
  IBM VISUALIZER CHARTS FOR OS/2 VERSION 1.0
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  Visualizer Charts for OS/2 is a member of the IBM Visualizer family of
  products. It is a companion product to IBM Visualizer Query for OS/2 that
  allows you to produce effective business graphs quickly and easily.  Once you
  have obtained your data using Visualizer Query or entered it into a product
  table, it can be passed directly to Visualizer Charts by the drag/drop of
  icons. Data from tables, the results from queries and even SQL statements can
  be used as input for your business graphs.

  Turning your data into colorful, meaningful business graphs can enhance your
  ability to understand it and your ability to communicate it to others.


  HIGHLIGHTS
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  Visualizer Charts features include:

  o   Easy, direct change of chart types and dimensions

  o   Comprehensive control of fonts, colors, orientation, axis definition,
      legends and annotations

  o   Drag/drop control of legends, headings and annotations

  o   Optional display of data values on bar charts

  o   Ability to subset data by row and column

  o   DDE support for integration with other desktop software

  The range of charts include:

  o   Line charts
  o   Bar charts (histograms)
  o   Surface charts
  o   Mixed charts
  o   Pie charts
  o   Scatter diagrams

  in either 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional form, where applicable.


  VISUALIZER CHARTS FOR OS/2 (5622-417) SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTS
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  HARDWARE

  Same requirements as for Visualizer Query for OS/2 + 2MB additional disk
  space.


  SOFTWARE

  Visualizer Query for OS/2 is a pre-requisite for Visualizer Charts for OS/2.






  IBM VISUALIZER PROCEDURES FOR OS/2 VERSION 1.0
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  Visualizer Procedures for OS/2 is also a member of the Visualizer family of
  products. It allows you to automate those routine tasks you perform when
  creating your reports and charts on a regular basis. It is also possible to
  run the procedures automatically at pre-defined dates and times.

  You develop your procedure by the drag/drop of icons from a palette provided.
  Visualizer Procedures also allows you to include icons that you have on your
  desktop. In this way, you can include your favourite word processor,
  spreadsheet, etc. into the procedure. The icons are then linked to provide
  the flow logic. Dialog with the user can be provided to trigger logic
  branches and request parametized input.


  HIGHLIGHTS
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  Visualizer Procedures features include:

  o   Build procedures by drag/drop from the palette of icons provided

  o   Drag/drop from the desktop to acquire data and get pre-existing report
      and chart definitions into a procedure

  o   Include any other icon on the desktop

  o   Easy incorporation of prompt for input at run time

  o   Multiple parameter passing to control routing at run time

  o   Pre-set variables prior to execution

  o   Multi-level nested procedures

  o   Timer object to schedule automatic execution at chosen times, dates,
      periods.

  o   Multi-task execution of parallel paths


  VISUALIZER PROCEDURES FOR OS/2 (5622-418) SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTS
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  HARDWARE

  Same requirements as for Visualizer Query for OS/2 + 2MB additional disk
  space.


  SOFTWARE

  Visualizer Query for OS/2 is a pre-requisite for Visualizer Procedures for
  OS/2.


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