NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Command Reference Manual

Glossary
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inter-system services (IS) process. The application process that supports INMC, ISR, and
ROC for the multiprotocol exchange of commands, command-response messages, and
event messages with another network management application (NonStop
NET/MASTER MS, the SOLVE management services, or NetView).
internal function. A function inside a source file.
internal procedure. A procedure inside a source file.
internal trace. A trace of one or more internal NonStop NET/MASTER MS events or
other significant trace data. NonStop NET/MASTER MS supports one internal trace at
a time.
internal trace point. A NonStop NET/MASTER MS code position that can be identified
for an internal trace.
internal trace point number. A number identifying a NonStop NET/MASTER MS internal
event or other significant trace data.
internal validation rules. Options specified in the #FLD panel control statement that
determine how input is validated by Panel Services before it is passed to an NCL
process.
interpreter. The NonStop NET/MASTER MS entity that interprets an object and
executes its opcodes.
IS process. See inter-system services process.
ISR. See Inter-System Routing.
iterative. Repetitive. Normally refers to a DO loop.
key. A value associated with a record (such as a record number) or contained within a
record (such as a field) that can be used to locate one record or a subset of records in a
user database.
key field. Part of a map header or element header. The value contained in the key field
of a data item is the name of the map used by Mapping Services to interpret the data
item.
key value. The (numeric) internal representation of the symbolic name of a map: for
example, $MSG is represented internally by a key value of 2 in the header of a mapped
data object variable.
key-sequenced file. A Tandem structured Enscribe file, consisting of variable-length
records that are accessed by the values contained within designated key fields. The
records in a key-sequenced user database are stored logically in ascending order,
according to the value contained in their primary key field.
keyword. Following a NonStop NET/MASTER MS command, a keyword is the first
part of a qualifier. It modifies the action of the command to the extent specified by the
value that follows. Within an NCL statement, a keyword is a sequence of alphabetic
characters that has a predefined meaning when used in a particular context.