CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Preparing for Installation
    1.1 Checking the Distribution Kit
    1.2 Prerequisite Hardware
    1.3 Prerequisite Software
    1.4 Required Operating System Components
    1.5 Registering Your License
    1.6 DECdecision Directories
    1.7 VAXcluster Considerations
    1.8 Preparing Your System and the Installing Account
      1.8.1      Checking Privileges of the Installing Account
      1.8.2      Checking Quotas of the Installing Account
      1.8.3      System Disk Space Requirements
      1.8.4      User Disk Space Requirements
      1.8.5      System Parameter Values
        1.8.5.1      Checking Parameter Values
        1.8.5.2      Calculating GBLPAGES and GBLSECTIONS Parameter Values
        1.8.5.3      Changing Parameter Values with AUTOGEN
    1.9 Make Sure Rdb/VMS is Running
    1.10 Backing Up Your System Disk
    1.11 Determining and Reporting Problems
    1.12 Pre-Installation Check List

  2      Installing DECdecision
    2.1 Installation Overview
    2.2 Running the VMSINSTAL Command Procedure

  3      Post-Installation Procedures
    3.1 Editing System Startup and Shutdown Files
    3.2 Activating DECdecision on a VAXcluster
    3.3 User Account Requirements
      3.3.1      User Account Privileges
      3.3.2      User Account Quotas
    3.4 Rebooting the System
    3.5 Running the Installation Verification Procedure Separately
    3.6 Running DECdecision
    3.7 Extension Change for Query Macros
    3.8 Post-Installation Check List

  4      Managing Your DECdecision Environment
    4.1 Performance Considerations
      4.1.1      Working Set Values
      4.1.2      Global Pages and Global Sections
    4.2 Managing Query Files and Databases
      4.2.1      Using DECdecision with DATATRIEVE Domains
      4.2.2      Granting Database Access to Users on Other Systems
    4.3 DECdecision Fatal Errors
    4.4 Using Logical Names with DECdecision

  A Sample DECdecision Installation

  B Sample DECdecision Upgrade from a Previous Version

  C DECdecision Files