RAND Database Handling (DBH) System (User Guide)
Abstract
The RAND Database Handling (DBH) System was developed to support the SAAFE database maintained by the PACAF Cryptologic Support Group. This consists of five separate computer programs, each of which the user executes individually. Each program accomplishes a specified task relative to the overall requirement of processing data and generating reports. First, raw data are sorted and duplicate entries and unnecessary lines are removed by the sort program. Then the resulting file is broken into several manageable pieces, each a UNIX file, by the split program. An identifying filed is also attached to each data entry by the split program. Next the data file is examined by the fix program and corrections are made to the data for misspelled words and format errors, etc. Although most of the errors and inconsistencies can be corrected by the program, some conditions must be manually changed by editing the individuals data files. Once through the fix program, the data are ready for the analyst to use. The next program, called select, generates a smaller file of particular interest. The final program is named sdcalc. It is used to compute specified values and generate analytic reports.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA230216
Entities
People
- Donald E. Lewis
- Walter V. Hobbs
Organizations
- RAND Corporation