Preface

This manual describes the programmatic interfaces to Oracle Data Mining. You can use the PL/SQL and Java interfaces to create data mining applications or add data mining features to existing applications. You can use the data mining SQL operators in applications or in ad hoc queries.

This manual should be used along with the demo applications and the related reference documentation. (See "Related Documentation".)

The preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documentation

• Conventions

Audience

This manual is intended for database programmers who are familiar with Oracle Data Mining.

Documentation Accessibility

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Related Documentation

The documentation set for Oracle Data Mining is part of the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) Online Documentation Library. The Oracle Data Mining documentation set consists of the following documents:

• Oracle Data Mining Concepts

• Oracle Data Mining Java API Reference (javadoc)

• Oracle Data Mining Administrator's Guide

  Note:

  Information to assist you in installing and using the Data Mining demo programs is provided in Oracle Data Mining Administrator's Guide.

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference (DBMS_DATA_MINING, DBMS_DATA_MINING_TRANSFORM, and DBMS_PREDICTIVE_ANALYTICS)

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference (Data Mining functions)

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: