Introduction to Pathmaker

Glossary
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developer. See application developer.
Encompass. A set of data management products offered by Tandem that includes the
DDL, Enscribe, Transfer, Pathway, TMF, and Enform products.
end user. A person running a target application generated by the Pathmaker product.
Enform. A Tandem product that generates reports from information contained in a
DDL dictionary.
Enscribe. A Tandem software product that provides high-level access to, and
manipulation of, records in an Encompass database. As an integral part of the
Tandem NonStop operating system, Enscribe helps ensure data integrity if a processor
module, I/O channel, or disk drive fails.
Enscribe DDL. See DDL.
File Utility Program (FUP). A Tandem product used to interactively create, purge, and
otherwise manipulate disk files.
full screen interface. A Pathmaker component used to enter information into a
Pathmaker catalog. The full screen interface presents a series of screens where
information about the requesters, services, and servers that make up an application is
entered by application developers. The full screen interface is, itself, a running
Pathway system.
function key list. A list that appears on an application screen showing available function
keys (the list might show only a portion of the available function keys). On a
Pathmaker default screen, the area beneath the second row of equal signs contains the
function key list.
FUP. See File Utility Program.
general server. See standard server.
heading. The brief, explanatory text associated with a particular data field on a screen.
For example, the heading for a data field used to enter and display an employee’s last
name might have Last Name as its heading.
help text. Online explanations of the use of a screen, the fields on the screen, and the
function keys on the screen. Help text is stored in a set of key-sequenced files called
the help database. Within the Pathmaker full screen interface, help text is accessed for
each screen by pressing function key F15. The Pathmaker product allows application
developers to create similar help text for the target application.
HELPUTIL. A Pathmaker utility used to modify the help text for an application created
with the Pathmaker product.