The tutorials in this book provide a brief hands-on introduction to ECMap™. Each tutorial walks through the creation of a particular type of map and uses specific methods for creating the record definitions needed by ECMap.
The objective of each tutorial is to allow you to perform all of the basic functions of creating a map and then add a few capabilities to the finished map, giving you an understanding of the overall functioning of the product. It is not the intention of the tutorials to teach you how to use the product, although it can help to serve that purpose.
While you certainly do not need to be a programmer to use ECMap, it is helpful to be familiar with certain technical concepts.
The following documents ship with ECMap:
ECMap New Features Guide
ECMap Installation Guide
Release Bulletin for ECMap
ECMap Reference Guide
ECMap User Guide
ECMap Getting Started
Additional documents are referred to in the ECMap documentation to supply you with specific information that supports this product:
ECRTP Reference Guide to use the data transformation engine
Documentation that supports ECMap can be found on the
Sybase Product Manuals web site. Go to Product Manuals, select ECMap from the drop-down
list, and click Go!
Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks Bookshelf CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks Bookshelf CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The SyBooks Bookshelf CD is included with your software. It contains product manuals in a platform-independent bookshelf that contains fully searchable, HTML-based documentation.
Some documentation is provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks Bookshelf CD. To view the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Refer to the README.txt file on the SyBooks Bookshelf CD for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.
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To access the Product Manuals Web site, go to Product Manuals.
Finding the latest information on EBFs and software
maintenance
Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. If prompted, enter your MySybase user name and password.
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go. A list of EBF/Maintenance releases is displayed.
Padlock icons indicate that you do not have download authorization for certain EBF/Maintenance releases because you are not registered as a Technical Support Contact. If you have not registered, but have valid information provided by your Sybase representative or through your support contract, click Edit Roles to add the “Technical Support Contact” role to your MySybase profile.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.
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