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Oracle Documentation - RTFMReally Terrific Finding Methods

Scott WesleySystems Consultant

About this presentation

• This is not a PowerPoint presentation

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My suggested search hierarchy

• Use your brain!• Oracle Reference Manuals• Colleagues• Websites (potentially using Ubiquity,

Bookmarklets)– Google– OTN– AskTom– Metalink

• DBA• Oracle Support

• Predictive search• Hotkey (ctrl, ctrl) with Google Desktop• Need to provide the right search terms• Filter through the chaff

• Concepts• In depth discussions• Great real world examples• Hard to ask a new question

• Typical forum• Obscure problems• More for “newbies”?• Concise search terms• Filter past study questions, poor responses

• Under the hood issues• Confirmation of bugs• Difficult to search

• Suggested search results• Quick hot key (ctrl+space)• Can’t work out how to use version option

• Saves an extra page load

• Feed any blog you like• Categorise them• Need motivation!

References

• Introducing Ubiquity– http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/

• Ubiquity & Tahiti– http://www.pythian.com/

news/1187/ubiquity-and-tahiti-together-at-last

• Eddie Awad’s Oradoc– http://awads.net

/wp/2008/09/01/new-ubiquitous-ways-to-search-oracle-documentation-and-more/

• Oracle Bookmarklets– http://awads.net

/wp/2006/09/07/oracle-bookmarklets-the-easiest-way-to-search-documentation-and-more/

• Search Engine– http://awads.net/wp/2006/11/21/see-how-easily-you-can-

search-oracle/

• Oradocs Firefox Extension– http://awads.net/wp/2005/11/21/oracle-docs-firefox-extension/

Suggested Sites

• http://asktom.oracle.com• http://otn.oracle.com• http://metalink.oracle.com• http://blogs.oracle.com

• http://SageComputing.com.au

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