Preface

Purpose

This manual provides a reference for the processing language used by this product, input adapter communication methods, etc. It also describes the language format and available functions, communication protocols, etc.

Intended Readers

This manual is intended for users who are considering developing applications that use this product.

Structure of this Document

This document is structured as follows:

Chapter 1 Complex Event Processing Language Reference: Reference for the event processing language used by Complex Event Processing of this product. This section describes the language syntax.

Chapter 2 Filter Rule Language Reference: Language reference for the rules used by High-speed Filter of this product. This section describes the language format, the available functions, etc.

Chapter 3 Input Adapter Reference: Reference explaining the input adapter functionality for each communication protocol. This section also provides examples to be used for reference when developing event sender applications.

Conventions

The notation conventions used in each chapter of this manual are as follows:

Chapter 1, "Complex Event Processing Language Reference" conventions

The following notation is used in the complex event processing language syntax:

Square brackets, "[" and "]", indicate that the part enclosed by the brackets is optional.
A vertical line, "|", indicates the need to make a selection from the items separated by the vertical line. If the boundary between the selection options and surrounding syntax is not clear, the list of selection options is enclosed in parentheses, "(" and ")".
Three periods, "..." indicates a continuation of the previous part in a similar way.
Parts written in camelCase and formatted using italics are parts to be replaced by an actual expression, explained by the text.
If square brackets or parentheses are used as part of sentence structure, they are underlined "[" "]" "(" ")" to distinguish them from the square brackets and parentheses used as notation conventions.

Chapter 2, "Filter Rule Language Reference" conventions

The symbols used in the filter rule language format have the following meanings:

Symbol	Explanation
	The part branching below the line indicates elements that are optional. Example:
	The parts branching vertically in parallel indicate that one of these elements must be selected. Example:
	The arrow line pointing backwards over the top of the line indicates that the element is repeated. Example:
	Indicates that the multiple syntax elements are grouped. Example:
	Indicates the end of the syntax.

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October 2012: First edition