Preface

This guide explains how to use Oracle Discoverer 4i Plus.

Intended Audience

This guide is designed for business professionals who want to view, analyze, and manipulate data using Discoverer. You may want to have Discoverer running on your computer while reading this guide, so you can follow the step-by-step explanations.

Conventions

In this guide, Discoverer refers to Oracle Discoverer 4i Plus.

Convention	Meaning
boldface text	Boldface type in text indicates a command name, menu name, or other choice or selection.
menu \| command selection	Boldface type separated by a vertical bar indicates a menu name and the command to select from the menu. For example, File \| Open means choose the Open command from the File menu.
italic text	Italic type indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations.
< >	Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ]	Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

The following conventions are used in this manual: