QMF Version 8
Contents
Tables
Figures
About this book
Who should read this book
How this book is organized
Major components of QMF Visionary
System requirements and software dependencies
Conventions used in this book
Additional documentation
How to order DB2
(R)
QMF books
How to send comments
Concepts in QMF Visionary Studio
QMF Visionary world development overview
Concurrent development
Saving and inserting components
Using a source code control system
Multiple-developer file status indicators
Designing a QMF Visionary world
Identifying business questions
Creating a storyboard
Listing the categories for your presentation
Exploring QMF Visionary layouts, controls, and navigation features
Locating the data
Creating a query/layout matrix
Exploring your data
Displaying data
Displaying data using charts
Displaying data using patterns
Displaying data using hierarchies
Displaying data using standard controls
Displaying a single record
Displaying geographic locations
Using primitive graphics
Using parameters
Using global parameters
Using scene parameters
Using query parameters
Using navigation
An example of scene navigation
Guidelines for choosing navigation
Using controls
Design tips
Using an overview scene
Using wormholes for repeated elements
Creating a printer-friendly scene
Using standard objects
Storyboard example
Organization chart example
Preparing your data
Managing connections
Configuring ODBC data sources
Configuring QMF data sources
Autoconfiguring ODBC data sources
Connecting to databases
Managing connections
Using workbooks
Managing workbooks
Creating queries
SQL query options
Query writing tips
Writing filter expressions
Using query parameters
Using query groups
Modifying queries
Setting query properties
Changing query associations
Creating scenes
Displaying data
Making scenes dynamic with parameters
Using parameters
Refining scenes
Adding titles
Adding instructions
Providing online help
Adding tooltips
Providing a legend
Adding buttons
Creating the overview scene last
Setting print defaults
Specifying drawing order
Using 2-D layouts
Using the Data Template editor
Using layers in a layout
Modifying data symbols
Using connectors
Modifying axes in chart layouts
Modifying scaling in hierarchy layouts
Using list and combo controls
Using 3-D layouts
Creating navigation
Types of navigation features
Standard navigation features
Custom navigation features
Creating jumps
Creating wormholes
Creating viewpoints
Creating levels of detail
Creating drill-down scenes
Creating scene tabs
Custom graphic features
Using controls
Using standard controls
Using ActiveX controls
Custom objects and the Custom palette
Storing and using images in Image folders
Creating custom color maps and sequences
Creating a color map
Creating a color sequence
Creating and using viewer classes
Object properties and events
About objects in QMF Visionary
QMF Visionary object hierarchy
Modifying object properties
Mapping object properties to column or parameter values
Writing property expressions
Property expression examples
Writing an If() statement
Displaying column data in a text string
Passing data from user input
Passing a value to a query
Formatting a time value
Creating event actions
Managing and publishing worlds
Viewing and modifying world structure
Using the Pseudocode view
Using the Structure view
Publishing worlds
Selecting deployment options
Selecting world name and location
Selecting user authentication options
Selecting database connection options
Limiting returned rows
Deploying worlds
Configuring the client
Modifying and removing deployed worlds
Testing worlds
Notices
Trademarks
Glossary
Index
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Last updated: March, 2004