Preface

This manual describes how a Java programmer can use Oracle Application Server Personalization (OracleAS Personalization) Recommendation Engine API (REAPI) to collect data and obtain recommendations in real time.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for Java programmers who create and maintain Web sites that use OracleAS Personalization.

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Where to Find More Information

Documentation for OracleAS Personalization at the current release consists of the following documents:

• Oracle Application Server Release Notes, 10g Release 2 (10.1.2), which contains a chapter for each component of Oracle Application Server. The chapter for the OracleAS Personalization component contains platform-specific information, a bug report, and information about any late-breaking changes.

• Oracle Application Server Personalization User's Guide, release 10g Release 2 (10.1.2).

• Oracle Application Server Personalization Administrator's Guide, release 10g Release 2 (10.1.2).

• Oracle Application Server Personalization Programmer's Guide, release 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) (this document). A programmer's manual for programming the recommendation engines in real time and for obtaining bulk recommendations.

• The API classes and methods are also described in Javadoc (Oracle Application Server Personalization API Reference), updated for the current release.

Related Manuals

OracleAS Personalization documentation is a component of the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Documentation Library. See especially:

• Oracle Application Server Concepts

• Oracle Application Server Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Application Server Installation Guide (the appropriate version for your operating system).

Documentation Formats

Documentation for OracleAS Personalization is provided in PDF and HTML formats.

To view the PDF files, you will need

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later, which you can download from http://www.a-dobe.com.

To view the HTML files, you will need

• Netscape 4.x or later, or

• Internet Explorer 4.x or later

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: