Preface

This manual explains how to administer Oracle8 ConText Cartridge and perform the necessary setup and maintenance to allow application developers to develop text-enabled applications.

Audience

This manual is intended for the DBA or system administrator responsible for maintaining the ConText system.

It is also intended for the user who is responsible for setting up and maintaining the text stored in the database. This user could be a DBA or system administer. It could also be an application designer or developer.

Prerequisites

This document assumes that you have experience with the Oracle relational database management system, SQL, SQL*Plus, and PL/SQL. See the documentation provided with your hardware and software for additional information.

If you are unfamiliar with the Oracle RDBMS and related tools, read Chapter 1, "An Introduction to the Oracle Server", in the Oracle8 Server Concepts. The chapter is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and terminology used throughout Oracle documentation.

Related Publications

For more information about ConText, see:

• Oracle8 ConText Cartridge QuickStart
• Oracle8 ConText Cartridge Application Developer's Guide
• Oracle8 Error Messages

For more information about the Oracle8 server, see:

• Oracle8 Server Concepts
• Oracle8 Server Administrator's Guide
• Oracle8 Server Utilities
• Oracle8 Server Tuning
• Oracle8 Server SQL Reference
• Oracle8 Server Reference Manual
• Oracle8 Server Application Developer's Guide

For more information about PL/SQL, see:

• PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

How This Manual Is Organized

The manual is divided into an introduction and five parts:

Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter introduces ConText and provides an overview of the features and process model for the product.

PART I: CONTEXT OPTION ADMINISTRATION

This section provides a discussion of ConText concepts and provides instructions for managing ConText users, servers, and queues:

• Chapter 2: Administration Concepts
• Chapter 3: Administering ConText

PART II: TEXT SETUP AND MANAGEMENT

This section provides a discussion of text concepts, introduces the ConText data dictionary, and provides instructions for setting up and managing text so that users (application developers) can perform text queries.

• Chapter 4: Text Concepts
• Chapter 5: Understanding the ConText Data Dictionary
• Chapter 6: Setting Up and Managing Text

PART III: CONFIGURATION AND TUNING

This section provides tips and information for configuring ConText and tuning indexing and queries:

• Chapter 7: Configuring ConText
• Chapter 8: Tuning ConText

PART IV: REFERENCE

This section provides instructions for the executables and utilities provided with ConText. It also lists the objects in the ConText data dictionary and the stored procedures/functions in the PL/SQL packages provided with ConText.

• Chapter 9: Executables and Utilities
• Chapter 10: ConText Data Dictionary
• Chapter 11: PL/SQL Packages

PART V: APPENDICES

This section provides descriptions of the views provided with ConText. It also describes the tables that comprise a ConText index.

• Appendix A: ConText Server and Queue Views
• Appendix B: ConText Data Dictionary Views
• Appendix C: Appendix Title

Type Conventions

This manual adheres to the following type conventions:

Type	Meaning
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Oracle commands, standard database objects and constants, and standard Oracle PL/SQL procedures.
lowercase italics	Italics indicate variable names, names of user objects (tables, views, preferences, policies, etc.), PL/SQL parameter/argument names, and names of example PL/SQL procedures. Italics also indicate emphasis.
monospace	Monospace type indicate example SQL*Plus commands and example PL/SQL code. Type in the command or code exactly as it appears.

Customer Support

You can reach Oracle Worldwide Customer Support 24 hours a day.

In the USA: 1.415.506.1500

In Europe: + 44.344.860.160

Please be prepared to supply the following information:

• your CSI number (This helps Oracle Corporation track problems for each customer)
• the release numbers of the Oracle Server and associated products
• the operating system name and version number
• details of error numbers and descriptions (Write down the exact errors you encounter)
• a description of the problem
• a description of the changes made to the system

Your Comments Are Welcome

Please use the Reader's Comment Form at the back of this document to convey your comments to us. You can also contact us at:

Documentation Manager
ConText Group
Server Technologies
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores, California 94065
Phone: 1.415.506.7000 FAX: 1.415.506.7360

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