NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Operator's Guide

Glossary
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correlation key. An RMS key that restricts the use of a rule feature to messages with the
same key. One example of a key is a text string containing variables.
CPU weight. The relative availability of a CPU for the creation of dynamic processes.
cultural indicator. An indicator that identifies the culture of command help information.
culture. A set of features such as language; spelling; character set; conventions used for
representing date, time, and currency formats; and so on that describe the
characteristics of command help information.
current context. The setting in which a particular lexical element becomes meaningful
within an NCL statement.
current execution environment. The environment in which a NonStop NET/MASTER MS
command or NCL process is currently executing. The environment could be a
top-level environment, a primary processing environment, a background processing
environment, or a dependent processing environment.
current file. The file targeted by the current FILE verb.
cursor deletion. See NRD message cursor deletion.
customized command help database. After being opened as a user database (UDB), the file
that contains customized command help information.
customized command help file. Before being opened as a user database (UDB), the file
that contains customized command help information.
customized NCL procedure search path. An NCL procedure search path that includes one
or more NCL object files created by a user and defined as part of the search path. See
also default NCL procedure search path.
customized panel description file. A panel description file in the customized panel library.
customized panel library. A library that contains customized panel description files.
customized panel search path. An NCL procedure search path that includes one or more
panel object files created by a user and defined as part of the search path. See also
default panel search path.
customized procedure. An NCL procedure in the customized procedure library.
customized procedure library. A library that contains the source code of customized NCL
procedures.
cutting back. The premature dismantling of a nested environment, NCL procedure, or
function to the current nesting level.
Data Definition Language (DDL). A Tandem product for defining data objects and
translating object definitions into source code for programming languages and other
products on NonStop systems.
data entry panel. A panel that allows you to enter data, for example, to define an RMS
rule.
DDL. See Data Definition Language.