Document
29.6.2016
Statistics Finland
Jaakko Laakso
F in se r ies database an d t h e t im e se r ie s p r o d u ct s
External user interface
Finseries database
(ASTIKA)
Server based on DyalogAPL
Software based on
Dyalog-APL /W
- Interactive use
inside Statistics Finland
- batch jobs for product
updates
- TCP/IP-Client Application for
external users
- Client based on DyalogAPL
Internet
Products
PRN , PC-AXIS or HTML - tables
single tabels or whole "diskette products" or as input for
Excel macros creating graphics and web-pages
EXCEL-macros
TABLE PATTERNS
"empty tables"
JOB CONTROL FILES
Product definitions:
- serie codes,
- language versions of texts,
- time intervals to update
Macros read data from
PRN- files, converting it
to XLS, HTML , GIFformat or other ...
Printed products
(VENTURA)
Bull. of Statistics,
Tietoaika magazine
Finland in Figures,
Statistical Yearbook ...
Printing
Delivery methods used
- diskettes and CD-ROMs (post delay 1 to 2 days after release)
- open (charge free) or tailored (for a charge) www-pages *)
- Bulletin of Statistics on WWW *)
- timer driven ftp-shooting to the customer's or redistributor’s server *)
- customer can download from Statistics Finland's server *)
*)
delivered at the moment of release
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