Objectives and target groups of this manual

This manual primarily describes basic principles, concepts and interrelationships and is thus aimed at all SESAM/SQL users.

In addition, the manual is aimed at readers who are interested in gaining an overview of the SESAM/SQL database system, its field of application and the various add-on products available.

It will be easier to understand the manual if you have a broad knowledge of databases and of SQL and if you understand the basics of the BS2000 operating system and the Universal Transaction Monitor openUTM.