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Rensselaer subscribes to COMPUSTAT (North America). The university does not subscribe to COMPUSTAT (Global).

The Beyond the Basics user manual was published in 2002. Its Table of Contents is a separate PDF, as is each individual chapter. Access to this manual is limited to current Rensselaer faculty, staff and students with a RCS userid and password.

This manual which is nearly 150 pages does not include an index. Here are some hints for locating topics in this manual:

• Use the Table of Contents to identify topics in the manual.
• Use the Adobe search function to locate a topic in a specific chapter.

• Cover Page

• Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - Welcome to Beyond Basics (Pages 1 to 7)

• Chapter 2 - Adding Data Items (Pages 5 to 34)

• Chapter 3 - Editing and Assigning Data Values (Pages 15 to 24)

• Chapter 4 - Adding Companies (Pages 25 to 32)

• Chapter 5 - Adding Segments and Issues (Pages 33 to 48)

• Chapter 6 - Exporting (Pages 49 to 84)

• Chapter 7 - Adding and Editing Concepts (Pages 53 to 99)

• Chapter 8 - Adding and Editing Currencies (Pages 57 to 110)

• Chapter 9 - Creating Reports in Excel (Pages 65 to 82)

• Chapter 10 - Managing Your Databases (Pages 83 to 103)

• Chapter 11 - Managing Core Database Downloads (Pages 105 to 113)

• Chapter 12 - Sharing Databases on a Network (Pages 115 to 120)

• Chapter 13 - Daily Updates, Earnings Estimates and Value-Added Data (Pages 121 to 145)

• Chapter 14 - COMPUSTAT (Classic) (Pages 147 to 149)

• User Manual
  • Primer
  • Getting Started
  • Beyond the Basics
  • Report and Chart Library
  • Data Guide
• Help
• Research Insight/Compustat Home Page