CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Starting and Exiting DECdecision What You Need to Know Starting DECdecision Exiting DECdecision 2 Learning DECdecision Getting Help On Context On Window and On Help Tips on Using Help Using DECdecision Help on a Remote System Adding LinkWorks Connections to Help Topics Blueprint Examples How to Run a Guided Blueprint Viewing Tips Using Sample Data 3 Simplifying Data Management-A Tutorial Defining the Task Gathering the Data Outlining the Solution Implementing the Solution Streamlining the Task with a Blueprint 4 DECquery Basics Getting Started with DECquery Creating Your DECquery Database Defining a Database Logical Name Using a VAX TEAMDATA Database with DECquery Using Your DECquery Window Working with DECquery Tables Querying Data Reporting Protecting Data in Tables Organizing Tables by Folders Using the Command Region Using Macros Sharing Data Sharing Data Within DECdecision Sharing Data with Other Products 5 Calc Basics The Worksheet Parts of the Worksheet Worksheet Features Calc Features Advanced Features 6 DECchart Basics Chart Components Starting DECchart How DECchart Plots Data Charting by Row and by Column Drawing a Chart Chart Attributes Generic Chart Attributes Chart Type Attributes Enhancing a Chart Adding an Overlay Changing Overlay Attributes Modifying Chart Objects DECchart Files Using DECgraph Files Printing a Chart DECchart Preferences Setting Default Characteristics DECchart Chart Colors DECchart Worksheet Entering or Modifying Data Selecting Data Charting from the Worksheet Manipulating Data Data Operations 7 Builder Basics The Builder Main Window The Builder Blueprint Blueprint Objects Builder Operation Modes 8 Using DECdecision with DECwrite and DECpresent Linking to a DECquery Table Linking to a Calc Worksheet Updating a Link between a Worksheet and a DECwrite Document Linking to a DECchart Chart Linking to a Builder Blueprint Creating a LiveLink to a New Blueprint Creating a LiveLink to an Existing Blueprint LiveLink Example A Overview of the Table Converters Available Table Converters Input and Output Converters Missing Data and Format Information Overview of the Processing Options Creating an Options File Conversion Messages Message Format Severity Codes Table Converters Processing Options CELL_SEPARATOR= string CONFORM and NOCONFORM DATE_EDIT= date edit string DEFAULT_VALUE= string DEFINITIONS= field definition file name string , DEFINITIONS, and NODEFINITIONS ERROR_VALUE= string FALSE_VALUE= string and TRUE_VALUE= string FORMAT_OPTIMIZE and NOFORMAT_OPTIMIZE GLOBAL_TRIM= keyword INFER_COLUMNS LABEL_GEN and NOLABEL_GEN LOG =filespec , NOLOG, and LOG RADIX_POINT= x TEXT_PREFIX= x and NOTEXT_PREFIX TEXT_SUFFIX= x and NOTEXT_SUFFIX TRAILING_SEPARATOR= n VERBOSE and NOVERBOSE Glossary FIGURES 3-1 UNIT_REVENUE Data Table 3-2 DECISION$YEARLY_REV Worksheet 3-3 UNIT_REVENUE Table After User Has Reduced Collection 3-4 DECISION$YEARLY_REV Worksheet with AVERAGE Label and Functions 3-5 DECISION$YEARLY_REV Worksheet Containing Data from the UNIT_REVENUE Table 3-6 Column Chart of Regional Revenue Data 3-7 Column Chart Illustrating LiveLink to Calc 3-8 Column Chart with Modified Baseline 3-9 Printed Calc Worksheet 4-1 The Initial DECquery Display 4-2 A Typical DECquery Table 5-1 The Calc Worksheet 6-1 DECchart Window 6-2 Data Points, Data Series, Legend, and Data Categories in a Column Chart 6-3 Sample Data Selection from the DECchart Worksheet 6-4 Chart Types on the Chartbook Menu 6-5 Sample Chart Objects 6-6 DECchart Worksheet 7-1 The Builder Main Window 7-2 The Builder Blueprint TABLES 2-1 Guided Blueprints A-1 Processing Options File Formats A-2 Date Edit String Characters A-3 Field Definition Items A-4 Format Keywords A-5 Global Trim Keywords