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Fixes & Enhancements in WPS 3 Description
releasenotes.txt Summary of the main fixes and enhancements & upgrade information for WPS version 3.
changelog.txt Detailed list of all the fixes and enhancements for the current and previous versions of WPS.
issues.txt Known issues and instructions for reporting defects and enhancement requests.
 
 
Language Support in WPS 3 Description
WPS-Core-Quick-Ref.xls A quick reference list of all the core language elements supported in the WPS Core module.
WPS-Graphing-Quick-Ref.xls A quick reference list of the graph and chart language elements supported in the WPS Graphing module.
WPS-Statistics-Quick-Ref.xls A quick reference list of the statistical analysis language items supported in the WPS Statistics module.
WPS-Engines-Quick-Ref.xls A quick reference list of the language elements supported by individual WPS Engine modules.
 
Language Syntax Support in WPS 3 Description
WPS-Reference-for-Language-Elements.pdf Look up the syntax of all supported language elements and options from all the WPS modules.
 
Code Analyser Description
WPS-Code-Analysis-Overview.pdf A brief summary of the code analyser tool.
 
 
 
Reference Guides for the Windows Platform Description
installation_windows.txt System requirements, installation and upgrade information for WPS version 3 for the Windows platform.
 
Reference Guides for the Mac OS X Platform Description
installation_mac.txt System requirements, installation and upgrade information for WPS version 3 for the Mac OS X platform.
 
Reference Guides for UNIX Platforms Description
installation_unix.txt System requirements, installation and upgrade information for WPS version 3 on AIX on pSeries, Solaris on Sparc, Solaris on x86, Linux on x86 & Linux for System z.
 
WPS Workbench for Windows, Mac & UNIX Description
WPS-Workbench-User-Guide.pdf To guide you through using the GUI (WPS Workbench), or using WPS from a command line.
 
Reference Guides for the z/OS Platform Description
installation_zos.txt Prerequisites and quickstart installation overview for WPS version 3 for the z/OS platform.
WPS-Installation-and-User-Guide-for-zOS.pdf To guide you through Installing and using WPS on the z/OS platform.
SAS-to-WPS-Migration-Guide-for-zOS.pdf A guide for z/OS users on migrating data, and scripts for use with WPS.