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[preface]
= Preface
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This is the official reference guide for the Trafodion DCS (Database Connectivity Services), 
a distributed, ODBC, JDBC connectivity component of link:http://www.trafodion.org[Trafodion], built on top of 
link:http://zookeeper.apache.org[Apache ZooKeeper]. 

DCS is packaged within the trafodion-{projectVersion}.tar.gz file on the link:http://downloads.trafodion.org[Trafodion download site]. 
This document describes DCS version {projectVersion}. Herein you will find either the definitive documentation on a DCS topic
as of its standing when the referenced DCS version shipped, or it will point to the location in 
link:http://docs.trafodion.org/dcs_docs/apidocs/index.html[javadoc], where the pertinent information can be found.

.About This Guide
This reference guide is a work in progress. The source for this guide can be found in the _src/main/ascidoc_ directory of the DCS source.