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Chapter 4
Installing the IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library
The documentation for is provided in the IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Developer Library,
(DDL) which is available on the installation CD as a separate installation. It is also available as a
free download from http://www.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/products/data-collection/.
The Data Collection Developer Library (DDL) is a collection of tools for developing your
own applications and for modifying existing IBM® SPSS® Data Collection products. The
documentation that comes with the DDL provides a host of valuable technical information about
how the Data Collection products work. It includes sections about .
The IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Interviewer Server Administration section includes the
following topics.
Security.
Interviewer Server Administration and IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Survey Tabulation
load balancing.
Wizards and the Interviewer Server Administration Application Framework for building your
own Interviewer Server Administration applications.
Distributed Property Management (DPM) and DPM Explorer.
File management.
Files that control how Interviewer Server Administration works.
Object models.
The IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Interviewer Server section includes the following topics.
The function of and interaction between Interviewer Server components.
Procedures for starting and stopping interviews, time-outs, and activation.
Database tables.
Log
fi
les.
Sample Management.
The Project Cache.
The Image Cache.
Interview Engine load balancing.
Object models.
You may
fi
nd it useful when installing because it contains sample data sets that users can use while
learning , as well as step-by-step instructions for installing these data sets.
users may also like to have the
Data Collection Developer Library
available to them as it
provides technical information about and the IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Data Model that is
not available in the Help.
Installing the IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library
E
Verify you meet all system requirements. See
System requirements
and
Samples and tools
.