Instruction manual

Preface CentreVu® CMS Open Database Connectivity
Audience P-2
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This document is written for CentreVu CMS users who need to
understand open access to database items. It is also written to help users
decide which database items to use in custom reports, spreadsheets,
and other user applications with external data access. The database
items can be exported through ODBC for use in a variety of software
programs. For data extraction purposes, users will need to have a basic
understanding Structured Query Language (SQL) before using this
document. Users should also have a basic understanding of database
logic and purpose.
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The following conventions are used throughout this document:
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table names; for
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input screen. For example, type 60 in the
Others: Row Buffer Size field.
“Chapter Names” Are always in quotes.
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directories. Also indicates trademarked and
registered trademarked words.
Subsystem
References
Are always initial capitalized. For example,
set the access permissions for
CentreVu CMS
users from the User Permissions subsystem.
Window Titles Are always capitalized.
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