Users Documentation Guide
Documentation Updates
The most current Distributed Data Framework (DDF) documentation is available at https://tools.codice.org/wiki/display/DDF/.
Questions
Questions about DDF or this documentation should be posted to the ddf-users forum (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ddf-users), ddf-announcements forum (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ddf-announcements), or ddf-developers forum (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ddf-developers) where they will be responded to quickly by a member of the DDF team.
Conventions
The following conventions are used within this documentation:
This is a Tip, used to provide helpful information.
This is an Informational Note, used to emphasize points, remind users of beneficial information, or indicate minor problems in the outcome of an operation.
This is an Emphasized Note, used to inform of important information.
This is a Warning, used to alert users about the possibility of an undesirable outcome or condition.
Customizable Values
Many values used in descriptions are customizable and should be changed for specific use cases. These values are denoted by < >, and by [[ ]] when within XML syntax. When using a real value, the placeholder characters should be omitted.
Code Values
Java objects, lines of code, or file properties are denoted with the Monospace font style. Example: ddf.catalog.CatalogFramework
Hyperlinks
Some hyperlinks (e.g., http://localhost:8181/system/console) within the documentation assume a locally running installation of DDF. Simply change the hostname if accessing a remote host.