This section describes the organization of this manual. The manual consists of the following four parts and an appendix:

• Part 1: Before You Start
  Part 1 discusses the flow from introduction to operation of Stream Data Platform - AF and the organization of this manual, which you should understand before you read this manual.
  
• Part 2: Design and Configuration
  Part 2 discusses the design and configuration of a stream data processing system.
  
• Part 3: Operation
  Part 3 discusses how to operate, modify, and troubleshoot a stream data processing system.
  
• Part 4: Reference
  Part 4 provides details about the commands and definition files.
  
• Appendix A
  Appendix A provides reference information for this manual.
  

The table below provides an overview of this manual's chapters and appendix.

Table 1-1 Overview of chapters and appendix

Part	Chapter or appendix	Description
Part 1 Before You Start	Chapter 1. Overview of the Configuration and Operation of Stream Data Platform - AF	Describes the flow from introduction to operation of Stream Data Platform - AF and the organization of this manual.
Part 2 Design and Configuration	Chapter 2. System Design	Describes the flow of system design and discusses items that should be evaluated at the design stage.
	Chapter 3. System Configuration	Describes the flow of system configuration, the structure of the Stream Data Platform - AF directories, and the settings required for configuring a system.
Part 3 Operation	Chapter 4. System Operation	Describes how to operate a configured system.
	Chapter 5. Modifying the System	Describes how to change system settings and the configuration during system operation.
	Chapter 6. Troubleshooting	Describes the types of data to be collected in the event of a problem during system operation, how to interpret the data, and how to handle problems that arise.
Part 4 Reference	Chapter 7. Commands	Describes the commands used to operate the system.
	Chapter 8. SDP Server Definition Files	Describes the SDP server definition files.
	Chapter 9. Adaptor Definition Files	Describes the adaptor definition files.
	Chapter 10. Details About Definitions in the Definition Files	Provides details about the definitions in the SDP server definition files and adaptor definition files.
	Chapter 11. Details of Flex Dashboard Settings	Provides details about the Dashboard Server internal settings file and the Dashboard Viewer window layout file.
Appendix	Appendix A. Reference Material for This Manual	Provides reference information for this manual.