.1
Options
12.5.2
Function Keys
12.6
Report Version Security
12.6.1
Function Keys
A
Joined Logical Files
B
Soft Join
B.1
Standard File Join Process
B.2
What is a Soft Join?
B.2.1
Example One
B.2.2
Example Two
C
Julian Date Conversion Charts
C.1
About the Julian Date Format
C.1.1
Examples
C.1.2
Julian Dates - Normal Calendar Years
C.1.3
Julian Dates - Leap Years
D
Data Select on Julian Date Fields
D.1
Julian Date Examples
D.1.1
Example 1
D.1.2
Example 2
D.2
Solution for example 1 - Data Select Blank Dates
D.2.1
Query Cover Page
D.2.2
Data Selection
D.3
Solution for example 2 - Compare two dates in Data Selection
D.3.1
Query Cover Page
D.3.2
Data Selection
E
World Writer and Business Unit Security
E.1
Background Information
E.2
How It Works
E.2.1
Example 1
E.2.2
Example 2
E.3
Other Considerations
Index
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