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Visokio ResourcesResourcesListed below are links to a wide range of Omniscope learning resources; screencast video tutorials, the User Guide, KnowledgeBase, useful downloads (maps, merge files, image sets, etc.), plus information on available web services & connectors to remote data services/cloud computing platforms. Have a question? Be sure to check for answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs) in our User Group Forums. Tutorials & User GuidesTutorials - numerous video screencast tutorials are available, divided into chapters, with audio narration. Links to some of the most useful screencast tutorials are featured below:
Omniscope User Guide - the searchable, printable, and chaptered User Guide provides both contextual introductory chapters and comprehensive reference documentation for views and commands.
Functions Guide - like spreadsheets, Omniscope includes an extensive menu of functions for creating new formula columns evaluated using values found in existing columns. In addition to the same functions and syntax typically used in spreadsheets like MS Excel, there are also additional powerful, multi-column, multi-value functions specific to Omniscope. See, for example, the SUBSET functions documented here. Useful Services & DownloadsMaps libraryAll editions of Omniscope include a multi-layer vector world maps (Mercator projection). We also provide free maps for every country in the world, as well as a growing number of city maps down to street level. If you use our maps to create a file, then send the file to others, the maps you used will be downloaded to the recipients of your file automatically, assuming they are online.
Connectors enable Omniscope to import data from sources other than delimited spreadsheet data files or database tables supporting open standard connectivity protocols. Some connectors are available with pre-configured Omniscope template files that open ready to help you perform specific data management tasks. Most direct connectors are available only from the Professional and Enterprise Editions. Some web connectors, such as the AppExchange-listed Omniscope Connector for Salesforce, are installable free web services that permit even free Viewer users to download the latest version of their remotely-hosted data using pre-configured templates.
We are steadily adding to the number of remote data platforms Omniscope users can connect to. We can also develop high-performance connectors for bundling with your proprietary, customer-premise installed applications. For more information on integration options, see our KnowledgeBase. If you would like to discuss development of connectors for your ASP/SaaS/'Cloud' platform or application, please contact us. Language filesChanging menu/dialog languages in Omniscope is easy, just select the language you or your users prefer. Language options are currently available for English (US & UK), Spanish, French, Italian and German. Languages are being continuously added although many are still less than 90% complete and only visible if you enable Settings > Advanced > Show experimental features. We are always looking for users to help complete the translation of Omniscope menus into languages not yet available. We provide Translators a free Omniscope Professional to edit the translations file containing all the existing translations. Translators need only export the existing translations file, then add their new/improved text to the file to complete the column for each language. The process is fully explained in our Translations Guide. If you would like to help us add your language, or you want to improve the existing translations you work with, please send us a Translation Enquiry. Omniscope supports non-Western data, provided the system font is set to one that supports the data set's encoding, as explained here. Merge filesWe maintain a growing library of Merge Files for adding columns of reference data to your Omniscope files quickly. Omniscope's Merge Data wizard makes it quick and easy to add missing fields to your data sets from spreadsheets or .IOK merge files. If you have two multi-column files sharing a common column (e.g, country and city names, post codes, securities identifiers, etc.), you can use the Merge Data wizard to automatically match and join data from both files, adding missing fields (e.g. decimal longitude & latitude columns, different securities identifiers, etc.) to your data. If you know of a specific merge file that you would like to have in Omniscope .IOK file format for merging without the need for a database, please contact the content owner, or contact us. Web services linksOmniscope includes a menu of pre-configured links to free Web Services. These links combine the contents of a selected column cell with the input for the service to be requested, such as a Google search on a name, or the Reuters or Bloomberg price quote/chart for a selected security ticker/identifier. Single-value web service requests can be added as buttons or links on any details page. Omniscope can also send lists of identifiers or even user-selected tables of inputs to remote computers requesting additional web services. The result pages can be displayed in one or more Omniscope Web Views, or in the users' default browser. We also maintain a list of web services links you can add to your files, provided your data includes a column of values which are acceptable as input parameters. We will be continuously adding to this list. If you provide a web service that you would like to have listed, please contact us. For more information on web services and how to use them, consult the Omniscope User Guide section on Web Services. Image setsWe maintain an Image Set Library containing useful image sets (including hi-resolution image sets matching embedded demos) you can download and associate with your files. We plan to add image sets most useful for files our customers typically create, e.g. currency symbols, etc. If you have image sets you would like to contribute or license, contact us. Visokio Graphics |
