Contents

List of Figures

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Information
• 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