TS/MP Pathsend and Server Programming Manual (H06.05+, J06.03+)

OBEY command A command in a NonStop interactive interface, such as PATHCOM or the SCREEN COBOL Utility
Program (SCUP), that allows users to execute the commands in a command file. See also command
file.
object An entity that is subject to independent reference or control by one or more subsystems. Examples
of objects are devices, communications lines, processes, and files. In the PATHMON environment,
the types of objects referred to or controlled by PATHCOM are PATHMON, PATHWAY,
LINKMON, SERVER, TCP, TERM, PROGRAM, and TELL. The PATHWAY object, used with the
SET PATHWAY and STATUS PATHWAY commands, refers to an entire PATHMON environment.
The LINKMON object is only referred to, not controlled, by PATHCOM: that is, users can use
PATHCOM to obtain information about LINKMON processes but cannot use it to make any
changes in the configuration or state of those processes. See also PATHMON environment.
object attributes See attributes.
object file A file generated by a compiler, linker, or binder that contains machine instructions and other
information needed to construct the executable code spaces and initial data for a process. The
file can be a complete program that is ready for immediate execution, or it can be incomplete
and require linking with other object files before execution. Compilers for languages such as
COBOL85 produce object code. See also pseudocode file.
object type In the Subsystem Programmatic Interface (SPI) or in an interactive interface such as PATHCOM,
a category of objects to which a specific object belongs. Object types for PATHCOM include
PATHMON, PATHWAY, LINKMON, SERVER, TCP, TERM, PROGRAM, and TELL. The SPI interface
to the Pathway subsystem uses different names for some of these object types and defines additional
object types; for example, PM, LM, PROGTERM, and TCPTERM are object types in the SPI interface.
OLTP See online transaction processing (OLTP).
OLTP application See online transaction processing (OLTP) application.
online transaction
processing (OLTP)
A method of processing transactions in which entered transactions are immediately applied to
the database. The information within the database is readily available to all users through online
screens and printed reports. The transactions are processed while the requester waits, as opposed
to queued or batched transactions, which are processed at a later time. Online transaction
processing can be used for many different kinds of business tasks such as order processing,
inventory control, accounting functions, and banking operations. See also batch processing.
online transaction
processing (OLTP)
application
A set of programs that perform online transaction processing (OLTP) tasks on behalf of the user.
With an OLTP application, many terminal users can update data simultaneously, recording the
changes in the database as they are entered. OLTP applications generally display, check, and
accept input data; manipulate the input data; and perform some type of data-output activity.
Open System
Services (OSS)
An open system environment available for interactive or programmatic use with the NonStop
Kernel. Processes that run in the OSS environment use the OSS application program interface;
interactive users of the OSS environment use the OSS shell for their command interpreter. See
also Guardian and Guardian environment.
OSS See Open System Services (OSS).
OSS environment The NonStop Kernel Open System Services (OSS) API, tools, and utilities. See also Open System
Services (OSS).
OSS filename A component of an OSS pathname containing any valid characters other than a slash (/) or a
null. See also file name, OSS pathname, and file system (definition 2).
OSS operating
environment
See OSS environment.
OSS pathname The string of characters that uniquely identifies a file within its file system in the OSS environment.
A pathname can be either absolute or relative. See also absolute pathname, relative pathname,
and file system (definition 2).
OSS username A string that uniquely identifies a user within the user database for a node.
overlay area In SCREEN COBOL, an area of a base screen within which an overlay screen can be displayed.
overlay screen In SCREEN COBOL, a screen that is displayed in an overlay area of a base screen. A base
screen can be used with various overlay screens. See also screen and base screen.
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